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📣 OctoStudio is now available on Chromebooks!

The new Chromebook version of #OctoStudio lets you create stories, games, and animations—just like on mobile, with a few small differences.

Download now: www.octostudio.org
June 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Just in case you needed to hear it today. 🧡 #EduSky
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🎉Excited to share this new article with reflections from our collaboration w/ community-based educators to design OctoStudio. w/ Natalie Rusk, Caitlin K. Martin, @ricarose.bsky.social , @jaafreitas.bsky.social , and Linford Molaodi. 🎉https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439884.2024.2435202
Honoring practices of community-based educators: lessons learned from the collaborative design of a creative mobile app
This paper shares reflections and stories from a collaborative design process between the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab and a global network of community-based educators to devel...
www.tandfonline.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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Have you tried our new OctoStudio activities for #HourofCode & #CSEdWeek 🎉 We'd love to what you have been creating — be sure to tag #OctoStudio!

Learn more: www.octostudio.org/hoc
December 12, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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🎉 Happy #CSEdWeek & #HourOfCode! Get creative with our 2 new OctoStudio activities:

🐼 Create a Creature
🎮 Make a Tilt Game

Try them now at octostudio.org/hoc
December 9, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Zoë is truly an exceptional human being in every way. I have learned so much for her thoughtful and caring approach in developing learning resources and leading accessibility initiatives.
I'm so happy that my wonderful colleague Zoë Bentley, the creative force behind many of the inspiring video tutorials and accessibility features in Scratch and OctoStudio, has been selected for the new Forbes 30 under 30 list! A well-deserved honor! www.forbes.com/30-under-30/...
Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Education
Bringing access and opportunity to the classroom and beyond
www.forbes.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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I'm so happy that my wonderful colleague Zoë Bentley, the creative force behind many of the inspiring video tutorials and accessibility features in Scratch and OctoStudio, has been selected for the new Forbes 30 under 30 list! A well-deserved honor! www.forbes.com/30-under-30/...
Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Education
Bringing access and opportunity to the classroom and beyond
www.forbes.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:56 PM
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✉️ You’re invited! Join our OctoStudio Educators livestream tomorrow and gear up for Hour of Code with #OctoStudio. We’ll explore our new activities and educator resources. #EduSky

📆 December 5th, 12pm ET (UTC-5)
📺 Watch here: loom.ly/nYrj6g0
✏️ Add to Google cal: loom.ly/DvH3XX4
December 4, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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We can make learning more playful and creative. 🤸🌈

Tech can help, says @mres.bsky.social, creator of Scratch and OctoStudio. Here’s how:
Promoting Playful Learning With Technology
Mitchel Resnick—creator of Scratch and OctoStudio—shares how teachers can maximize students’ use of tech for creative purposes.
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November 24, 2024 at 9:26 PM