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National Tour- Virginia to Nebraska and Then Home
From October 7th to November 11th SparkFun’s RV rolled through the “Southern” portion of our National Tour. I’ll bet you guys didn’t realize that Nebraska was in the South, did you? Ok, I’ll admit, I tacked on a couple other stops in order to wrap up the National…
Midwest Tour and Win a Free RedBoard!
As you most likely know, SparkFun has been traveling around the U.S. doing all sorts of workshops. The most recent leg of the tour found our team doing everything from Scratch and Pico at a bunch of libraries to professional development at the Thomas Metcalf Laboratory at Illinois State University.…
Teaching Robotics in Africa
Teaching for SparkFun I get the opportunity to travel around the U.S. teaching technology to people from all walks of life and all levels of knowledge. I’m not always sure what the abilities of the audience will be and I rarely know how much time the participants will have after my workshops to…
The National Tour continues!
In July, SparkFun’s RV pointed east and headed out to do five workshops at four different museums in the Oklahoma Museum Network. We had talked to Sherry from the network and everyone was excited to teach basic programming and sensor concepts to a bunch of little dudes all over Oklahoma. Video…
SparkFun at Make a MakerSpace, hosted by Artisan's Asylum, Part 2
Day two of Make a MakerSpace found the Lindsays of SparkFun splitting up to offer two different workshops. My boss, Dr. Lindsay Levkoff, talked about hands-on education along with people like Chris Rogers from Tufts University. They played with Legos and discussed pedagogy while I led seventy-five…
SparkFun at Make a MakerSpace, hosted by Artisan's Asylum, Part 1
As an Educational Outreach Coordinator for SparkFun Electronics, I have seen a myriad of different educational environments since being hired in 2010. These spaces range from traditional schools to libraries to HackerSpaces and other forms of “spaces.” Schools, museums and libraries tend…
SparkFun Teaches at Missouri 4-H Robotics Conference
The West Coast tour last fall was amazing. We met a bunch of people, taught a whole lot and got to see some awesome projects. Hoping to be home in time for Halloween, we drove through the night and found ourselves cooking cinnamon rolls for breakfast while the RV chugged up over the Rocky Mountains…
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News - Your March Caption Contes… | about 5 hours ago
What if the hokey pokey is what it’s all about?
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News - Introducing the SIK Capst… | about 2 months ago
Here’s another option that is really similar but around half the price.
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Product KIT-12001 | about 2 months ago
Hi Angelo, To clarify- Are you talking about the SIK Guide or the SIK Teacher Binder?
We would more than love to have your slides! In the spirit of Open Education we’d be honored to host them on Learn if you send them to education@sparkfun.com.
Thanks!
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News - Happy New Year! | about 2 months ago
There’s Peebo- I’m not sure if he’s a cockatoo or a parrot. Although, I guess that’s the polar opposite of a cat.
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News - NoCo Maker Faire - Your F… | about 6 months ago
I’m pretty pumped to be able to wander around, this will be my first Maker Faire that I’m not teaching at. Fitting that it is in the square state.
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News - September Caption Contest… | about 6 months ago
Hi CCody, You didn’t miss that post. I’m writing it today and will be posting it to learn in the near future, before I take off for another round of National Tour in a week. There were a lot of entries and it was really hard to pare it down…. I’m pretty psyched to figure out how to leverage all the good content you guys gave us with the rest of the Education Department.
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News - Midwest Tour and Win a Fr… | about 6 months ago
Thanks for all the input guys! I’ll be compiling these and the comments on learn in order to give 20 of you a free redboard. Please be patient, I will be in touch with the winners.
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Wow. Thanks guys! It will take me a little to go through these comments but I will find twenty of you… I will find you… and I will give you free electronics.
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News - Midwest Tour and Win a Fr… | about 6 months ago
Hello again, as Chelsea the Destroyer pointed out to me we didn’t specify where you have to leave your analogy or activity so I’ll be looking at all comments, Sparkfun and Learn. Thanks for all the input guys!
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News - Midwest Tour and Win a Fr… | about 6 months ago
Hi Joeisi, as our head of IT often reminds us- Websites are never finished, they are always a work in progress. Personally I like the lack of gray and increased simplicity, but as one of our customers your feedback is always welcomed and encouraged. Any specific responses about aesthetics will always be seen and noted. Can you provide more concrete information for us?
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Simon SMD
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1 | 24.95 |
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Simon PTH
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2 | 69.9 |
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Simon Stencil
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2 | 64.9 |
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For Nick and Matt
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11 | 86.25 |
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Basic E-Origami Classroom Set
This is a basic kit to do very simple circuits with cond… |
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41 | 74.45 |
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Pure Data Workshop
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19 | 63.55 |
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30 Picos for Elementary School
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152 | 2022.4 |
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ardubot
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13 | 99.4 |
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xbee class
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26 | 130.75 |
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Simon Pack
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53 | 479.75 |
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Parade of Lights
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7 | 53.2 |
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15 T-Shirts with extra LEDs (elementary school)
An alternative to the E-Sewing kit. |
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62 | 260.9 |
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5 day class
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11 | 275.45 |
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Navy Class
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8 | 264.25 |
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ioio
For IOIO class, June 30th and July 1st. |
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15 | 89.15 |
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For Todd
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21 | 561.95 |
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robot class
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15 | 46.3 |
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SIK replacements
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117 | 43.15 |
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Media Live
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3 | 58.85 |
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For MODKIT
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14 | 431.3 |
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Cost Effective Playdough Workshop
Parts may need to have a copper pad soldered onto them t… |
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81 | 98.45 |
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Hack Pack
SparkFun has worked with various Spaces to put together … |
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39 | 470.05 |
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Simon Series Workshop
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10 | 159.9 |
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E-Origami Cost Effective Workshop
This wishlist is for educators that wish to teach a low … |
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31 | 164.45 |
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Electric Synth with Sam Jacoby
This wishlist is for a class where we’ll explore condu… |
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7 | 57.65 |
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Advanced Sensors
Sensors that may be of interest to higher level labs. |
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24 | 1267.1 |
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Uganda Items
Here ya go Sandra. These are just suggestions. Please … |
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213 | 4018.65 |
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LilyPad for Yolande
The LilyPack Lab Pack is the base item you can use to te… |
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22 | 852.95 |
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For James' Snowboard
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7 | 118.5 |
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Fountains
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22 | 127.45 |
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Fun items to add onto an SIK based class
Here are some basic items you can add onto a SparkFun In… |
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17 | 403.7 |
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Pico Pack
This is the hardware we use in our Elementary National T… |
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101 | 1339.95 |