The progression from foundational logic to advanced programming defines the path of a tech creator. Starting with mTiny, our youngest learners build essential sequencing skills through screen-free and story-based play. As students grow, they advance to mBot2, where they use sensor technology and Python coding to find authentic solutions for their communities. This hands-on journey ensures every child moves beyond being a consumer to becoming an inventor who can lead with confidence. Supported by a legacy of 99 years, this curriculum creates independent thinkers who are ready for the future, from childhood play to professional coding. #PodarInternationalSchool #Podarites #LifeAtPodar #IndependentThinkers #InnovationLab #TechCreators #PhysicalComputing #MoreThanGrades

When Software Touches The World, Latency Becomes Physics In the age of AI, it is tempting to think that programming is becoming less important because large language models can write code, debug code, and even help design algorithms. But the moment software touches hardware, the problem changes. #AIHardware #Robotics #ControlSystems #EmbeddedAI #PhysicalComputing #EngineeringReality

Me and my Tiny TV Made using an esp32 with screen and an sd card breakout board #arduino #physicalcomputing #itp #creativetechnology

Compliment Mirror When the mirror is nice to you for once Made with Arduino, neopixels, and two-way mirrored acrylic #arduino #physicalcomputing #itp #creativetechnology

Starting to develop microlessons about electronics and the micro:bit. This one highlights the new sound features possible with the microbit V2. #microbit #coding #physicalcomputing #STEMeducation #CSforAll #DigitalSkills @microbit_edu

Cardboard code copper tape = limitless learning. Shoutout to @BrownDogGadgets for turning paper circuits into wow moments in STEM class. ⚡️ #STEMEd #Makerspace #PhysicalComputing #CSTA

🏴‍☠️This chest doesn’t need a key…it has AI! 🤖 I trained it with micro:bit’s CreateAI so it knows when to open and close. From cardboard ➡️ circuits ➡️ machine learning magic. @microbit_edu @MSMakeCode #microbit #CreateAI #STEM #Makerspace #AI #physicalComputing #edtech

Achieved my lifelong dream of becoming a wizard✨ Now I can flex my hand to toggle my lights. Built it with EMG (muscle signals) @tweethue lights. Thinking of adding color control next.. other ideas? #physicalcomputing

📍 Douala - Cameroon 🇨🇲 Another exhilarating 🤩 two weeks 🗓️ ahead! At the TechPower project, we are more motivated than ever to bring 📲 tech education that’s fun, engaging, and genuinely impactful to girls across the Cameroon 🇨🇲 communities. Engaging girls in STEM activities is beyond redressing the continuing 👧 gender imbalance in technology, engineering, and adjacent industries. It’s about creating a generation of innovators 👷🏾‍♀️👩‍💻 excited about taking on the challenges of a changing world. From 🍀Climate change, ⚠️waste challenges, and 💹 economic concerns, girls learn and apply technologies that could make a real difference to their lives and the lives of their community members Counting down to the showcasing of their STEM projects and exhibition 🥳🚀 #stemimakersafrica #TechPower #girlsinrobotics #physicalcomputing #cameroon #technology #STEMEducation

❓Have you ever wondered what goes into solving the problems that people encounter on a daily basis? 💭 Do you have an idea for something you can improve in the STEMi club but aren’t sure where to start? 👫 Do you like participating in team-based projects that allow you to make a difference in the day-to-day life of your school? ⛹️‍♀️ The STEMi club program provides technical resources that allows students to discover and define a “problem” they see in their communities and design a physical or software-based solution to solve it. These are coordinated by teachers 👩‍🏫 or class representatives 👩‍🎓 who are welcome to sign up their classes/school. Sign up your class/school and join the waiting list in preparation for the September 2025 Cohort 📩: education@stemimakersafrica.org #afterschoolprograms #stemimakersafrica #3DPrinting #robotics #physicalcomputing #educatorsinSTEM #STEMiClubs #stemeducation

Yes, our #CodeAIR drone flies itself with #Python code running on the drone—no remote needed. That’s how students learn real- world programming, real-world sensor integration, and the physics of flight. It’s all about teaching how code controls the real world. But let’s be honest… everyone still wants to fly it themselves! So we made that possible with Python too. By writing Python on the #CodeX, students can turn it into a DIY remote controller that talks to the drone via radio. And check out that flight controller! In-flight telemetry, battery level, signal strength, even laser range data—live while you fly. It’s not just remote control—it’s remote data-driven control. This is where code, hardware, and learning all come together. And it’s AWESOME! #PythonEducation #DroneEd #STEMlearning #PhysicalComputing #CodeAIR #FiriaLabs #edtech #drones

🚨 NEW BLOG ALERT ‼️ 🥳 We are so thrilled to share our project story on the training completion of educators in Botswana, and carrying out post-training engagement in proud partnership with the United States Embassy, Gaborone 🇧🇼 (@usembassybw). Phase 3 & 4 is underway 🤩 and we can’t wait for the grand finale: e-STEM competition 🏆. Visit our website 👩‍💻 (stemimakersafrica.org) to read the project story. Link 🔗 below. Be inspired 🤩 #EducatorsinSTEM #BotswanaTeachers #BotswanaSchools #EducatorsinSTEM #stemimakersafrica #PhysicalComputing #Robotics #Coding #ArtificialIntelligence #IOT #ClassPsychology #DroneTechnologies

THE POWER 🔋 OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING 📚 IN STEM. In the ever-changing 🌍 world of 📚 education, project-based learning (PBL) has become a powerful way to teach subjects like science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We successfully incorporated PBL at the just concluded e-STEM Integration trainingfor educators in Botswana 🇧🇼. Through our technical partnerships with @taifatek, educators collaborated by working together🤝 in hands-on projects to understand 🍀 environmental concepts that affect their communities deeply and identifying how to solve these environmental challenges. Project-based learning (PBL) transform classrooms by empowering 👩‍🎓 students and redefining the role of the teacher 🧑‍🏫. That’s why at @STEMiAfrica, we empower educators 🧑‍🏫 and their students to begin by building background knowledge in their content areas, then move into the 🎨 design process. At the end of the session, they present their projects in a convention-style, where judges are invited 💌 to the showcase and provide feedback. #STEMEducation #STEM #teachersinSTEM #Botswana #PBL #environmentalstewardship #education #physicalcomputing

THE e-STEM INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS IN BOTSWANA 🇧🇼. 🎖️ In proud partnership with the @usembassybw, STEMi Makers of Africa successfully administered an intensive, hands-on STEM workshop training for educators in Kweneng district, Botswana 🇧🇼 . Through this partnership, we successfully 🌾 cultivated and improved 🧑‍🏫 teaching competencies of educators in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). We are so proud of these 🧑‍🏫 educators as they are geared up to train over 100 colleagues and further integrate STEMi learning resources, tools and PBL instructional pedagogy in their classrooms. This week 🗓️, we are spotlighting all of the highlights 📸 and wonderful experiences of the program.l 🤩 More to come. #Botswana #STEMEducation #USinBotswana #robotics #stemimakersafrica #gaborone #EducatorsinSTEM #physicalcomputing #stemintegrationanddevelopmenttrainingforeducators #AfricansinSTEM

New online @Innov_Materials ! Physical reservoir computing for Edge AI applications. A leap toward real-time learning on low-power devices! Read more doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-mate… #EdgeAI #ReservoirComputing #Neuromorphic #AIHardware #LowPowerAI #PhysicalComputing #SpikingNeuralNetworks

Throwback Thursday! 🌟 At Strawbees, we love hearing from passionate educators like Brian Jones, a Science Teacher from California! One thing Brian highlights that we totally agree with is how often the physical computing and design aspects get overlooked in coding. Strawbees brings that hands-on, creative side to life, and we’re so excited to see more teachers embrace it! 🤖✨ #Strawbees #PhysicalComputing #DesignInTech #STEMEducation #CodingWithStrawbees #HandsOnLearning #CreativeCoding #EdTech #FutureOfLearning #InnovativeTeaching #TechInTheClassroom #TeachersOfInstagram #STEMforAll #InspireLearning #EmpowerEducators #ThrowbackThursday

We're so excited to be launching our first ever physical computing competition!🚀✨ @b3ndavi3s is hosting an information session on the 24th of March so you know how to enter your KS2 & KS3 pupils this summer! Come along so you and your students don't miss out🔥hubs.ly/Q03c6tXL0 #CAScompetition2025 #TechEdu #PhysicalComputing #Coding #CSed #ComputerScience #SchoolCompetition #Competition

ACCELERATING GIRLS IN ROBOTICS AND CODING. @STEMiAfrica (through its after-school program) provides extra-curricular learning experiences that augment classroom lessons for adolescent girls and provide skills-based learning outcomes beyond academic performance to prepare high schoolers for life beyond school. From Cameroon 🇨🇲 to Ghana 🇬🇭 to Nigeria 🇳🇬 to Tanzania 🇹🇿 to South Africa 🇿🇦, these transformative experiences have not only equipped girls with technical skills in coding and robotics, but has opened their eyes to the immense potential and unreached talent that lies within the hearts of young African girls. Creating a solid foundation 🧱 for adolescent girls through this program, we endeavor to enhance the impact of this initiative by reaching even more girls across more countries and fostering new partnerships that will secure its sustainability, scale, and influence. #stemiafterschoolprograms #stemimakersafrica #coding #robotics #physicalcomputing #education #empowerment

UNDERSTANDING ARDUINO 🚦 The integration of STEM📚 education is increasingly vital in our technologically advancing world. 🚦Arduino, a versatile and accessible tool, stands at the forefront of this educational revolution. At @STEMiAfrica, we assist educators in effectively incorporating Arduino kits into their STEM curricula, enhancing the learning experience through practical and innovative methods in various STEM subjects: 🧑‍🔬 Science: Projects like weather monitoring systems introduce students to environmental science and data collection. 👩‍💻 Technology: Basic coding projects and IoT (Internet of Things) applications develop computational thinking and digital literacy. 👷 Engineering: Building structures or simple circuits provides hands-on experience with engineering principles. 🧮 Mathematics: Arduino projects involving data analysis or geometric concepts help in understanding abstract mathematical ideas. The future of STEM education, with tools like Arduino, is bright and full of possibilities for engaging and inspiring the next generation of learners. . . . . #stemeducation #programming #physicalcomputing #coding

Today, physical computing is promoting a broader perspective, bridging our learners’ theoretical knowledge of how the hardware works and their program writing skills. In Ghana 🇬🇭, using these physical devices in the classroom brings learning to life. Some of the benefits include: 👨‍💻 Providing a holistic experience of computing that combines hardware and software, 🦾 Developing broader skills involving collaboration, design, and prototyping 🤝 Connecting to subjects beyond computing. We are brewing up for the next edition of Empowering Educators and students in Math Computing, Ghana 🇬🇭 edition and proudly sponsored by Elsevier. If you would like to find out more, send us a DM, or comment “STEMi” 🥳 . . . #physicalcomputing #stemimakersafrica #math #robotics #microbitprojects #STEM #education #innovation