She holds a MSc. in Mathematical Statistics from Charles University in Prague, and formerly worked as an analyst in a government statistical office before she left to pursue her lifelong interest in programming. Michaela is also a mother to a one year old girl named Emílie. Read on to hear more about how she got started as an engineer and the fun things she does to stay creative outside of the workplace!

On what sparked her interest in programming…

My father was always into gadgets, so we have had a computer since I was little. The first one was a Didaktik Gama (Czech clone of Sinclair ZX Spectrum) – instead of a monitor it had to be connected to a TV, and programs were loaded from a cassette recorder. 

One of the tapes contained Karel – an educational programming language where the user controls a robot on the screen. I was interested in Karel, played with him and read some instructional books about the language. 

I didn’t continue with programming at that time, but it gave me such a good basic understanding that I never considered programming a problem when it came up later – it obviously was something I could do. The concepts were still the same.

How she’s being creative outside of work… 

I’m writing a text game (in Inform 7, which is a language for creating interactive fiction). It’s about observing animals in a backyard and it’s specifically designed to make my husband smile. He’s my dedicated beta-tester and he loves small critters. 

At the moment I’m also knitting a winter hat for my daughter, hopefully she’ll consider actually wearing it…

I also help organize a night puzzle hunt. It’s scheduled for next summer, so we’re ramping up and creating and solving each other’s puzzles. It’s great fun!

On her biggest challenge of her career…

I hadn’t worked as a developer before Ozobot. I don’t have a formal education in CS either – my background is in Math – Statistics to be precise. I did have experience with coding, both in school and in previous work, but it still was daunting. I’ve never worked on a big coding project and that was actually something I wanted to try, since there are obviously some aspects that you can’t really experience from small hobby projects. I had to learn a lot of things quickly and it was great fun.

Why she loves working at Ozobot… 

I love that we’re developing an actual physical product, and such a cute little guy to boot! The environment in the company is also very friendly, and we have various people working together on various things. Folks don’t have to keep to their little sandboxes but get to branch out and sometimes even move completely sideways. There’s always something new.

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With the rapidly expanding Metaverse, we knew that CS education had to be included in this new dimension, and we wanted to step up to that challenge in a big way. 

So, without further ado, Ozobot would like to personally invite you to MetaBot— the first educational augmented reality robot of its kind! Now, every student has the opportunity to learn with Ozobot and transform any space into an immersive 3D experience. Whether at home, in the classroom, or on-the-go, students and educators can use their smartphone or tablet to bring a 3D Evo robot to life right in front of their eyes. 

With unlimited access to Ozobot’s curriculum library, Classroom, learners of all types can build coding literacy and gain computer science skills with MetaBot by downloading free standards-aligned lessons and activities. No experience with coding or robotics necessary.

Metabot is an immersive CS experience unlike any other. Dress Evo in costumes, share custom programs, and so much more all within Ozobot Blockly.

Drop the digital into the real world today. Try it now!

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Michael explains, “In a 45-minute STEM elementary class, a student can code a robot for the first time while simultaneously learning about the water cycle, all thanks to using an Ozobot.“

How he plans to use Ozobot in upcoming school years..

I am definitely using the Ozobot for K-12 students in all of our STEM classrooms: K-5 STEM specials, Sixth grade STEM electives, and 7-12 STEM pathways, while using Ozobot Classroom as a resource for standard-based learning.

On his favorite Ozobot projects…

The first project is a standards-based water cycle lesson for fourth grade students. The Ozobot is used to portray a water molecule as it goes through the water cycle. The second project is an introduction to robotics using the Ozobot.

How he would grade the state of CS education in FL…

I would grade the current state of CS education in Florida with a “B.” As William Gibson said, “The future is here — but it is not evenly distributed.” While the state does fund a lot of professional development for teachers to get certified in computer science, it is not evenly distributed among the entire state. 

Here in Putnam County, we are fortunate to have computer science in elementary and in our secondary schools. I definitely see computer science expanding and growing.

How he was able to use Ozobots during school closures (due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)…

Lorena (our STEM coach) and I passed out a class set of Ozobots to our STEM classrooms. Instead of just dropping the Ozobots off, we decided it would be more beneficial if we modeled a lesson using them. The teachers seemed to really appreciate that. We wanted to make sure they were comfortable with the class set of Ozobots in hopes that the teachers would use them.  

I would teach five classes a day in 45-minute increments, seeing Kindergarten through fifth grade daily in elementary. If I could stay for the whole week, I could expose kids to the water cycle lesson while coding a robot for the first time. 

Due to the pandemic, the teachers were also instructed on how to properly disinfect the Ozobots between classes.  We went to a NEFEC training for our secondary teachers, where they learned how to flash the Ozobot on Ozoblockly.   

Want to learn more about Michael? Check out the PCSD Twitter page!

Coding is Creative!

Tech skills alone don’t spur big ideas—creative visions do. That’s why education at home and in the classroom should span science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM, not just STEM). Whether you see yourself as a future artist, astronaut, or entrepreneur, our goal at Ozobot is to kick start your creativity and coding skills with playtime that strengthens your whole mind.

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The month of November is all about gratitude and reflecting upon the things in our lives that we care about, but may often take for granted. 

We love to see educators using Ozobots in their classrooms, especially during this time. Check out some of our favorite Thanksgiving-themed OzoThings below.

Ozobot + Macy’s Parade

It’s one of our most popular lessons and it’s back! Van Meter Schools’ TK and Kindergarten classrooms got together to complete the Balloons Over Broadway lesson. What’s not to love when you mix robots with balloons?! 

Ozo-Turkey Trot

We know what you are thinking, but there isn’t any running involved with this activity…well, at least not for humans!Mrs. San Roman’s third graders designed a turkey costume for their Evo, then used Color Codes to escape hungry farmers. This looks like so much fun!

Balloons Over Broadway 

Get ready for a lot of Balloons Over Broadway lessons! We weren’t kidding when we said it was one of our most popular, and for good reason. Ms. Rosie’s students were tasked with a 10 minute build challenge and created book characters for their parade. Awesome!

Run, Turkey, Run

These kinder-coders listened to the story Run Turkey Run and then used Color Codes to create a path for their turkey bot to escape the farmer. They also video recorded their projects and uploaded them to Seesaw for their parents to see! 

More Balloons!

Shannon Miller’s TK/Kindergarteners also joined in on the Balloons Over Broadway fun! We love seeing all the different floats and the smiling faces of the students as they engage with Ozobot and learn. 

Turkey Trouble

Mr. Jones’ first graders read Turkey Trouble, then participated in a number of challenges with Ozobot, as it related to the story, including building a turkey hideout and completing a Color Code maze. 

Thank you to all our educators who shared their students’ creations. We love the ideas and creativity. Keep the wonderful ideas coming, and be sure to share your creations with us on social media using @Ozobot or #Ozobot for a chance to be featured. Stay tuned for next month’s OzoThings post!

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• Build upon prior knowledge 
• Make cross-curricular connections 
• Engage in exploration 
• Think critically to apply what they have learned 

Why Curriculum Student Workbooks?

We know that teachers are not always prepared to teach computer science, and one of our goals is to make this easier for educators! The OzobotStudent Portfolios take the heavy lifting off of teachers, make CS education scalable and implementable on a larger scale, and enables equitable access to computer science instruction. 

Every bundle includes:

-12 Student Portfolios

-Getting Started (access prior knowledge)

-Guided Lesson (instructional video) 

-Check your understanding (assessment/exit tickets) 

-Coding Challenge (independent application) 

-Debugging Challenge (problem-solving) 

Also available:

Teacher’s Guide (recommended)

-Supports implementation with sample solutions

-Instructional best practices for supporting students and deepening understanding 

Bonus! 

12 Color Code Marker Sets* for every bundle purchased.

Contact your Account Executive today to pre-order today.

*Limited availability; while supplies last

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Prior to his work at Ozobot, Ladislav graduated from Charles University in Prague and worked  as a software consultant specializing in embedded and open source software. We recently asked Ladislav some questions about his career, from how he got his start in CS, to what his biggest challenge has been, yet. Read on for his answers.

On what inspired him to start coding…

Before I ever learned how to code, my grandfather showed me how to build simple electronic circuits. I thought that everything that moved, blinked, or made noise was cool, so my grandfather’s apartment was full of homemade alarms, Christmas lights, cable cars across the living room, and similar projects. 

Later on, I was experimenting with computers – playing games at first, but fascinated by the ability to program them. First, Batch files, followed by QuickBasic, x86 assembly and a plethora of languages soon after. At that time, I could build way more complex projects on the computer than using the soldering iron. At one point, I found out what microcontrollers were–small processors one can program and connect other electronics to–and discovered you can get samples for free! I figured that learning C or other assembly language would not be that hard, so I got some and was hooked.

Later on, I did explore other fields of IT and mathematics, but stayed true to microcontrollers and electronic circuits in the field of embedded engineering.

A fun project he is working on…

Self-education, specifically learning Chinese, among other things. I didn’t appreciate that back in school, but later on I found out that learning new things is one of the most fun and rewarding things a person can do.

On the biggest challenge of his career…

I always thought that people were the biggest challenge. Engineering is simple in a sense, I only need to obey the laws of physics, everything else is under control. But convincing people or reaching an agreement in a wider group? That’s impossible most of the time. Take climate change for example. We’ve been talking for years about it, but didn’t agree on much more than, “We plan to have a plan.”

Fortunately, at Ozobot, this seems to be less of an issue, so I only need to care about the second biggest challenge, and that is the current shortage of basically everything the robot is made out of. This makes building new and existing designs very challenging, but I enjoy a good challenge!

His favorite thing about working at Ozobot…

Probably the diversity of work. That I can touch different aspects of development, including hardware, firmware, and other software tools. At the same time, the collective is the best I have worked in by far. Everybody is very professional, but communicative and friendly. 11/10 developers recommend this kind of work.

Stay tuned for our next Ozobot Engineer Spotlight to get a behind-the-scenes look at the people behind the bot! 

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We are excited that Lisa agreed to be our October Educator of the Month and answer some questions that we had for her about her experience! 

As we’re halfway through a school year unlike any other, what’s a tool or resource you implemented this year that you’ll continue using for the remainder of the school year?

We will continue using the Ozobots and the lesson library. My plan is to also continue working with staff to implement programming and coding using the Ozobots. 

Please describe one (or more) Ozobot project(s) from this school year, and the impact it had on your students.

We did a Spring and Summer STEM Camp that included the Ozobot lessons for 3rd to 8th grade students. We gave a survey to our students and most of them said the Ozobot lessons were the best part of the STEM Camp. 

We used the lessons from the Ozobot camp and the library, and highlighted math and Pokemon lessons. We also taught the students how to use OzoBlockly to program and code. Some students also used their creativity to program their Ozobots to play music and do cool tricks.

You’re someone who’s passionate about making CS accessible for every student. How would you “grade” the current state of CS education in the state of WA? What do you see changing or hope to see changing in the coming years?

CS needs to be one of the priorities in education. There are many careers not being filled due to the lack of awareness and knowledge of CS skills. We are currently implementing more CS lessons in the elementary level with the use of one of our Department Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Grants focusing on Math Achievement and STEM Career Pathways. 

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I would like to thank Anthony Delos Santos and the Ozobot team for supporting us in implementing more programming and coding lessons in our STEM camps. I look forward to continuing this pathway with working with teachers to provide CS lessons starting at the elementary level. 

Want to learn more about Lisa? Check out her Twitter page!

Coding is Creative!

Tech skills alone don’t spur big ideas—creative visions do. That’s why education at home and in the classroom should span science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM, not just STEM). Whether you see yourself as a future artist, astronaut, or entrepreneur, our goal at Ozobot is to kick start your creativity and coding skills with playtime that strengthens your whole mind.

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We’ve seen so many creative ways teachers use Evo during the month of October, including haunted house projects, trick-or-treating, unique costumes, and all the pumpkin-themed activities. Take a look at some of our favorite spooky STEAM OzoThings for 2021!

Scuba Bot (Costume Contest Entry)

Rene Perry’s STEM class has already put together multiple entries for this year’s costume contest (yay!) but this one really caught our attention. Her students got so creative making this scuba diver costume, and even attached a shark to the top for a scary effect! The bot’s fishing net also doubles as its candy bag for trick-or-treating. SUPER COOL!

Escape The Ghosts

What is Halloween without ghosts? Waterville Primary School students spent some time doing a fun activity where they had to use Color Codes to get Evo away from the ghosts. We hope they used a lot of Turbo codes! 

Haunted Dollhouse

This is just insane! Alexandra Pearson’s students created this multi-level haunted dollhouse out of cardboard, then coded their Evos to go through it. The attention to detail here is so awesome. There is an Evo bat outside the house, multiple windows where you can peek inside at the dressed-up Evos, and even some intricately made flights of stairs. Very, very well done! 

HalloweenTown

A full town for Ozobots that is all Halloween-themed? Rene Perry’s students are at it again! Her sixth graders created this town, filled with trees, ghosts, headstones, pumpkins, and more. They even did a lot of debugging to get Evo up to the house to successfully trick-or-treat. 

Kindercoders Trick-or-Treat

Mrs. Wootton’s Kindergarten students had so much fun doing this trick-or-treat activity with their Evo! We see a lot of Short Super Slow codes here. They must be going slow so they have time to pick up those candy corns! 

Thank you to all our educators who shared their students’ creations. We love the ideas and creativity. Keep the wonderful ideas coming, and be sure to share your creations with us on social media using @Ozobot or #Ozobot for a chance to be featured. Stay tuned for next month’s OzoThings post!

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We wanted to spotlight the dedicated individuals behind our bots, starting with Ondřej Staněk. Ondřej started developing the firmware and electronics for the first Ozobot robot prototype back in 2012. Two years later, he finalized the firmware for mass production. He also designed and implemented a virtual machine that facilitates user program execution on Ozobot Bit and Ozobot Evo. He is a co-author of two patents that are part of Ozobot intellectual property.

In 2015, he founded an engineering team in Prague, Czech Republic. The team is currently five engineers strong and provides R&D, electrical engineering, and Firmware development for Ozobot technology and products.

Ondřej graduated with honours from Charles University in Prague. His master’s degree is in Computer Science / Software Systems. He has won several awards in international robotic competitions. In short, Ondrej is the kind of creator we hope Ozobot inspires kids to be! We recently sat down with Ondrej to pick his brain–from what got him started in CS to what he’s working on now. Read on for his answers.

On what inspired him to start coding… 

When I was 8 years old, my grandfather gave me a PC for Christmas. It was the most awesome gift ever. The PC had an i386 processor, 5.25″ floppy drive, monochromatic CRT monitor (not black and white, but black and gold – very cool!). The computer came with various software preinstalled; a text processor, a program to teach touch-typing, a tool for astronomy, an interpreter of the BASIC programming language and, of course, plenty of video games. Together with the PC, I got a handwritten manual, in which my grandfather documented each program, how to launch it, and how to use it. Things were a little more complicated back then; the computer came with an MS-DOS operating system and it was controlled from a command-line (or from the Norton Commander, at best). The user experience was very far from intuitive, so at that time, manuals were a must have. Imagine no Internet access, no YouTube channels or online tutorials to draw information from. All we got was just plain text in books.

The computer was also preinstalled with a visual programming language for children: the SGP Baltazar. That was my first experience with programming. The language allowed me to command a tiny wizard to move on screen and conjure various objects on it. Later, my mother taught me the fundamentals of programming in QBasic. My programs were simple, not very useful and not much fun. Well, only until I got an awesome accessory to my computer: a pen plotter. The pen plotter is a machine that uses a pen tip to produce geometry drawings on paper. I used the QBasic programming language to generate input for the plotting machine. Suddenly, I was creating programs that were useful for me. They were producing geometric shapes, plots and texts. I was most proud of a program that reproduced my handwriting on the plotter. At the age of 18 I experienced another big “aha” moment when I realized my programs can run outside of the realm of PCs, in a microcontroller as small as a fingernail. Those were my first steps towards robotics and embedded system development.

A fun project he is working on… 

There is one project that I get back to every winter, when days are short and there are less opportunities for trips and outdoor sports. Some years ago, it appeared to me that conventional programming languages for children have quite crude mechanisms for expressing concurrency, or don’t support it at all. Yet, we see that children often want their robot to perform more tasks at once. Children can formulate their intentions well (i.e. “robot moving around, while animating LEDs and playing sound”), but the programming languages don’t offer the expressiveness that would match childrens’ intentions one-to-one. Some believe teaching concurrency is hard and therefore it is a subject that only advanced programmers can grasp. I believe in the opposite; if concurrency was addressed elegantly on the language level, children would be able to create concurrent programs with ease. My fun project is a proof-of-concept concurrent programming language for children.

On his favorite thing about working at Ozobot…

I love the culture that emerged from the mix of talents we have in the team. We learn a lot from each other, as everyone is passionate about different areas, including but not limited to computer science and engineering. I enjoy the discussions we have over lunch, coffee breaks, or over a couple of beers in the evenings.

Stay tuned for our next Ozobot Engineer Spotlight to get a behind-the-scenes look at the people behind the bot! 

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Entering the contest is easy. Simply post a photo of your bot dressed up in a unique costume and use the hashtag #OzoCostumeContest21. We are giving away prizes to our favorite three entries, including two Evo for Home and one prize pack of three Evo Educator Entry Kits. See official terms and conditions below. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! 

October Ozobot Activities

This month is so much fun to celebrate in the classroom. Why not incorporate computer science into your curriculum with some engaging Ozobot activities? Here are some of our favorites.

Ozobot Trick or Treat

In this lesson, students will use Color Codes to program Ozobot to complete a path in a neighborhood when it goes trick or treating. Students will gather data to solve math operations to determine the amount of candy it receives.

Random Spooky Generator for Halloween

Learn about how computers generate random numbers, then write a fun Halloween story using random words that Ozobot chose.

Halloween Color Coding

This lesson allows younger students to practice coding with color codes. This is an introductory level activity, and the codes are provided for students. Students will count candy, houses, and match pictures to color codes around a pumpkin patch.

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