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Wonder League Robotics Competition: Myths, Facts, and Tips for Success

The new year provides an ideal opportunity to shake up routines with fresh new ideas and exciting challenges! Enter: the Wonder League Robotics Competition (WLRC), which offers a creative way to bring coding and collaboration into your classroom, home, or after-school club. As long as you register by February 14, 2025, you’ll be able to […]

Program Dash to Draw a Tree

Help Dash Draw the Shape of a Christmas Tree For this activity, you can either use the  Sketch Kit accessory with Dash or you can fashion your own harnass for a magic marker and get drawing. The downloadable PDF includes a link to a video of Dash drawing the tree as well as a Blockly […]

Gear up for the Wonder League Robotics Competition with Free Missions and Insider Tips

Year 10 of the Wonder League Robotics Competition is Underway! Here’s everything you need to know to round up a team, jump in and compete! This year, teams help Dash travel through different time, solving real-world problems with creative coding solutions. All four missions have now launched, and there’s still plenty of time to jump […]

Ideas for Creating a Wonder League Robotics Competition Mat

Buy It, Print It, Make It! It’s time to get those mats ready for the big day so that the teams can dive right in. In order to set the stage for all three missions, your teams will need a 5 x 8 square grid Wonder League mat with the following specifications: sized 150 cm […]

Lessons to Explore Eclipses with Dash

Help students understand the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse with this activity with Dash! What is the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse?  A solar eclipse is when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow on Earth. This occurs during the day, darkening the sky as the […]

Webinar: Finding the Flow – A Roadmap for Teaching Coding Literacy

WEBINAR DETAILS AboutWith so much great content and so many choices, it can be hard to know where to begin! Join us for this webinar where we will map out the flow for implementing a vibrant coding and robotics program that meets kids where they are and takes them on an engaging journey. By starting with […]

Webinar: Introducing Coding Pathways

WEBINAR DETAILS AboutTeaching coding is about to get a whole lot easier! Our Class Connect platform for teachers enables you to turbocharge Blockly for your students by unlocking Coding Pathways and our Virtual Dash Robot inside. In this webinar you will learn how these tools enable your students to learn coding and robotics skills by following […]

Easing Teacher Burdens: Virtual Dash is Your Partner in the Classroom!

Teaching Coding and Robotics is about to get a whole lot easier. Join us in this webinar where we will share how Virtual-Dash and Class Connect are the perfect partners in the classroom. Then we will explore how to expand your program to a 1:1 virtual robot learning environment by allowing students to tackle coding […]

Class Connect Just Got Better!

We’ve turbocharged Dash and Class Connect to challenge kids with new, standards-aligned Math Activities. New view. New content. The same robot you know and love. What is Class Connect? Class Connect is comprised of three main features: Classroom management of student profiles in the Blockly App A virtual robot in a 3D environment called Dash’s […]

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