OctoStudio in Schools
See how students are using OctoStudio to explore, create, and learn.
Engage Students in Creative Learning
OctoStudio is a free creative coding app that makes it easy to create interactive animations and games on tablets, Chromebooks, and smartphones. Learners can create new types of projects that bridge physical and digital making.
OctoStudio supports literacy, computational thinking, and creative learning across multiple subject areas. OctoStudio is designed and developed by the creators of Scratch at the MIT Media Lab.
OctoStudio at a Glance
Free for all
Ad-free and privacy protected
Translated
Available in 30+ languages
Accessible
Works with screen readers on iOS and Android
Easy to learn
No coding experience needed
Great for all ages
Great for everyone, designed for ages 7+
Works offline
Create projects without an internet connection
The Reference Guide includes an overview of this activity and other helpful materials for facilitating a class or workshop on this theme.
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The OctoStudio team has developed activities for classrooms and informal learning settings.
Learning Across the Curriculum
Use OctoStudio with any grade level and subject area—in the classroom, library, field trips, or anywhere learning happens.
Interact with Environment Science
Students make drawings or photos of plants and animals, and then use coding blocks to create interactive projects about their local environment.
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Bring Books to Life
Students bring in images and text from books, then add narration, sound effects, and coding blocks to make their own animated retellings of stories.
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Creative Approaches to Real-World Challenges
Students identify a problem or challenge, and design interactive projects to help raise awareness and interest in the topic.
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OctoStudio is designed to support learners with a wide range of abilities, including a focus on learners who are blind or visually impaired. The app supports multiple means of expression, including sound, haptics, visuals, and motion. It also supports physical interaction through sensors (including shake, tilt, tap, and magnet sensing).
Go to Accessibility pageStudent Privacy
The OctoStudio app does not collect any personal or other data and does not display any advertising. OctoStudio complies with the National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA). To learn more, please see our Student Data Privacy page.
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