Pre-Workshop Videos & Activities
This workshop is primarily hands-on work with hardware and software. To participate fully please do the following sections before the workshop:
Videos, Readings, & Exercises
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For the Virtual Workshop, create a Tinkercad account
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For the In-Library Workshop, download the Arduino IDE
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5 minutes: An Introduction to the Arduino
- 22 minutes: OPTIONAL - Arduino 101- Crash Course w/ Mark Rober
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3 minutes: Problems Arduino Can Solve (AKA Cool Arduino Projects)
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2 minutes: Virtual Arduino: Circuits.io
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10 minutes: Arduino Cartoon Introduction
Preparation Quiz
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Let’s see what you’ve picked up! Feel free to complete this optional quiz
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Now you’re ready to advance to either the Virtual Workshop Activities or the Face-to-Face Workshop Activities depending on whether or not you are working through this workshop on your own (Virtual Activities) or in the library (Face-to-Face Activities: