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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · May 11

Would love your video clips if possible to share with me... 🤞 (can DM me for my email address)

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · May 11

Fun times with the @microblocks.bsky.social team and amazing local community of makers at #Robolot ! 🥳

Fede @fgcoca.bsky.social · May 10

Presentando novedades de @microblocks.bsky.social #romagosa #Kati_Giori @petermathijssen.bsky.social #maloney.

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · May 8

Only with your support in the app inventor programming side @petermathijssen.bsky.social !!! The @microblocks.bsky.social side is easy. 🥳

MicroBlocks @microblocks.bsky.social · May 8

@kgiori.bsky.social is hard at work making an MIT App Inventor app, so she can control the robot dog from @elecfreaks.bsky.social in Olot, Spain.

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Apr 10

I got to spread the word about @microblocks.bsky.social at HTU as part of our impact and outreach activities that were organized by our amazing TechWomen fellows in Jordan. 🇯🇴

www.instagram.com/stories/htuj...

#twimpact #physicalcomputing
#htujo

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thanks to the #TechWomen fellows of Jordan 🇯🇴 we are on to new impact, today at the New English School in Amman. @microblocks.bsky.social meets Architecture in a Box to make a smart city and community!!

#twimpact #physicalcomputing
#architectureinabox

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Apr 7

More @microblocks.bsky.social fun in Lebanon! 🇱🇧 Today at the International School Al Koura. 🥳

#twimpact #physicalcomputing

www.is-koura.org/en/home

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Apr 5

AGBU Girl Scouts in Beirut learn STEM via @microblocks.bsky.social and love it!! 😍

#twimpact #physicalcomputing

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Apr 4

@microblocks.bsky.social training strikes again in Lebanon. This time at the American High School in Beirut.
#twimpact #physicalcomputing

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Apr 4

Always one of the absolute highlights of my year is the chance to go deep into the best tools of STEAM edu for physical computing and programming education, with the developers of the tools:
faberllull.cat/en/residenci...

@microblocks.bsky.social

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Apr 3

@microblocks.bsky.social training in Batroun Village was super fun! 🤩
#twimpact #physicalcomputing

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Mar 14

Can’t wait to play with this! 🥳

Jens Mönig @jmoenig.bsky.social · Mar 14

We've just released Snap! v10.6 featuring an additional library of Text-to-Speech/Voice-to-Text blocks snap.berkeley.edu

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Feb 4

Missing FOSDEM already. Such fun we had!! 🥳

Peter Mathijssen @petermathijssen.bsky.social · Feb 4

@kgiori.bsky.social demonstrating the XGO Robot dog and XGO Rider. They were both really popular during FOSDEM 2025. Visitors took a lot of pictures and made movies of both while they were moving. Kathy explained that using @microblocks.bsky.social is the best way to program them.

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 25

At some point we need to create a script to respond to radio commands ⬆️⬇️➡️⬅️🛑 plus strings do1, do2, … do5 for commanding it to perform up to five surprise tricks. Then it’ll be ready for my remote control workshop. 🛜 🥳

Peter Mathijssen @petermathijssen.bsky.social · Jan 23

Playing with my new #XGORider from #elecfreaks. Using MicroBlocks to program it.

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 25

I’ll be supporting a workshop using these little CoCube robots at FOSDEM Junior. Sign up your kids!! ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

CoCube @cocubefun.bsky.social · Jan 25

CoCube robot plays footballs

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 23

Keyestudio and Innova Didactic embrace @microblocks! At Bett Show UK 2025.
#stem #edtech #physicalcomputing

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 22

So fun to be here with all these toys!!! 🥳

MicroBlocks @microblocks.bsky.social · Jan 22

Bernat Romagosa, @tonimorenorey.bsky.social, the CEO of Keyestudio and @kgiori.bsky.social at #BETTUK.

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 19

Front row seat, here I come! 🤩

Jens Mönig @jmoenig.bsky.social · Jan 18

Program to Learn: The Power of Creative Coding. We are super excited to give the opening keynote at @fosdem.bsky.social, Europe's biggest (and greatest!) open-source conference. Come to Brussels or join us online on Feb. 1 2025 fosdem.org/2025/schedul...

FOSDEM 2025 - Program to Learn: The Power of Creative Coding

fosdem.org

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 18

And with a beautiful new UI design. Check it out!! 🥳

MicroBlocks @microblocks.bsky.social · Jan 18

New Stable Release! Try it out at microblocks.fun/run/microblo... or install from microblocks.fun/downloads/la...

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 17

Just watched the latest video from Gus, CEO GHI Electronics and BrainPad. At @microblocks.bsky.social we've been chatting re collaborative possibilities of #DUELink.

For @rosachallenge.bsky.social and to my #TechWomen colleagues, you'll love what's coming...

youtu.be/xw6P_5qS9cI

"World's Cutest Circuit!!" Coding Circuits - Episode 10

YouTube video by GHI Electronics

youtu.be

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 17

This is going to be epic. Auditorium front row here I come! 🥳

MicroBlocks @microblocks.bsky.social · Jan 16

We will be doing a Keynote during @fosdem.bsky.social together with the developers of Snap! @jmoenig.bsky.social fosdem.org/2025/schedul...

FOSDEM 2025 - Program to Learn: The Power of Creative Coding

fosdem.org

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 2

Happy New Year 2025! Here is this year's rendition of my smart ornament display. 🎄
youtu.be/pDmxnCi0Noc

@microblocks.bsky.social
#makerport
#candlesmarthome
#webthingsio
@raspberrypiorg.bsky.social
#FOSS

MicroBlocks programmed Sno-Pixels

YouTube video by IoT with Privacy!

youtu.be

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 2

Oh nice. I'd like @microblocks.bsky.social support for this board please... 🤞(and all XIAO boards!!) 🥳

Seeed Studio @seeedstudio.com · Jan 2

🎉Happy New Year! Seeed Studio XIAO RA4M1 is now available in Pre-Soldered.

Enjoy your solder-free hacking with this tiny but powerful board.⬇️

www.seeedstudio.com/Seeed-Studio...

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Jan 2

2025 challenge! Who wants to add a new language translation to @microblocks.bsky.social? This amazing project makes learning physical computing easy -- so volunteering your time to it always brings you happiness! 🤗

MicroBlocks @microblocks.bsky.social · Jan 2

New Pilot Release! Try it out at microblocks.fun/run-pilot/mi... or install from microblocks.fun/downloads/pi...

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Dec 23

Bring your kids, or even your grandkids! 🤩
@fosdem.bsky.social

MicroBlocks @microblocks.bsky.social · Dec 23

Why don't you bring your kids, when you are visiting FOSDEM and let them enjoy workshops during FOSDEM Junior. microblocks.fun/blog/2024-12...

MicroBlocks at FOSDEM Junior 2025

MicroBlocks is a blocks programming language for physical computing inspired by Scratch.

microblocks.fun

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kgiori.bsky.social @kgiori.bsky.social · Dec 23

Attending FOSDEM? You should bring your <18 year old kids with you! They'll have two days of continuous fun if they attend FOSDEM Junior. I'm spearheading a workshop Saturday (the magic of making a radio remote controller) and assisting with others: fosdem.org/2025/schedul...
🤖🥳🦾

FOSDEM 2025 - FOSDEM Junior

fosdem.org

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