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๐Ÿ“ฃ OctoStudio is now available on Chromebooks!

The new Chromebook version of #OctoStudio lets you create stories, games, and animationsโ€”just like on mobile, with a few small differences.

Download now: www.octostudio.org

24.06.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€œIf you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.โ€ โ€”Fred Rogers

โ€œIf you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.โ€ โ€”Fred Rogers

Just in case you needed to hear it today. ๐Ÿงก #EduSky

27.01.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Honoring practices of community-based educators: lessons learned from the collaborative design of a creative mobile app This paper shares reflections and stories from a collaborative design process between the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab and a global network of community-based educators to devel...

๐ŸŽ‰Excited to share this new article with reflections from our collaboration w/ community-based educators to design OctoStudio. w/ Natalie Rusk, Caitlin K. Martin, @ricarose.bsky.social , @jaafreitas.bsky.social , and Linford Molaodi. ๐ŸŽ‰https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439884.2024.2435202

13.12.2024 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Have you tried our new OctoStudio activities for #HourofCode & #CSEdWeek ๐ŸŽ‰ We'd love to what you have been creating โ€” be sure to tag #OctoStudio!

Learn more: www.octostudio.org/hoc

12.12.2024 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ‰ Happy #CSEdWeek & #HourOfCode! Get creative with our 2 new OctoStudio activities:

๐Ÿผ Create a Creature
๐ŸŽฎ Make a Tilt Game

Try them now at octostudio.org/hoc

09.12.2024 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I also will never forget her going out of her way to eat lunch with me and make me feel comfortable on my first day back to LLK. Zoรซ is someone who makes you feel wrapped in a warm hug and inspires you to be a better human all at the same time. ๐Ÿ’

04.12.2024 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Zoรซ is truly an exceptional human being in every way. I have learned so much for her thoughtful and caring approach in developing learning resources and leading accessibility initiatives.

04.12.2024 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Education Bringing access and opportunity to the classroom and beyond

I'm so happy that my wonderful colleague Zoรซ Bentley, the creative force behind many of the inspiring video tutorials and accessibility features in Scratch and OctoStudio, has been selected for the new Forbes 30 under 30 list! A well-deserved honor! www.forbes.com/30-under-30/...

03.12.2024 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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โœ‰๏ธ Youโ€™re invited! Join our OctoStudio Educators livestream tomorrow and gear up for Hour of Code with #OctoStudio. Weโ€™ll explore our new activities and educator resources. #EduSky

๐Ÿ“† December 5th, 12pm ET (UTC-5)
๐Ÿ“บ Watch here: loom.ly/nYrj6g0
โœ๏ธ Add to Google cal: loom.ly/DvH3XX4

04.12.2024 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Promoting Playful Learning With Technology Mitchel Resnickโ€”creator of Scratch and OctoStudioโ€”shares how teachers can maximize studentsโ€™ use of tech for creative purposes.

We can make learning more playful and creative. ๐Ÿคธ๐ŸŒˆ

Tech can help, says @mres.bsky.social, creator of Scratch and OctoStudio. Hereโ€™s how:

24.11.2024 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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