[FRIAM] [WedTech] Microcontroller event at Meow Wolf reminder

[Owen Densmore]

I gotta question: Is this a Science Fair or Introduction to Programming

When I signed up for the MW event, it sounded more like a science fair than
an educational event. Is that correct?

I ask because I thought we'd basically show kids how programming works by
guiding them through a few simple programs. You know, a "name tag"
(basically hello-world but with someone's name), and so on.

OTOH the event description seemed to be more "Here's a wowy project!"

   -- Owen


On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 1:50 PM Edward Angel <angel at cs.unm.edu> wrote:

> The microcontroller event at Meow Wolf is less than two weeks away on
> March 8. The event started as a microbit event but we’ve expanded it to
> include all kinds of devices, Some of you indicated that you’d bring a
> project to demo.
>
> The event is open to the public but we expect to have a lot of young
> students and their parents show up. The goal is to inspire more interest in
> science and technology. Projects can be very simple. Micro:bit projects are
> especially simple to generate as you can program them with block JavaScript
> via the micro:bit website (microbit.org) and you can get a micro:bit kit
> online for as little as $15.
>
> Details and signup at https://santafe.meowwolf.com/event/microcontroller/
> . Please signup if you plan to attend with or without a project to demo.
>
> Ed
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> Ed Angel
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