We know many teams are struggling with how to continue their FLL season during a Global Pandemic.  In order to get you started, we are sharing some helpful resources put together by the FLL Challenge Share and Learn group. Their brainstorming video is well worth the time to watch in order to get an idea of what your season could look like.  This group is not affiliated with FIRST or Playing At Learning but many FIRST coaches and Alumni are part of their collaborative team. 

Our Northern California Region is diverse and many areas have been harder hit by the coronavirus than others, we ask that every team follow the health and safety guidelines set forth by their local health department when deciding how to move forward with their season. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us with questions or for clarification at fll@playingatlearning.org. We are continuing to work behind the scenes to prepare for the upcoming season and are dedicated to making it a memorable one.  Qualifying Tournaments, Championships, and the Innovation Expo will all happen this season, we are making plans and back up plans to prepare for all scenarios. 

Save the date for our virtual season kick off on August 4th!

Links for Coaching in the Time of COVID:

• Remote Coaching Brainstorming Video with Coaches from around the country.  

• LEGO Sanitization: https://bit.ly/2NK9VJf

• CAD (Computer Aided Design) tools:
  • LDD – LEGO Digital Designer (not being updated)
  • Studio by Bricklink – https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/

• Facebook Group for Mentoring from other coaches:
  • https://www.facebook.com/groups/FLLShareandLearn

• Lessons:
  • FLLTutorials.com – Lessons for FIRST LEGO League
  • EV3Lessons.com – Lessons for EV3 users including new Scratch-based EV3 Classroom and EV3-Lab
  • PrimeLessons.org – Lessons for SPIKE Prime Users

• Remote Desktop for working collaboratively from a distance:
  • https://remotedesktop.google.com/support/
  • Zoom – built in remote control

• Remote Core Values/Team Building Games/Quizzes/Entertainment:
  • Jackbox
  • Kahoot
  • Quizziz
  • Escape Rooms (Teachers Helping Teachers)
  • Breakout EDU
  • Flipgrid
  • Telestrations

• FIRST @ Home
  • https://www.firstinspires.org/community/home-learning
• Remote Robot Apps:
  • Robot Virtual Worlds – http://www.robotvirtualworlds.com/intro-to-ev3/
  • Virtual Robotics Toolkit – www.virtualroboticstoolkit.com/
  • Coder-Z – https://gocoderz.com/

• Dell Computer Donations:
  • https://corporate.delltechnologies.com/en-us/social-impact/transforming-lives/youth-learning.htm

Check out our resources page for more helpful information.

We hope this information finds you and your team well. Please reach out if you would like to share what your team is doing this season. Stay safe and healthy!

Thank you,

Playing At Learning Staff