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Back in beautiful #Vienna for an insightful workshop within the Daiverse project where we showcased the latest advancements in Cobie AI. This time, the teachers became students, diving into assignments and experimenting with our block-based programming tasks. A highlight was our pair programming session, sparking dynamic discussions among the teachers… Read More »Daiverse project workshop

In the fast-changing world of education tech, it is the passion and creativity of educators that truly make learning special. We are excited to share an inspiring example of dedication, technology and inclusivity coming together to create amazing learning opportunities. Yesterday at the EduTech Conference, organised by the Kočevje Business… Read More »EduTech Conference Case Study – using Cobie AI for inclusivity and collaborative learning.

I have a great tip for building navigation skills with block-based programming. As I delved into crafting new content for our K12 programming content, I couldn’t help but notice a recurring difficulty among students: understanding how their heroes maneuver through mazes. This observation wasn’t unique to me; my colleagues on… Read More »Navigating Through Mazes: Empowering K12 Students With Navigation Skills With Block-Based Programming

Using hardware for teaching kids how to code is a great tool. As we know, teaching children how to code is becoming increasingly popular as parents and educators recognize the importance of computer science skills in today’s digital age. Although coding can be taught using software programs and online platforms,… Read More »Hardware for teaching kids how to code

Introducing Block-Based programming to the students will bring a lot of benefits to your curriculum. Block-based programming  is a visual way of coding that uses “blocks” or puzzle-like pieces to create programs. Instead of typing lines of code, learners can drag and drop blocks that represent various programming commands and… Read More »Introducing Block-Based Programming: Fostering Creativity and Logic in the Classroom

We are excited to announce that our AI assistant, Cobie AI, was recognized as a possible resource for Intelligent Tutoring Systems in Use Scenarios & Practical Examples of AI Use in Education Briefing Report No. 3 by the European Digital Education Hub’s squad on artificial intelligence in education Authors: Dr. Dara… Read More »Cobie AI as an example of Intelligent Tutoring Systems

We have successfully completed United by Coding project, which is part of the Education Resilience in Europe initiative supported by European Schoolnet, Scientix and Cisco. The response from teachers has been overwhelmingly positive, with all of them reporting that the pilot exceeded their expectations. 😊 👩‍🏫 One of the project’s most exciting… Read More »Successful completion of United by Coding project

Using Scratch for education will bring many benefits to your classroom. Scratch is a programming language designed specifically for kids and beginners. It is a block-based programming language that makes it easy for students to learn the basics of programming. Scratch provides a graphical user interface that enables students to… Read More »Why use Scratch for Education?

Yesterday we were a part of the eduTech conference in Kočevje, where many decision-makers met to talk about what kind of digital skills to teach students from primary schools and further.  The common agreement was that we need to incorporate algorithmicThinking and  programming into the curriculum for all the students. This way, they will gain… Read More »eduTech conference

Teachers’ challenges arise throughout the teacher’s career. On one side, teaching is one of the most challenging, and on the other side, teaching is one of the most rewarding professions in the world. It is a job that requires dedication, patience, and a lot of hard work. However, despite the… Read More »Teachers’ challenges inside and outside the classroom

Teaching WordPress in School is great for students since 40% of all websites are built on WordPress. Most probably including your school’s website. WordPress is by far the most popular content management system (CMS) today. Knowing how to use CMS is a practical skill that prepares your students for the… Read More »Teaching WordPress in School Will Unlock Your Students’ Creativity and Problem-Solving Skills

As Computer Science teachers, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to enhance our teaching practices and provide the best education for our students. This is even more important as Austria is transitioning to having Computer Science as a compulsory subject, we see a great demand from teachers… Read More »Hands-on workshops for Computer Science teachers in Austria

Benefits of Monitoring Computer Science Classroom are best seen in real-time when students are working on assignments and the teacher is providing help. CS is one of the most challenging subjects to learn and teach. The CS field is constantly evolving, and it requires a great deal of creativity and… Read More »Benefits of Monitoring Computer Science Classroom

Cobie AI at first Slovenian Open VEX IQ Competition. We are building a smart classroom and we are talking to teachers all over Europe. And, from time to time you are lucky enough to be a part of a great event. Last year I met a very eager teacher here… Read More »Slovenian Open VEX IQ Competition 2023

We want to share a bit of information on our progress 😀. We have added new content for our block-based lessons, new mazes (challenges) for students to solve. Also, we are adding a brand new branch of content, web development. First, schools are already using it, and students are excited to be building… Read More »Cobie AI update November 22

At the CARNET USERS CONFERENCE – 2022 conference (more about the conference), we presented together with Božena Ukić, a teacher from Primary School Središće from Zagreb, Croatia, the role of a smart assistant in supporting the implementation of computer science/coding classes. Božena used Cobie AI in a pilot within the… Read More »CARNET USERS CONFERENCE – 2022

In the webinar organized by STEM Alliance and Sceintix, Clever Books and we presented our solutions. Darya Yegorina, CEO of CleverBooks, and our CEO, Miha Cirman, discussed how STEM careers can be fostered in the classroom.

Our CEO Miha Cirman will present today Cobie AI in front of journalists from important Global and European media. The Media Judges panel include: Andrew Jack, Global Education Editor, Financial Times — one of the most influential business publications in the world.  Callum Booth, Reporter, TheNextWeb (TNW) — one of the… Read More »Cobie AI pitching at Connect: IMPACT EdTech event 

In the coming school year, we will add an editor to Cobie AI, allowing teachers to add new content and prepare new coding challenges for students. The editor is the result of demanding development, both from a programming and pedagogical point of view. Now we are happy to share the… Read More »More challenges coming soon

Cobie AI, together with the other recipients of the Best-in-class award from three cohorts of IMPACT EdTech program, was presented in one of the leading business media in Spain – Emprendedores (More about)

In July, we completed the IMPACT EdTech program, where we received the Best-in-class award (more about IMPACT EdTech). This award confirms the right direction of our development, and we are proud that we succeeded in the strong competition from edtech start-ups from all over Europe. Each of the applied projects… Read More »Cobie AI recevied Best-in-class award

As part of the Design FILS international conference (more about Design FILS), which took place on 20.6.22 and 21.6.22 in Istanbul, Turkey, we had a presentation, unfortunately remotely, with a title: COBIE AI – AI Assistant for Coding Classes, Programming in Blockly and Python with AI support. Since I do most… Read More »Presentation at Design Fils

As the first IMPACT EdTech winner from Slovenia we are very proud of our achievement. We were selected among the best high-tech solutions in the field of education (EdTech) in Europe for our smart classroom solution for teaching coding. At CodeBrainer, we introduced our smart classroom and Cobie AI, a… Read More »Being IMPACT EdTech Winners Will Enable us Further Development of our Smart Classroom