Audience: 3-12
Purpose: Introduction to robots and coding
STEAM Skills: Teambuilding, Communication, Problem solving, Block Cloding
Resources: Sphero Mini Guide, Introductory Activities, 7 Sphero Activities for the Classroom (every subject!), Code.org
Other Devices Needed? Yes, Windows, Mac or Chrome OS
Other Aps? Sphero Edu
(If Calhoun Dept. of Technology is your device manager, please submit a CISD Help Desk ticket to have Sphero EDU installed.)
Available: Sphero Mini - Class Set
Available: Sphero Bolt Class Set (Available Fall 2024)
Purchased in partnership with REMC11, REMC12E, REMC 12W and SW MiSTEM Region 1 as a part of the Implementing Effective Use of Technology CS Grant
A little more: Sphero Mini's are an opportunity to begin the concepts of coding and robots with guided practice in the Sphero Edu Ap, or grow to into Scratch and Java as students progress.