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Tech TOSAs 101 top tips for teachers to succeed

Tech TOSAs 101: 10 Tips for Teachers on Special Assignment

What exactly IS a Tech TOSA? We are lucky to have two former Teachers on Special Assignment in our community of Ozobot educators, Amanda Taylor and Christina Whitmire, who sat down with us to explain the role in their own words and provide tips and tricks for new or aspiring Tech TOSAs. Amanda Taylor began her …

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March Educator of the Month 2019 STEAM and coding activities

March Educator of the Month: Girls with Grit A-Maze Bit!

Women’s History Month reminds us to honor #girlswhocode and women in STEAM everywhere. Enter our March Educator of the Month, Lauren Jones a.k.a. @LibrarianJonesy. We love her Twitter handle almost as much as we love what she’s doing with Ozobot Bit in her library. Read on to learn about a fun maze activity you can try too, …

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African American pioneers shaping the future of science from past and present

African American Pioneers: Innovative Minds, Then and Now

Last year, we shared the stories of 16 historic black inventors and scientists to inspire the kids in your classroom. These are people who are not always recognized for their efforts, yet their influence shapes the industries they worked in to this day. This made us wonder, who are the modern day inventors and innovators inspiring …

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FETC 2019 Ozobot showcases next-generation learning tools

Join Ozobot at the 2019 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)

From January 27-30, hundreds of creative professionals will flock to Orlando to attend the Future of Education Technology Conference. For the past 38 years, FETC has introduced new education technology and discussed important issues in the field, helping thousands of students, teachers, schools, and districts. Join our founder and CEO, Nader Hamda, along with other …

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December Educator of the Month: Games with Bit-Elf on the Shelf

We kicked off December with our Evo-Elf on the Shelf creative prompt, and have been very excited to see Bit-Elves get some love as they get into their own mischief! One Bit-Elf led us to an awesome librarian going beyond a single Hour of Code to spend many hours of learning, collaborating, and creating with …

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Celebrate Hour of Code 2018 With These 21 Activities

Hour of Codeâ„¢ (HoC) has become a much-anticipated annual celebration of programming in particular, and computer science generally. More than 180 countries participate in HoC activities, bringing millions of students together from across the globe. HoC tutorials are available in 45 languages to help almost anyone celebrate this event. All you need to celebrate HoC …

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November Educators of the Month: Coding The Great Turkey Race

There are all sorts of wonderful holiday traditions out there, but if there’s one constant amongst everyone’s unique ways of celebrating, it’s reading. Reading books about holiday traditions remains a great family and school activity. We love any opportunity to tie literature in with learning to code, and it appears the upcoming Thanksgiving feast is …

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October Educator of the Month: Coding Plant and Animal Cells for Science

Earlier this month, we talked about how family ancestry, DNA, and genetic code can tie creativity and coding together with a DĂ­a de los Muertos activity. Today, we learn about another form of code in our bodies’ systems: cells! Cells are so small, it can prove difficult to conceptualize what goes on at the cellular …

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August Educators of the Month: How to Get a Clue About Coding with Board Games

We love that our little Ozobots Evo and Bit don’t just teach coding – they inspire creativity too! One way we’ve seen kids use them is as smart board game pieces. An activity providing fun for the whole family, board games bring all ages together and actually do their own great job of combining creativity …

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