Robot Teachers Gain Attention

Alas, even our simple Drawdio project is going to have to wait until school ends. Luckily, it will be over soon. The waning weeks of school are filled with distractions- picnics, parties, field trips, locker and desk inspections. I'm not sure there's a whole lot of learning going on. Maybe it's a good thing that these robot teachers aren't on the job just yet.

The Arduino Adventure Begins

I was going to hold off posting as there is still much to sort out with this new site, but my Arduino Uno arrived the other day and it's Geek Pride Day, so I figured I should post.

This new adventure started when I was offered the chance to review The Arduino Cookbook. Though the book promised to be a good guide for beginners, I was overwhelmed. I haven't taken a computer, physics or math class in more than two decades. The part of my brain that stored related information is mired in mental cobwebs.

I don't know my capacitors from those connector thingies marked with the colored stripes that apparently have some special meaning. But I'm going to learn and share the process here.

I'd love to connect with other moms and kids who like to build gadgets as much as they like to play with them. Sound like you? Leave me a comment!

{crickets}

Yeah, I haven't actually told anyone about this blog yet. And it is the Friday afternoon before Memorial Day weekend.

Anyhoo, my first project is actually not an Arduino, it's the Drawdio. More about that soon. The important thing is that our kit was missing a piece and when I went to pick up a replacement at Radio Shack I saw this book:

 

Low on text and high on illustrations, this seems like a better starting point for me. 

Also, I need fill my prescription for bifocal lenses or I won't be able to tell those connector thingies with the stripes apart.

Off I go!