Around this time of year I post a gift recommendation each Friday as part of a “Gifts for the Gifted” series. The title is a bit misleading, as it might imply that the gifts are only for children who have been endowed with the label, and that is certainly not true. Just as with any … Read more
If you have the Dash and Dot robots, you have probably received a few e-mails from Wonder Workshop describing the upcoming Robotics Competition. I highly recommend that you consider entering a team (deadline for signing up is 11/1/15)! This set of 7 missions looks like fun and a great opportunity for collaboration and problem … Read more
Full disclosure – our class received a Dash and Dot package from Wonder Workshop for review. Last month I posted an article about the new additions to our classroom, Dash and Dot (and Fitzgerald). Since then, the school Maker Club, our Robotics team, and my 1st graders have been learning more about the features … Read more
In the interest of disclosure, I did receive the “Wonder Pack” for free so that I could review it for this blog. Wonder Workshop recently contacted a few bloggers to see if we would be interested in reviewing their new robots, Dash and Dot. Knowing my students would be more than happy to test … Read more
Over a year ago I posted about a couple of cool new toys that were being crowdfunded by a company called, “Play-i.” They were adorable robots that could be controlled with bluetooth devices and even programmed using block programming. A lot has happened in a year. The company is now called Wonder Workshop. The robots are … Read more