Educators launching the new “What’s a Microcontroller? with Python” curriculum in their Fall classes are asking about which kits they need. I wrote an overview post a few weeks back you may read before this one. Since we’ve not yet made a formal landing page for the series, the “getting started” pieces are found here, in our news. We’ve been training educators on the program since July and their workshop videos are available on our YouTube channel Distance Learning playlist.
We Include the micro:bit v2.0 in the What’s a Microcontroller? with Python Kits
The only way to get a micro:bit v2.0 module is in one of our kits. The number of choices may be a little confusing at first look, but the reasoning becomes apparent as we strive to support many years of repetitive classroom use without obsolescence.
These are your hardware choices:
If you’d like a quote, just e-mail sales@parallax.com and describe your needs. Take the quote to your school’s purchasing department and we will automatically process the purchase order and ship within a few days of receipt. If you’re not sure what hardware you need and want to talk with one of our team, call the Educator’s Hotline at (916) 701-8625 or e-mail education@parallax.com and speak with one of us. We’d love to hear from you.
Be the classroom they remember!
Ken Gracey
Parallax Inc.
