Yesterday the librarians in my district were invited to an administrators meeting , as they were presenting littlebits. Littlebits is a company that provides kits with colored coded electronic building blocks for students to use in classes and in maker spaces, The emphasis is on the STEAM areas for school use but they say it can be used in all areas.
I had seen them before- I am thinking it was last year at our SSL conference in August. The presenters did a good job of showing how they could be used.
There was a group of students who tried out the littlebits, and built cars that they controlled. I wish I would have taken photos-They had a grand time, and at the end they competed in a race. It was fun.
Our new assistant superintendent talked about implementing them in out schools. they also discussed going to several schools to see how they used the littlebits. It should be interesting!\
Do any of you have littlebits in your school or library? How are they used ? Are they used in your maker-spaces? Please comment below- our administration wants input from us regarding ideas.
littlebits.com/
