PicoCricket and PicoBoard in the News

ITEST at ASU, March 2009
Voices from the field: Arizona middle school students blend aesthetics and technology to create art installations

Wired Blog, March 2009
Scratch Lowers Resistance to Programming

Wildcat Robotics Blog, June 2008
New Toy: PicoBoard

Lukeford.net Blog, June 2008
PicoCricket - Genius!

District Administration, June 2008
Reader's Choice Top 100 K-12 Products

Playthings, June 2008
A 'Storm' of Creativity: PicoCricket spotlights technology's artistic side

ASU in the Community, June 2008
Innovative Programs Foster STEM Education

Ed Dealer Magazine, May 2008
Playful Invention Company

The Gazette, May 2008
Helping Kids Create Imaginary Machines

Assistive Technology Blog, April 2008
PicoCricket - Just Bring Your Imagination

Power To Learn - Teachnology Blog, April 2008
Do You Have a PicoCricket?

Youth Exploring Science - Designing Teens Blog, March 2008
Blogs from PicoCricket users

HEHS Technology Blog, March 2008
Crickets

Parents' Choice, February 2008
A Creative Toy Story

Web Magazine (Japan), January 2008
Helping Children Develop As Creative Thinkers

PC World, December 2007
Five Guilt-Free Gadgets for Kids

Learning & Leading with Technology, December 2007
Sowing the Seeds for a More Creative Society

Laura's Blogspot, December 2007
Sowing the Seeds for a More Creative Society

Moving at the Speed of Creativity Blog , September 2007
Interaction is Insufficient, Creation and Construction are Key

Xconomy, September 2007
With PicoCricket, MIT Spinoff is Out to Prove Computer Toys Aren’t Just for Boys

Femme Den Blog, June 2007
PicoCricket

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, April 2007
Thinking Outside the Box

MSN.com, December 2006
Gadget freak: Must have gadgets

Revista Veja (Brazil), October 2006
O computador como pincel

Business Week, September 2006
Invasion of the DIY Robots
PicoCricket Slideshow

News.com, August 2006
Invention kit takes tech design to kids

PARADE Magazine, August 2006
High-Tech Helpers: Robotics 101

Education Musings, August 2006
Chirp, Chirp! Here come the crickets...

Gizmodo, August 2006
PicoCricket: Everything to do with Legos, Nothing to do with Crickets

Cac.ophony.org, August 2006
When I Was a Kid...

Children's Technology Review, July 2006
Cover photo: "What is a PicoCricket?"
Feature Reviews: PicoCricket

San Diego Union-Tribune, July 2006
Move Over, Mr. Potato Head

New York Times, June 2006
Arts and Crafts for the Digital Age (free registration required)

Dory Devlin, June 2006
The Robots of Summer

Boston Globe, May 2006
Kits Let Kids Add Science, Engineering, Math to Art Explorations

Revista Epoca (Brazil), May 2006
A invasão dos robôs

Krazydad, May 2006
PicoCrickets - Mindstorms sans Testosterone

Morgunbladid (Iceland), April 2006
Dáleiðsluvél og fleira skemmtilegt
(Hypnotizing machine and other fun things)
Leikurinn er öflugt lærdómstæki
(Play is a powerful learning tool)

Edutopia, March 2006
The Daring Dozen: Twelve Who Are Reshaping the Future of Education
Features Mitchel Resnick and his research on Crickets

Red Ferret Journal, February 2006
PicoCrickets

Make Magazine Blog, February 2006
PicoCricket - arty electronics for kids

Technology Review, September 2005
A Robot with Pom-Poms

Discovery Channel, May 2005
Toy Kit Builds a Craftier Kind of Robot


PicoCricket Press Releases

PicoBoard, June 10, 2008
Playful Invention Company Releases the PicoBoard

Spanish PicoBlocks, April 22, 2008
PICO now Offers a Spanish Version of Software for the PicoCricket

Individual PicoCricket Parts, March 19, 2008
PICO Makes Individual PicoCricket Parts Available

A Playful Invention Kit for Educators, February 26, 2008
PICO Introduces the PicoCricket Workshop Kit

A Playful Invention Kit for Students, June 25, 2007
PICO Introduces Enhanced Version of Award-Winning PicoCrickets with New Features Designed Especially for School

A Playful Invention Kit for Kids, May 26, 2006
PicoCricket Combines Art and Technology to Spark Creative Thinking


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