iRobot Education’s Tweets

Aug 2

We’re looking for educators who celebrate creativity, embrace collaboration, encourage curiosity, and are determined to grow alongside learners 📚 Apply today to join our next cohort of #iRobotEducation Ambassadors! 🎉 Open Until 8/19 Learn more: hubs.li/Q01hpkSp0

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We're here with your monthly Generations of STEM bio: Meet Aaron Yazzie, a Navajo mechanical engineer working at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

@NASAJPL

🚀 Learn more about Nancy Johnson and other inspirational people from our Learning Library hubs.li/Q01dBGQV0

Aug 4

“Having the #RootCodingRobot as a part of the classroom gave us so much inspiration around robotics and coding. Without the Ambassador Program, I would not have been able to make all the progress that we did” 🤖💚 Apply to become an Ambassador! hubs.li/Q01hpn7R0 🎉

Aug 1

STEM reflection, we asked our colleagues what’s it like seeing products they helped develop on store shelves: “Gifting and connecting with grandparents over Roomba, Hearing from users who have totally integrated Roomba and its app into their lives... ‘I worked on that!” -Shannon

“Gifting and connecting with grandparents over Roomba, Hearing from users who have totally integrated Roomba and its app into their lives... ‘I worked on that!” -Shannon Case

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Jul 28

Ori’s quote has us thinking: There can always be an element of uncertainty when trying something for the first time, but that allows for learning and creativity to happen. When was the last time you tried something new?

To celebrate STEM-thinking, we're sharing some quotes from those we work with and are inspired by everyday💡⚙️ "There's so much power in not knowing what's possible, there's an element of freedom to it" -Ori Taka, Director of Innovation at

@iRobot

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Jul 25

Are you a change-maker in education? A leader in classroom technology? Passionately curious about new ways to engage and reach students? Starting TODAY, applications are OPEN to become an #iRobotEducation Ambassador! 🤖💚 Due Friday 8/19 🎉 Apply now: hubs.li/Q01hpfP00 🎉

Jul 22

Have you tried using the Light Block in the #iRobot Coding App?! Use it to turn on your #Root SimBot's lights, change their color, or adjust the pattern they follow! 💡 Try it out at code.irobot.com

Jul 9

Partners in crime 😎🎶

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Jul 8

This week our tip for the #iRobot Coding App is on the Repeat Block editor! Use this editor to tell your project how many times it should repeat the code blocks inside ↪️🔢↩️ Try it out at code.irobot.com

Jul 7

Wishing a very special congratulations to tech pioneer and change-maker, Dr. Shirley Jackson on her retirement! 🎉 You can learn more about Dr. Jackson from our Generations of #STEM spotlight➡️ hubs.li/Q01gpTpT0

Jul 4

Important Generation of STEM bio! It's #NationalIceCreamMonth and we would have a lot less ice cream without Nancy Johnson, inventor of the Ice Cream Freezer🍦 Learn more about Nancy Johnson and other inspirational people from our Learning Library hubs.li/Q01dBwFz0

Jun 24

ICYMI: You can #loop code on the #iRobot Coding App! Use the Repeat Block to tell your code to play over and over again! 🤖🔂 Try it out at code.irobot.com

Jun 10

Have you tried using the Wait Block editor on the #iRobot Coding App? It's easy! Move the dial to change how long the program should wait before moving onto the next code block ⏲️🤖 Try it out at code.irobot.com

Jun 7

Ready to combine summer reading with virtual robots during this school break?? Join us on 6/9 @ 7PM EST as we share our favorite summertime ELA Coding strategies and activities. Save your spot here: hubs.li/Q01cvWvQ0

Jun 1

📣Free Public Webinar Alert! 🚨 Ready to give your summer reading assignments a STEM makeover? On 6/9 @ 7pm EST, we'll cover favorite techniques for incorporating coding and robotics activities for grades k-8 into existing ELA curriculum. Save your spot: hubs.li/Q01cvYPj0

May 31

If we've learned anything the last two years, it's that providing educators with online teaching resources is KEY to classroom success. So we transformed our Professional Development Training into a virtual, self-guided certificate course. Learn more here: hubs.li/Q01bpZmb0

May 27

This week, our featured #iRobot Coding Block is the Wait block! Use it to delay your program for a specific amount of time before moving to the next block of code ⏸️⌛ Try it out at code.irobot.com

May 25

Robot History spotlight: One of the first mass-produced toys to use capacitive touch sensing, My Real Baby was our first consumer robot in 1999. Software allowed this interactive baby doll to check if it was being held, stroked, or patted. Learn more➡️ hubs.li/Q01bTPWx0

May 24

Who said 15+ hours of teacher training certificates?! 🏆 We did!! 🖐️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Explore our self-guided virtual professional development options here: hubs.li/Q01bnyrx0

May 23

Ever wondered how to support students making the leap from coding with blocks to text? Join us on May 25 at 7PM to hear all about our favorite tools to smooth their journey! Register here: hubs.li/Q01bnys80 💻

May 19

You're invited to explore our latest virtual, asynchronous teacher training opportunities! hubs.li/Q01bq1WL0

May 18

Have you heard? 📣📣 In our upcoming webinar we'll be discussing strategies to smooth students' transition from block coding in the iRobot Coding App to our text-based Python SDK. Register to us on May 25 at 7PM EST! hubs.li/Q01bByDW0

May 17

Announcing our upcoming webinar: Block to Text Coding! Join us on May 25 at 7pm EST to learn how to smooth the transition from the iRobot Coding App to our Python SDK and keep the code rolling! Register here: hubs.li/Q01btShZ0

May 17

Announcing our Coding with Root Self-Guided training! This online course for K-8 educators covers 15+ hours of online certificate training and provides a detailed overview of how to integrate our bots into your classroom’s curriculum. Check it out at hubs.li/Q01bq14q0!

May 13

Have you tried controlling the #Root SimBots on our #iRobot Coding App?! Open the editor for the Wheel Speeds Block to change the speed and direction of each wheel to rotate in place or turn in an arc 🤖🔁 Try it out at code.irobot.com

May 10

Did you know May is #NationalInventorsMonth ? Meet Percy LeBaron Spencer who gave us the microwave (and microwave popcorn🍿!) Learn more about Percy Spencer and other inventors from our Learning Library hubs.li/Q019LSwf0

Shawn DeLuca

@AlgorithmChef

May 9

It was a coding pARRRty this morning

@KWCcrocs

. 1st graders used the

Root to practice Bossy R words. They had to code their pirate ships to pick up the sailors who were holding Bossy R words. This activity promoted the 5Cs and Computational Thinking.

@csforlcps

May 9

Robot History spotlight: Genghis, a 6-legged autonomous walking robot w/sensors, microprocessors, and servo motors, had a brain built up from a base of simple “behaviors”, changing the way the AI community approached intelligence. Explore more history➡️ hubs.li/Q019D2k-0

LearnwithLombos

@LearnwithLombos

Apr 29

More STEAM fun today! C coded our robot to draw a cat. Safe to say they loved watching their codes come to life! 🐱 💡

@hcdsbsteam

@stjburlington

Timbers Library

@Timberslibrary

May 6

The third grade rebel forces designed and built spaceships then completed a rebel mission in the library. They did a great job using the

robots to code their way through the

@starwars

rebel mission. Thank you

@HumbleISD_FDN

for our awesome droids... err robots!

May 6

As part of our partnership with the

@RedSox

, we honored our first #STEM Educator of the Month, Marianne Fiocca-Stern. She is an educator at the

@LowellPSD

, incorporating STEM and robotics, using the #RootCodingRobot to help students learn English & teamwork. Thank you Marianne!

iRobot

@iRobot

May 3

We 💚 Teachers! Tag a teacher you know in the comments 👀 #TeacherAppreciationDay Tag a teacher that deserves a clean classroom.

MA Business Roundtable

@MABizRoundtable

Apr 25

What was your first #STEM experience? Let's inspire the next generation and open more doors for students to pursue #STEMeducation #STEAM and careers #InspireASTEMStart #MASTEMSummit Join us and register for the Annual MA STEM Summit this Thursday: ➡️mastemsummit.swoogo.com/MASTEMSummit20

We've saved our last Generations of STEM #RoboWeek spotlight for none other than Ayanna Howard! She's had many roles shaping the robotics industry, including work with NASA and its early Mars rover missions🚀 Explore more bios from our Learning Library hubs.li/Q018NNJQ0

Apr 22

ICYMI: You can use the Wheel Speeds Block in the #iRobot Coding App to change how fast the #Root robot’s wheels move and how wide it turns 🏎️🏁 Try it out at code.irobot.com

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Hello, World.

’s Create 3 Education Robot for advanced makers learning ROS 2 is now available for preorder. So, what exactly is ROS 2? We break it down in simple terms in today’s blog post (no coding expertise needed). #coding #edtech #K12

Coding 101: What is the Robot Operating System (ROS 2)?

Understanding the basics of what ROS 2 is will help support schools in building their computer science and coding programs. Don’t worry you don’t have to be techy to understand.

Apr 18

A new Generations of STEM spotlight has arrived! Meet Simone Giertz, 💡inventor extraordinaire and robot-maker of all things cool, weird, and creative! 🤖⁉️💙 Stay tuned, we have one more roboticist to highlight for #RoboWeek ! hubs.li/Q016pWvw0

Carole Geruso

@gerusotechcoach

Apr 14

A little impromptu battle bots competition today in Intro to Comp Sci with Root r1 and r0 robots today. Graphic, block and Python coding