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Scratch for Arduino

72 points by nickmain 13y ago

georgeecollins 13y ago
This is soooo cool. I have been teaching my son about programming using Scratch. The biggest problem is the huge gap between the kinds of programs a kid can make vs. the kind he can easily download. When I was a kid the kind of programs you could type into a C64 were not that different than anything you might get, so you had an incentive to learn how to do that. Using Scratch to control hardware could be a really appealing way for them to learn about programming.
- gdubs 13y ago
  A favorite memory of mine is building an RC monster truck with my dad when I was a kid. Combining physical projects with Scratch sounds like something I would have loved. (Who am I kidding, I'm excited to do this myself as soon as I have some spare time :)
- singingfish 13y ago
  FTFY ;) > I have been helping my son learn about programming using Scratch.
ddoolin 13y ago
I just got my first Arduino yesterday. It came with a light sensor and some other pieces as part of a starter pack. This is my first project of any kind dealing with anything EE-related or even C-related. This could help get used to some of the concepts surrounding programming for an Arduino.
pjmlp 13y ago
This is great. Congratulations for the work! Kids will really enjoy something like this.
jasonlaramburu 13y ago
This is cool.. kinda like lego mindstorms
teq 13y ago
My kids play with Lego Mindstorms and I play with Arquino. They are also very well versed in Scratch. This is really unexpected but super cool. Thanks!
kirktrue 13y ago
This fills a very important void in my family being that my kids can't really type (well or at all) but they love using Scratch. We just got an Arduino but the environment is a bit daunting for them. I haven't had the chance to download the Scratch for Arduino environment, but if this works, I don't know who will be more excited, me or the kids. Thanks for the work that went into this!
thearn4 13y ago
Looks great!
analog31 13y ago
Thanks! My kids will love this.
tluyben2 13y ago
Waterbear has an Arduino plugin: http://robotics.waterbearlang.com/garden.html?plugin=arduino http://robotics.waterbearlang.com/garden.html?plugin=arduino As does Blockly (Google): http://www.gasolin.idv.tw/public/blockly/demos/blocklyduino/index.html http://www.gasolin.idv.tw/public/blockly/demos/blocklyduino/... Blockly is easy to extend as well (maybe Waterbear is too; I have not tried).

72 points by nickmain 13y ago

This is soooo cool. I have been teaching my son about programming using Scratch. The biggest problem is the huge gap between the kinds of programs a kid can make vs. the kind he can easily download. When I was a kid the kind of programs you could type into a C64 were not that different than anything you might get, so you had an incentive to learn how to do that. Using Scratch to control hardware could be a really appealing way for them to learn about programming.

gdubs 13y ago
A favorite memory of mine is building an RC monster truck with my dad when I was a kid. Combining physical projects with Scratch sounds like something I would have loved. (Who am I kidding, I'm excited to do this myself as soon as I have some spare time :)
singingfish 13y ago
FTFY ;) > I have been helping my son learn about programming using Scratch.

ddoolin 13y ago

I just got my first Arduino yesterday. It came with a light sensor and some other pieces as part of a starter pack. This is my first project of any kind dealing with anything EE-related or even C-related. This could help get used to some of the concepts surrounding programming for an Arduino.

pjmlp 13y ago

This is great. Congratulations for the work! Kids will really enjoy something like this.

jasonlaramburu 13y ago

This is cool.. kinda like lego mindstorms

teq 13y ago

My kids play with Lego Mindstorms and I play with Arquino. They are also very well versed in Scratch. This is really unexpected but super cool. Thanks!

kirktrue 13y ago

This fills a very important void in my family being that my kids can't really type (well or at all) but they love using Scratch. We just got an Arduino but the environment is a bit daunting for them. I haven't had the chance to download the Scratch for Arduino environment, but if this works, I don't know who will be more excited, me or the kids. Thanks for the work that went into this!

thearn4 13y ago

Looks great!

analog31 13y ago

Thanks! My kids will love this.

tluyben2 13y ago

Waterbear has an Arduino plugin: http://robotics.waterbearlang.com/garden.html?plugin=arduino http://robotics.waterbearlang.com/garden.html?plugin=arduino As does Blockly (Google): http://www.gasolin.idv.tw/public/blockly/demos/blocklyduino/index.html http://www.gasolin.idv.tw/public/blockly/demos/blocklyduino/... Blockly is easy to extend as well (maybe Waterbear is too; I have not tried).