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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Mel,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We use Arduino as primary to allow structured plan to allow easier differentiation within the classroom. Including having a learning path as they progress
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">This all said, we still have a few raspberry pi’s for students to use as needed. For example, this year my yr10 elective students learn how to use the 101.
Then they make their own product. They are building a full size arcade machine, and although they learnt on the 101, the raspberry pi was better suited to their needs. They had to then transfer their skills to the other board to make their project work… all
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They are then still using the Arduino to then create a keyboard emulator.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mel Yuan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 11 May 2017 2:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <yr7-10it@edulists.com.au><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Yr7-10it] Arduino vs Adafruit vs Raspberry Pi?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">They came to school last year (we have a set of Esplorers for this incursion) but not sure what to do with them next ….. think I will research more projects/ curricular materials. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers, Mel<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 11 May 2017, at 8:55 am, Tony Richardson <<a href="mailto:T.Richardson@kardinia.vic.edu.au">T.Richardson@kardinia.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Try<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://madmaker.com.au/"><span style="color:purple">https://madmaker.com.au/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au">yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [<a href="mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:yr7-10it-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On
Behalf Of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Mel Yuan<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, 5 May 2017 7:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr7-10it@edulists.com.au">yr7-10it@edulists.com.au</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[Yr7-10it] Arduino vs Adafruit vs Raspberry Pi?</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Also, Microsoft has new stuff for microprocessor boards too: <a href="https://makecode.com/"><span style="color:purple">https://makecode.com/</span></a> (micro:bit, Adafruit)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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