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      <image:caption>Sphero logo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sphero Mini Soccer on soccer field. </image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sphero RVR™ Now Available Worldwide</image:title>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Sphero® Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fast Company 2020 Honoree image. </image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sphero Raises $45,000 to Fund Classroom Projects for Teachers Across the U.S.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sphero logo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sphero BOLT and code map paired with activity cards image.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A boy sits at his desk in a classroom working on a computer with Sphero BOLT.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sphero Computer Science Foundations on desk while being used on tablet.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>littleBits Open-And-Go Intro Kit Makes STEAM Learning Easy!</image:title>
      <image:caption>Educator Starter Kit activity.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Girl in laboratory working on inventions.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Woman sitting on floor in library working on laptop.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Students and teacher sitting at table working with littleBits.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>littleBits parts being connected</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Computational Thinking</image:title>
      <image:caption>Group of elementary school students with teacher posing for a picture with their crafts. </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Child with paint on face looking straight at camera.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Child in yellow rain jacket looking at camera. </image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-04-06T15:01:48-05:00</lastmod>
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  </url>
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      <image:caption>A teenage boy since at a desk at home coding with a Sphero BOLT.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
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      <image:title>Sphero Session: Play is a Powerful Teacher</image:title>
      <image:caption>Young girl playing with BOLT in classroom.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>STEAM Activities for Kids</image:title>
      <image:caption>A girl and her mom work on STEAM-based activities with Sphero Mini Activity Kit at a table at home.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sphero RVR navigating a tape maze on the floor of a house.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Math puzzles are a great way to make learning math more enjoyable for your students.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Use these helpful tips when setting up your kindergarten classroom. </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>There are strategies to use to help build your teacher confidence.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Guide to Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs</image:title>
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      <image:title>How to Start a Robotics Club in School</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/encryption.png?v=1666032599</image:loc>
      <image:title>What is End-to-End Encryption?</image:title>
      <image:caption>End-to-end encryption helps keep your personal information safe when using online messaging.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Data Visualization Examples: How to Up Your Lessons</image:title>
      <image:caption>These data visualization can help your students better understand facts, figures, and stats at a glance.</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>4 Colorful New Hour of Code Activities from Sphero for CSEdWeek 2022</image:title>
      <image:caption>All new Sphero hour of code activities for 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/20221010_Sphero24893WEB.jpg?v=1668440520</image:loc>
      <image:title>Sphero® RVR+, the Fully-Loaded, Newly-Optimized, Programmable Robot is Now Available for Middle and High School Classrooms and Makerspaces</image:title>
      <image:caption>RVR+ is Sphero’s most versatile programmable robot for middle and high school students.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Gambler&apos;s Fallacy: Relating it to Your STEM Classes</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Gambler&apos;s Fallacy is a term that can be applied to teaching and learning STEM subjects.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>25 Technology Tools for The Classroom</image:title>
      <image:caption>Technology tools for the classroom are electronic, digital, or physical resources that support learning and teaching.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>8 Holiday STEM Activities for a Fun and Festive Classroom</image:title>
      <image:caption>Holiday STEM Activities are a fun and festive way to celebrate the winter holiday season with your students.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Engineering Ethics: Developing Positive Habits in STEM</image:title>
      <image:caption>Engineering ethics are essential and teachers can use them to develop positive habits in STEM for their students.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Steps to Starting High School Computer Science Programs</image:title>
      <image:caption>There are a few steps you can take to start a computer science program at your high school.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/engineering_drawing.png?v=1671477237</image:loc>
      <image:title>Engineering Drawing Basics to Teach Your Students</image:title>
      <image:caption>Engineering drawings are technical drawings that define the specifications for a product, component, or project.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-01-02T12:26:51-06:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/RVR_-Trigonometry-Sensor-Data_HR-1200x800-5b2df79.jpg?v=1672682753</image:loc>
      <image:title>3 STEM Education Trends to Watch in 2023</image:title>
      <image:caption>These trends in STEM Education are what expect to see in 2023.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Engineering For Kids: 10 Ideas to Try</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sphero RVR+ teaches the fundamentals of engineering for kids.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Computer Science and Art: Bridging Technical and Creative Skills</image:title>
      <image:caption>Computer science and art are more closely connected than you might expect. Here&apos;s how they work together.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://sphero.com/blogs/news/six-branches-of-mechanical-engineering</loc>
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      <image:title>The Six Branches of Mechanical Engineering</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mechanical engineering is an essential part of our world. These are the six branches of mechanical engineering.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>STEM Spotlight: Penn-Harris-Madison Short Circuits Sphero Program</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2024-11-07T14:47:17-06:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>8 Famous Mechanical Engineers You and Your Students Should Know</image:title>
      <image:caption>Learning about the world’s most famous mechanical engineers from history and today is great inspiration for your students.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>5 Inclusive Teaching Strategies</image:title>
      <image:caption>Inclusive teaching strategies consider an individual’s ability, learning style, and sociocultural background.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What Is Blended Learning? The Pros and Cons</image:title>
      <image:caption>Blended learning is the combination of traditional teaching environments (in-person classrooms) with digital environments and tools</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Young Scientists Impacting the World</image:title>
      <image:caption>Young scientists encompass all STEM fields, including technology, engineering, and math,</image:caption>
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      <image:title>STEM Spotlight: Poland Middle School Students Test Sphero BOLT in Microgravity</image:title>
      <image:caption>This month&apos;s STEM Spotlight features Jill Marconi&apos;s microgravity project with Sphero BOLT. </image:caption>
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  </url>
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    <loc>https://sphero.com/blogs/news/school-budget-inflation</loc>
    <lastmod>2023-03-20T13:34:46-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>School Budgets: How Schools Are Managing The Issues Around Inflation</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://sphero.com/blogs/news/station-rotation-model</loc>
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      <image:title>The Station Rotation Model and STEAM Projects You Can Use It For</image:title>
      <image:caption>The station rotation model is perfect for working on STEAM projects in your classroom.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-03-14T07:30:04-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Cross-Curricular Teaching: Helping Students Make Connections</image:title>
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  <url>
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      <image:caption>The Girls in Robotics event at Soaring Heights PK-8 school in Erie, Colorado is a great way to get more female students interested and involved in STEM subjects.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sphero.com/blogs/news/what-is-environmental-engineering</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-04-18T14:35:18-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>What is Environmental Engineering?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Environmental Engineering nvolves chemistry, biology, mathematics, and other scientific topics, and looking for ways to protect the environment and maintain ecosystems.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2024-07-31T14:38:04-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Sphero, Inc. Joins the National Computer Science for ALL Announcement in the Sixth Year of CS Education Commitments</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://sphero.com/blogs/news/csforall-computational-thinking-resources</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-05-22T11:25:02-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Sphero CSForAll Computational Thinking Resources</image:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://sphero.com/blogs/press-releases/edtech-digest-awards-2023-finalists-winnners</loc>
    <lastmod>2023-05-17T14:48:57-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Finalists &amp; Winners Announced for the EdTech Digest Awards 2023</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://sphero.com/blogs/news/why-study-engineering</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-11-14T15:59:28-06:00</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Environmental robotics can play an essential role in solving environmental challenges, either by gathering data or performing physical tasks.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Most visual programming interfaces, like in the Sphero Edu app, involve selecting blocks that have different functions and connecting them to make a logical series that controls a process.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ChatGPT can be a powerful tool for teachers, especially when it comes to lesson planning.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Is Scratch a programming language for beginners? Find out here.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Block coding is a great way for kids, teens, and beginners of any ability to learn the foundations of programming.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sphero Blueprint Build Kit is a winner of Best Engineering Learning Solution in 2023.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Setting realistic learning objectives for your students can set them up for success at any level in any subject.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Multilingual learning strategies are designed to acknowledge diversity and celebrate it in the classroom.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This month’s STEM Spotlight features CAIMS at Penn State Harrisburg that recently conducted a case study that highlights the effectiveness of using Sphero indi.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Working as an auto mechanic is one CTE job students can pursue after high school.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Education and video games are more compatible than you might think.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A boy and a girl play an arcade STEM game built out of littleBits and cardboard. STEM activites and games are a great way to bring learning and fun together.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A group of young students work together to program Sphero indi with color tiles in a classroom.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Three students and their teacher stand around a table with a maze made from tape as they navigate their Sphero BOLT from one end to the other. </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Four people pick up trash in a field to create a cleaner environment around them.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A team of esports players cheers at their computers after winning a challenge. Esports and Education can help each other make learning fun and engaging for a variety of students.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-10T08:00:01-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A teacher works with her students at a table in a colorful classroom. </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A teacher works with four younger students on a laptop in a colorful classroom. Cybersecurity education is important for teachers and students to learn.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Makedo kit for STEM classroom activities.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How the Connectivism Learning Theory Evolved for the Digital Age</image:title>
      <image:caption>A blue and black graphic illustration showing a light bulb surrounded by other symbols that represent the connectivism learning theory.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Scully Effect and Candidates for the Modern Equivalent</image:title>
      <image:caption>A female forensic scientist adds a sample of evidence to a test tube while wearing blue latex gloves. </image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Importance of Digital Citizenship in Education</image:title>
      <image:caption>A student in a yellow shirt uses a tablet with various social media and app icons floating over it to indicate the importance of Digital Citizenship.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sphero&apos;s AI-Powered Adventures for CSEdWeek</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hour of Code activities from Sphero featuring AI concepts are now available.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sphero® Announces Pilot BOLT Robot Loaner Program to Further the Computer Science Education Movement Across the Nation</image:title>
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      <image:title>Does Digital Literacy Need to Be Taught to the Modern Student?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Digital literacy ensures students and teachers are comfortable and safe when using technology tools in the classroom.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Using Sphero Robots to Build Confidence in Subject Matter Learning</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sphero coding robots, like Sphero BOLt, help educators enhance subject matter learning in the classroom.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2024-01-03T11:16:17-06:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Winter STEM Activities to Keep Kids Engaged</image:title>
      <image:caption>A male and female engineering student work at a classroom table coding Sphero RVR+ robots to do a winter STEM activity.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Building a BattleBot with Sphero’s Programmable Robots</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two boys program their Sphero BOLT robots through a maze build out of a toy construction set at home.</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>4 Essential STEM Skills for Every Student</image:title>
      <image:caption>A group of teenagers works together around a table looking at several documents.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Building Social Interactions in School Through STEM</image:title>
      <image:caption>A group of teenagers sits on stairs chatting and laughing with each other. STEM Education is just one foundational way for kids and teens to learn importance social interactions in school.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/stem_scholarships.png?v=1704738104</image:loc>
      <image:title>STEM Scholarships for High Schoolers</image:title>
      <image:caption>A high school student sits at a laptop working on completing a STEM Scholarship application on paper while looking at a website on a laptop.</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/pair_programming.png?v=1706023342</image:loc>
      <image:title>What is Pair Programming?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two programmers work on code together showcasing the collaborative nature of pair programming.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/SEL.png?v=1707166387</image:loc>
      <image:title>How SEL Supports STEM Learning</image:title>
      <image:caption>A group of students collaborates on a project in school. This is a great example of how STEM education supports Social Emotional Learning.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/differences.png?v=1707783314</image:loc>
      <image:title>How to Use Differentiated Instruction for Every STEM Student</image:title>
      <image:caption>A group of students sits on the steps outside of their school. They all learn differently so differentiated learning is ideal for larger groups of students.</image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/constructivism.png?v=1707839613</image:loc>
      <image:title>Engaging STEM Activities for Constructivist Learners</image:title>
      <image:caption>A group of teenage students and their teacher stand in a group outside of their school. </image:caption>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>How Programmable Robots are Shaping the Future of Creative Coding</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two boys sit on the floor coding and play with a Sphero BOLT programmable robot.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Simple Machines for Kids: The Essential Tools for Aspiring Engineers</image:title>
      <image:caption>Students build simple machines with Sphero Blueprint Build kits.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How 3D Printing Can be Incorporated into STEM Education</image:title>
      <image:caption>A high school student uses a 3D printer at school to print a prototype piece for a design.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/CAD.png?v=1710780470</image:loc>
      <image:title>Learning CAD with Sphero Blueprint</image:title>
      <image:caption>Students work on CAD designs on a laptop while building prototypes with Sphero Blueprint Build Kits.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How Sphero Robots &amp; STEM Kits Can Elevate Homeschool Curriculum</image:title>
      <image:caption>Three kids work on a challenge card for Sphero indi at their dining room table as part of their homeschool STEM lessons.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>6 Ways Tech Can Help Foster Social and Emotional Learning in Schools</image:title>
      <image:caption>A group of young students high-five each other at a working table in their classroom while the build with littleBits.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>From Tanzania to China: Driving Language Learning with Sphero indi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Students in Tanzania work on learning English and Chinese with Sphero indi in their classroom.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Advanced STEM Projects Using Sphero Robots and Engineering Kits</image:title>
      <image:caption>A group of high school students works on advanced STEM projects with Sphero Blueprint Build Kits.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How Experiential Learning in STEM Develops Critical Thinking Skills</image:title>
      <image:caption>Students build a working prototype with Sphero Blueprint Build parts as part of an experiential learning lesson.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The Ethical Hacker’s Role in Cybersecurity</image:title>
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      <image:title>Sphero World Championship Season 4 Winners</image:title>
      <image:caption>Season 4 Sphero World Championship winners.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Coding as a Second Language: Incorporating Computer Science into Language Arts</image:title>
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      <image:title>Sphero® Launches Sphero BOLT+™, the Next Evolution of the #1 Programmable Robot in Education</image:title>
      <image:caption>SPHERO BOLT+ Coding Robot</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sphero® Ranks Among Highest-Scoring Businesses on Inc.’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2024</image:title>
      <image:caption>2024 Inc. Best Workplaces Logo </image:caption>
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      <image:title>Inspiring Future Innovators: A Closer Look at the Sphero Global Challenge</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0306/6419/6141/articles/unnamed_7.jpg?v=1722268604</image:loc>
      <image:title>Breaking Barriers in Computer Science Education for Visually Impaired Students</image:title>
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      <image:title>Innovative Math Teaching Strategies for the Digital Age</image:title>
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      <image:title>STEM Activities for Gifted &amp; Talented Students</image:title>
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      <image:title>Welcome Back to School: Integrating Technology in the Classroom</image:title>
      <image:caption>A teachers stands in front of his class with a projector walking his students through a lesson with Sphero BOLT+. The students are looking on with their Chromebooks at desks with their robots.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Sphero BOLT+ vs. Sphero BOLT: Why We Update Our Robots</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two students watch BOLT+.</image:caption>
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