# Building blocks that blink, beep and teach

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2012
- Speaker: Ayah Bdeir
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ayah_bdeir_building_blocks_that_blink_beep_and_teach)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Imagine a set of electronics as easy to play with as Legos. TED Fellow Ayah Bdeir introduces littleBits, a set of simple, interchangeable blocks that make programming as simple and important a part of creativity as snapping blocks together.

## Lectures

1. [Building blocks that blink, beep and teach](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ayah_bdeir_building_blocks_that_blink_beep_and_teach/b3c1b88f26bb), 6 min (TED's player)