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Little Language Models, developed by Media Lab PhD students Manuj and Shruti Dhariwal, helps kids learn how AI models work by giving them tools to build small-scale versions of their own. Little Language Models, which is being trialed in schools over the next month, runs inside @cocobuild—a learning platform, also developed by the Dhariwals, that empowers educators to engage students in creative computing experiences with peers.
technologyreview.com/2024/10…
ALT A screenshot from CoCo, showing four young users co-creating content inside the platform.
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Great new @OctoStudioApp activities for #EUCodeWeek!
Celebrate #EUCodeWeek with our 2 new activities! 🎉 Each comes with a quick tutorial and 3 ‘Things to Try’ videos.
Create a Creature: loom.ly/v5D2Kys
Make a Tilt Game: loom.ly/2ves5gg
Get OctoStudio free at octostudio.org @CodeWeekEU
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An article in today's Boston Globe lists Scratch and The Clubhouse Network as two of "the four most influential things to come out of MIT in the past 25 years" bostonglobe.com/2024/09/10/b… @Scratch @TheClubhouseNet
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Experiment, play, and iterate as you work together to make your own game! Using the coding app @OctoStudioApp, get creative with materials and merge digital and physical worlds to make your own interactives during with The Lifelong Kindergarten group. bit.ly/festivalguidecsf
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We’re thrilled to share that OctoStudio has been included on the "Notable Children’s Digital Media" list from the American Library Association (@ALALibrary @wearealsc) ✨
👉 ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/no…
📱Get OctoStudio for free: octostudio.org
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As the new school year starts, provide opportunities for students to create and learn with #OctoStudio @OctoStudioApp !
Create animations & games on a phone or tablet anytime, anywhere with #OctoStudio from @LLKgroup at @medialab 🐙✨
🌍 Available in 25+ languages
📲 Works offline
🆓 Completely free—no ads, in-app purchases, or data collection
➡️ Get on iOS & Android: octostudio.org
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#OctoStudio has launched in Uganda!
This was made possible by collaborator @solomonbwiree, whose vision of expanding creative learning opportunities shaped the development of the app and its introduction to his community. Many thanks to @creativechildf @BalaamAteenyiDr
Honorable minister, it was such an incredible honor to have you launch @OctoStudioApp in Uganda. Thank you for honoring our invitation. Children & youth are so lucky that our dear president, His excellency YK Museveni, gave us you👏
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🔮 How can we help make AI “un-magical” for children?
⬇️ Sharing new ideas and approach towards #AIEducation @cocobuild @manujdhariwal
🎲 Introducing #ProbabilisticThinking as a foundational fluency for children in the #GenAI era, complementing #ComputationalThinking
➡️ Read article: coco.build/llm
The ideas of probabilistic thinking, modeling, and learning lie at the core of #LLMs like #ChatGPT. How can children engage with these ideas in co-creative and personally meaningful ways?
New work in #AIEducation #LittleLanguageModels #CTplusPT by @manujdhariwal + @dhariwalshruti @medialab @MIT #PhD
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🎲 Introducing #ProbabilisticThinking as a foundational fluency for children in the #GenAI era, complementing #ComputationalThinking
➡️ Read article: coco.build/llm
The ideas of probabilistic thinking, modeling, and learning lie at the core of #LLMs like #ChatGPT. How can children engage with these ideas in co-creative and personally meaningful ways?
New work in #AIEducation #LittleLanguageModels #CTplusPT by @manujdhariwal + @dhariwalshruti @medialab @MIT #PhD
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This afternoon, I unveiled Octo Studio, an innovative app developed by Muk Institute of Technology in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA for our children.
Grateful for the support from:
Makerere University kampala, @MIT and Creative a Child
Empowering young minds in innovation and technology is our priority. Proud to partner with institutions and organizations driving this mission.
Special thanks to the Engineering students for the warm welcome!
@GovUganda
@Educ_SportsUg
@Makerere
@MIT
#OctoStudio #Innovation #Technology #Partnership #EmpoweringYouth #MukInstituteOfTechnology #MIT #MakerereUniversity
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🫱🫲 Create and play together using "Beam" blocks!
Beam blocks make it possible to create collaborative #OctoStudio projects using Bluetooth. Send or receive a beam from any phone nearby to make something happen.
➡️ Download and learn more at octostudio.org
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💡 Looking for mini-game inspiration? Check out our #OctoStudio tutorial playlist on YouTube for ideas! Be sure to share your project and tag #OctoStudio!
➡️ loom.ly/iDeHzfk
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OctoStudio in the news!
Read the latest article from @mres and Natalie Rusk in Hello World Magazine to find out how young people around the world are using the #OctoStudio mobile coding app to create anytime, anywhere!
Read here (p. 20): rpf.io/hw24
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I'm excited to announce that my dissertation defense is next Friday, July 19th at 2PM. Please RSVP to attend online or in person: forms.gle/qR6UEDoUySJRYeEs6
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✨ Join us for OctoStudio Live on YouTube on July 11th at 5PM ET. We'll chat and create mini games in #OctoStudio!
📺 Watch here: youtube.com/@OctoStudioApp/l…
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Children around the world are using our OctoStudio app to design, create, experiment, and express themselves creatively on mobile devices. Read about it in our new Hello World article: lnkd.in/eUzu-d2w
What makes OctoStudio different?
Read the latest article from @mres and Natalie Rusk in Hello World Magazine to find out how young people around the world are using the #OctoStudio mobile coding app to create anytime, anywhere!
Read here: rpf.io/hw24
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What makes OctoStudio different?
Read the latest article from @mres and Natalie Rusk in Hello World Magazine to find out how young people around the world are using the #OctoStudio mobile coding app to create anytime, anywhere!
Read here: rpf.io/hw24
Hello World, issue 24 is OUT NOW!
This issue focuses on the impact of #Technology 💻
Hear from fellow educators on how you can help young people think critically about the technology that they encounter.
Download now: rpf.io/hw24
#ComputerScience #Education
ALT Image depicting the front cover of Issue 24 of Hello World Magazine.
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Congrats to the 2024 LEGO Papert Fellows, Kayla Briët, Ila Kumar, and Ana Schon! Prof @mres says, "Seymour Papert’s ideas have had a profound impact on learning and education…It’s great to welcome a new set of LEGO Papert Fellows [building on his] ideas." medium.com/mit-media-lab/mee…
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Discover how kids around the world are using #OctoStudio to bring their ideas to life 🌍︎
Learn more in Mitch and Natalie's post on the @RaspberryPi_org blog: rpf.io/blog-octostudio-app
Today our friends @mres and Natalie Rusk tell us about @OctoStudioApp, their free mobile app for children to create with code.
Designed to work offline on phones and tablets, #OctoStudio allows kids to create projects anytime, anywhere.
Read more: rpf.io/blog-octostudio-app
ALT A young person is creating a project with OctoStudio.
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Excited to see our #OctoStudio mobile coding app highlighted in the Raspberry Pi Foundation blog, featuring creative projects by young people around the world raspberrypi.org/blog/octostu…
Today our friends @mres and Natalie Rusk tell us about @OctoStudioApp, their free mobile app for children to create with code.
Designed to work offline on phones and tablets, #OctoStudio allows kids to create projects anytime, anywhere.
Read more: rpf.io/blog-octostudio-app
ALT A young person is creating a project with OctoStudio.