P-12 Lending Library

Want to try out that latest gadget?

UNO's Computer Science Education group maintains a collection of equipment and materials that teachers can check out to experiment, demo, and use in their classrooms!

The following materials are available for teachers upon request for a limited duration in order to promote exploration and provide access to students.  Availability and loan duration for any particular item depends on demand from other schools as well as IS&T event needs.  The lending library currently has the following materials and the number available are shown in parenthesis:

• Arduino UNO Kits  (6)
• Makey-Makey Kits (11)
• Finch Robots (15)
• Raspberry Pi
  • IP Cameras
  • IOT Sensors
  • Other accessories
• PicoBoards (10)
• Sphero 2.0 Robots (7)
• CircuitPlayground
• LittleBits Starter Kits
  • Smarthome kits
  • Miscellaneous additional components
  • R2D2 Inventor Kits
• Micro:bit Boards and Invention Kits
• SumoBots (2)
• Ozobots
• Lilipad Arduinos

Unplugged Materials

• Computational Thinking Bins
• Breakout Boxes (2 varieties)
• Digital Citizenship Survival Kit (materials only, lesson plan pending)

Other UNO Lesson Materials:

• BrickLayer -- Creative coding materials for a wide range of grade levels using functional programming, math, and art!
• Nebraska GenCyber Modules -- Multiple lesson plans and materials for cybersecurity topics.

If you would like to request a particular item (or set of items) from the lending library, please enter your details on the lending library request form.  You can also contact Dr. Brian Dorn at bdorn@unomaha.edu should you have questions about your specific request.