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With the shift to online learning, the InkSmith team understands that educators are finding new ways to engage and equip their virtual classrooms. In an effort to show our support to educators (and parents alike) as they develop lesson plans...

Heartland Farm Mutual donates Personal Protective Equipment to Ontario hospitals

InkSmith and The Canadian Shield would like to recognize and thank Waterloo insurance company, Heartland Farm Mutual, for making a generous donation to buy Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers in the fight against COVID-19.

The donation has been used to purchase 3,000 reusable face shields from The Canadian Shield which will be distributed to eight hospitals across a broad range of Ontario.

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Important Update as of May 23, 2020 The Community Shield project will begin to wrap up production as parent company InkSmith & The Canadian Shield now have increased capacity to take over donations. The project has been incredibly successful with over 20,000 shields donated as...

FREE Learn From Home Content: 3D Modeling Mini-Lessons (English & French)

The InkSmith team hopes that everyone is staying safe and healthy at home during these challenging times. We understand that for educators, preparing engaging activities and lesson plans for students at home is not an easy task. In an effort to assist educators with their lesson planning in the coming weeks, we want to provide some 3D modeling mini lessons that can be completed at home.

InkSmith lanza el programa en español para los kits de robótica k8 y Acción por el Clima

InkSmith se complace en lanzar oficialmente el plan de estudios en español para el kit del Robot k8 y los kits de Acción por el Clima. En InkSmith, la misión siempre ha sido hacer que la programación y las habilidades digitales sean accesibles para los niños de todo el mundo.

InkSmith Releases Spanish Curriculum for k8 Robot and Climate Action Kit

InkSmith is excited to officially release the Spanish Robotics curriculum for the k8 Robot and Climate Action Kit. At InkSmith, the mission has always been to make coding and digital skills accessible to kids globally.

5 Awesome 3D Print Files for 5 Different School Subjects

Many schools and Library Commons have quickly adopted 3D printers as a core makerspaces technology. While it's great to design, model, and 3D print things for fun, it’s also important that this tool is used to enhance learning and engagement. One...

Programme d’apprentissage du robot k8 MAINTENANT DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS!

Scroll down for English Version InkSmith est ravi de publier officiellement la version francophone de notre programme d’apprentissage robotique k8. Le programme entièrement adapté en français comprend des instructions de montage et d’assemblage, des activités d’introduction au codage pour les...

10 Ways Educators Are Using k8 Robots in the Classroom

As micro:bits have become more popular in the classroom, so have our k8 robots. k8 is a modular robotics kit powered by micro:bit. The k8 robot is designed to introduce students to coding and design thinking concepts. Over the past two years,...

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