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Sphero has just rolled out their new programming platform and community center, Lightning Lab. With this app Sphero positions\xa0SPRK programming alongside Scratch and other web-enabled platform. With Lightning Lab, users can have access to all of their programs no matter which device they use to sign in as the programs travel with the user\u2019s profile.
Lightning Lab will make it even easier to use the SPRK robot in the classroom because students can access te instructions and starter code inside of the app. Teachers can make programs available to students to help them be more successful.
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Creating this new platform required a new partnership, keep reading to learn about how CWIST\xa0helped make Lightning Lab a success.
Sphero makes app-enabled, teachable robots. SPRK Lightning Lab hub uses CWIST\u2019s online platform to offer a free virtual community that allows educators, students, makers and parents to communicate about their projects. To get started users download the mobile app to program their robot. They can then log into the website and browse a library of activities and share programs with the community. Activities include learning how to program Sphero robots to simulate the atomic composition of liquids and solids, the\xa0motion of orbiting planets, and over 75 other activities built by Sphero and educators around the world. Educators can set up virtual classrooms, create lessons, assign activities, view progress in real-time and review student work.
\u201cChris and his team [CWIST] have been a paramount partner in building our community platform for SPRK,\u201d said Bill Cullen, Sphero Product Manager. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take our business to the next level for interactivity, community participation and collaboration, scalability and down-right fun for our users.\u201d
CWIST is a leader in providing content and an online platform for the maker movement. CWIST\u2019s platform brings maker-inspired products to students, schools and consumers, nationwide. \xa0The partnership with Sphero is the latest example of how CWIST is working with leading making manufacturers to expand its reach to educators. CWIST\u2019s platform packages partners\u2019 content into custom, engaging learning experiences that continually drive fresh content and value to educators and consumers.
\u201cCWIST\u2019s goal is to support the maker movement nationwide by supplying fun, engaging, educational activities and by providing a way for educators, parents, students, children and businesses to connect with each other,\u201d said CWIST Founder Chris Sleat. \u201cSphero\u2019s programmable robots and SPRK Lightning Lab offer exciting, fun, educational experiences. The new web platform with its activity sharing, authoring and classroom management capabilities provide true value to educators and consumers.\u201d
CWIST also offers maker projects that help students create amazing things while supporting parent and teacher goals. An interactive library of maker, doer, and get-moving challenges called cwists that are created by cwist, its partners, and the cwist community. Examples include learning geometry, physics, and coding, all while shooting a robot off a ramp.
About CWIST
CWIST\u2019s learning platform turns partner content into custom interactive learning challenges that reward users, driving sustained engagement and extending a partner\u2019s education community. The original installation,\xa0CWIST.com, is an award-winning, free maker education website. The site offers projects help to help students make something amazing while supporting parent and teacher goals. CWIST keeps kids engaged, excited and part of a community where they can add or find great new ideas every day.
About Sphero
Sphero creates robots injected with humanity and personality. That\u2019s what we know, what we love, and who we are. Unlike traditional toys, our robots and software are changing the way people play, learn, and explore by fusing emerging technology with the latest innovations in robotics. As the industry leader in Connected Toys, we are defining the future of fun. Playtime just got real.