https://www.youtube.com/embed/yGnTtDR8dJo To the educational community: I have 25 micro:bit modules that I would like to sample one each for no charge to educators who have not used them yet in their classrooms. Eligible educators must teach middle school or high school classes in a STEM field such as computer science, cybersecurity, robotics, electronics, engineering technology, […]
We’ll show you how! Parallax has provided educational coding, robotics, and electronics curriculum for 25 years. It all started with a weekend effort building a website called “Stamps in Class,” the BASIC Stamp Board of Education, and a simple sheetmetal robot chassis we named the Boe-Bot. We’ve now put over a million robots in the […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfemV94lHTA Andy Lindsay and Jeff Martin hosted our EduChat January 2025 last week. This informal presentation provided some important updates for all educators who use Parallax products. The agenda: MakeCode cyber:bot Block Programming Tutorials Learn.parallax.com web site updates Tips for teaching with Parallax micro:bit V3 Python Editor updates to our curriculum Upcoming Educator’s Workshops We […]
https://youtu.be/z77CZTY-GTc Key links: Propeller Firmware Loader Propeller 1 FLiP Module Propeller 2 P2 Edge Module Support Marco Maccaferri with a Donation If you develop products with the Propeller 1 or 2 Multicore Microcontrollers, there’s now a simple tool available that your customers can use to upload binary files to your products. Maccasoft’s Propeller Firmware Loader […]
micro:bit Wearable Single Unit micro:bit Wearable 10-pack Here’s something fun to add to a classroom! Since the micro:bit has an accelerometer, light and temperature sensors, it can be used to measure all kinds of human behaviors. In fact, I came up with 16 different challenges for your students in a previous new post. We’ve got […]
cyber:bot 12-Pack Plus for Classrooms An educator was recently asking about the best way to get started with the cyber:bot. Although all of the pieces are available alone, the best solution is to simply get everything in a single box. That’s the cyber:bot 12-pack Plus for Classrooms, shown in this video. You’ll save money and […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBJVqvwKIE8&feature=youtu.be That’s right! The cyber:bot extension has been approved by the MakeCode block programming gatekeepers! Every cyber:bot Python tutorial is now available with MakeCode block programming, too. You can choose Python or MakeCode Blocks, or switch between them. cyber:bot MakeCode Block Tutorials (note: we have not yet added these to the Learn navigational structure, so […]
Learn.parallax.com Web Site January 6, 2025 Greetings Educators and Students! Today, our https://learn.parallax.com web site has moved to a new system. This was a necessary transition to let us plan for the future and we tried to choose the least disruptive time to make the change. Nevertheless, it will certainly cause a few inconveniences in […]
The 2025 Propeller Live Forum starts off with three scheduled presentations: January: Chris Carroll of Big Fin Scientific shows how the Propeller 1 is used in his “Fish Board” on-boat fish data collection system to capture size, weight, and parameters of local fish populations. February: Jon McPhalen provides an update on the laser tag gaming […]
Update my password now! Greetings Educator! We have important news for all teachers with an account on our Parallax Learn website. On Monday Dec 23rd, Parallax will switch the Learn site to a new system, and though your account will automatically be transferred, its password will be randomized and you’ll need to reset your password […]
