Setting up Sphero SPRK+ is super quick and easy, we were ready to code in just a couple of minutes. Once it turns blue you’re ready to start. Coding with Sphero SPRK+Īn iPhone or Android Sphero Edu app is used to create code for Sphero which pairs with an iPad, tablet, iPhone, or smartphone via Bluetooth, a couple of little taps on Sphero wakes it up and it pairs straight away. SPRK+ looks amazing with changing colour lights and the fact that you can see the mechanism inside instantly appealed to my son who likes to know how things work. Initially the plan was to cushion the robot from walls but then we added a finger part so SPRK + could knock down our dominos. One simple example is this K’NEX frame we created for our SPRK+. The possibilities and interactive learning opportunities both in a classroom and home environment are endless. The Sphero SPRK+ Robot is a small ball that can be easily programmed to race around a circuit, change colour, run through water and much, much more. I’m now very excited at the possibility of running a similar club using Sphero Edu as I think the results will be even more impressive. I’ve also spent time over the last two years teaching coding as part of a lunchtime club to 6 and 7 year olds and been hugely impressed and surprised at how quickly children with no previous exposure to coding learn when using apps and tools which utilise the incredible power of play based learning. I’ve watched with interest how coding based apps have made coding a skill that everyone from young children to inexperienced adults can master and enjoy. My first job after graduating was as a programmer for a bank, I had very little coding experience at that point as back then children weren’t taught to code as part of the curriculum. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Sphero.
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