What is the difference between STEM vs STEAM?
At SchoolSphero Team

STEM vs. STEAM: What's the Difference?

While many teachers and administrators are feeling the pressure to prepare students for emerging careers in science and technology, it’s important to remember that, for many students, the arts are just as important. From creating music to calligraphy, creativity and the arts have a place in almost everyone's daily life. 
What is the difference between STEM vs STEAM?
At SchoolSphero Team

STEM vs. STEAM: What's the Difference?

While many teachers and administrators are feeling the pressure to prepare students for emerging careers in science and technology, it’s important to remember that, for many students, the arts are just as important. From creating music to calligraphy, creativity and the arts have a place in almost everyone's daily life. 
A teenage boy since at a desk at home coding with a Sphero BOLT.
At HomeAmanda Vaden

Sphero's Guide to STEM Education at Home

With so many of us working and learning from home right now, we want to support our community with easy access to quality educational content and other resources to help keep kids actively engaged and learning from the living room. 
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What's in the bot?

Happy National Robotics Week, fellow humans!

One question we get asked a lot is, “What’s inside your robots?” The short answer is, “Lots of smart, techy stuff.” We realize that’s not very satisfying, so if you’re interested in the long answer, read on.

A girl and her family sit at the kitchen counter at home learning and coding with Sphero BOLTs.
At HomeSphero Team

STEM at Home: A Parent's Cookbook to Teaching STEM

If you have a child in school, you’ve probably seen or heard the term “STEM.” STEM is a term used to describe the study of four academic disciplines: science, technology, engineering, and math. While children have always studied these subjects, STEM brings them together in new ways through an interdisciplinary approach to education.
Sphero Computer Science Foundations on desk while being used on tablet.
At HomeAmanda Vaden

Getting Started with Sphero Computer Science Foundations

What is CSF and how do you get started? If you’re new to computer science, or a parent who is currently adjusting to teaching their kids from the living room, we’ve got a quick start guide below to help you get rolling and coding in no time.
STEM clipart of woman surrounded by STEM related images.
Amanda Vaden

9 Notable Women in STEM to Honor on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2020 is International Women’s Day, a day to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political accomplishments of women globally. 
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At SchoolAmanda Vaden

A Step-by-Step Guide to Cleaning Sphero and littleBits Products

Germs. They're all around us, all the time, so it's good practice to regularly and properly clean and disinfect high-touch and shared items in your classroom. Below is our step-by-step guide on how to get clean your Sphero robots and littleBits.
Child making colorful art with smart phone.
Sphero Team

Spark Creativity with Coding & Computer Science

Educators and parents alike ask themselves how to best prepare students for the future in a world that is changing rapidly with complex problems to be solved.  
Group of students working together on littleBits products.
Sphero Team

Make Kindness Matter & Create Community Through Code

Join us in celebrating World Kindness Day this week and encourage kind behavior all year long with some of the resources we're sharing, including a full case study sharing how one local technology company and elementary school made kindness a cornerstone of their partnership.
Sphero BOLT and code map paired with activity cards image.
At SchoolAmanda Vaden

Sphero BOLT + Code Mat – the Perfect Pair for Play-Based STEAM Learning

Peanut butter and jelly. Bacon and Eggs. Romeo and Juliet. These are some of the most notorious love stories ever told. But here at Sphero, we believe there is no greater love than the love for STEAM learning and education.
BOLT on desk in classroom with teacher in the background.
Amanda Vaden

Sphero Q&A: Chrome OS Update

Google has started releasing Chrome OS version 78 to eligible Chromebooks. While this version does have a number of great new features, we have also found that there is an incompatibility with the Sphero Edu app. With Chrome OS 78, some Sphero robots will no longer connect successfully. We recommend withholding from this OS update if compatibility with BOLT and Mini is vital.
Educator Starter Kit activity.
Amanda Vaden

littleBits Open-And-Go Intro Kit Makes STEAM Learning Easy!

This open-and-go introductory kit is designed for K-12 educators looking to explore a flexible, yet powerful STEAM classroom solution. The Kit includes a unique sample set of Bits and materials to create simple inventions and test out a lesson or two with a small group of students right out of the box. No prior STEAM experience required! 
BOLT on desk in classroom with teacher in the background.
Amanda Vaden

Update: Sphero Edu 5.3.1 for Chrome OS version 78

Sphero BOLT now connects to Chromebooks with Chrome OS version 78.

We appreciate your patience while we worked through the connectivity issues experienced over the past couple of weeks. There is an update to the Sphero Edu app, as outlined below.