Circuit Playground Express for middle school???

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Circuit Playground Express for middle school???

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I am wondering on the application of this product to my middle school coding class. Here's our situation.

I am new to coding. This year I learned the basics in Python through TechsmartKids.com. This is a curriculum the district purchased. We do all our coding through their website. I'd like to get the coding out of the computers and I'm wondering if this will work and if we have the ability to enjoy it. We can't install software, but the website says you just need a text editor and it looks like a USB connection. So how do we code the device? Copy and paste from a Word document? Also, how do we learn to code for the sensors etc? Does the product come with instructions on how to write code for it? This year we have learned about Data (expressions and values), Decisions (Conditionals and Loops), Drawings (lines, shapes and animations) and we will get to Lists. So that is where our abilities are at.

Thanks for any input!!!

Sam

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Re: Circuit Playground Express for middle school???

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Check out the Learn Guide for CPX here: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-cir ... nd-express. If you can't install software you can use NOTEPAD or similar and just copy the Python code onto the USB drive.

NOTEPAD unfortunately doesn't force files out to the USB drive right away, so you need to do an "Eject" to force the file to be written completely. For more info, read the text around this link: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-cir ... ou-save-it

Another alternative is to use https://makecode.adafruit.com. It's not Python but it's very easy to learn and doesn't require anything but a browser.

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