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IN A FLASH: Building Skills With 'Bots

Tom McNeal with a student at the CDC.
Tom McNeal, techology project director for 蹤獲扦 State's Research Center for Education Technology's AT&T Classroom.

 

蹤獲扦's Child Development Center is using Blue-Bots to help kindergarteners explore math and technology concepts through engaging, hands-on activities. 

A Blue-Bot

 

Blue-Bots are small, sturdy robots with big eyes, big smiles and clear, plastic shells that allow curious minds to see how they work. They were designed with the idea of making learning meaningful, interactive and fun for young children. 

Students at the CDC using the Blue-Bots

 

The goal of the project, coming from 蹤獲扦 State's Research Center for Education Technology's AT&T Classroom, is to embed technology standards into a play-based curriculum using robots as another tool to support childrens learning in spatial reasoning, coding, numbers, and more. This is in keeping with one of the State of Ohio's major priorities in sparking interest in math and technology in students at an early age. 

Staffer with child and Blue-Bot at CDC
Assistant Professor Maryam Zolfaghari, Ph.D., talks about 'bots with a CDC student. 

 

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Children learning with Blue Bots
POSTED: Friday, May 16, 2025 01:53 PM
Updated: Monday, May 19, 2025 10:30 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
Hannah Park