Tag: littleBits
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You Go Girls! Celebrating Awesome Women in STEM
littleBits Blog – 7.30.18 Last week, we posted a quote on Facebook from Ayah Bdeir, littleBits’ founder and CEO, that said: “At littleBits we strongly believe that gender neutrality is essential for encouraging girls to pursue STEM and STEAM. We were surprised to see some pushback in the comments — specifically, from people who felt that by…
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littleBits: Award-winning electronic building blocks for creating inventions large and small
littleBits Blog – 6.13.18 (6.11.18) Librarians are taking a prominent role in bringing STEAM to students in school districts and colleges all over the world. In fact, more than half of school libraries in the U.S. and Canada offer maker programing for youth. This gives students more opportunities to engage in maker-based learning. Read…
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littleBits: Award-winning electronic building blocks for creating inventions large and small
littleBits Blog – 5.15.18 (5.14.18) Spring is finally here, and it’s about time to get the kids outside and playing again! Invention can happen anywhere, so why not combine the warmer weather with the STEM life? Memorial Day is the perfect time to kick off a summer of fun and learning. Read more: littleBits: Award-winning…
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Black Girls Code with littleBits on Good Morning America!
littleBits Blog – 2.28.18 (2.23.18) littleBits was so excited to be featured as the STEAM learning tool for the organization Black Girls Code on Good Morning America! In celebration of Black History Month, GMA featured Black Girls Code, an organization empowering young African-American girls to get involved in STEM programs and find jobs in the…
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Bring some Bits to your Hour of Code
littleBits Blog – December 2, 2017 According to the US Department of Labor, 65% of today’s students will have careers that don’t exist yet. So how can educators play their part in ensuring students are future-ready? By teaching foundational skills that set them up for success in a broad range of fields. Read more: Bring some Bits to…
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Announcing the littleBits Competition: Droid Inventor Kit
littleBits Blog – November 24, 2017 Today we have a huge announcement! The custom Droids are taking over. You heard us right. And you have been recruited to join the ranks of the global league of inventors who will be creating them. It’s an open call for all Droid Inventors out there to show us…