Maker Faire Bay Area 2023
MicroBlocks Makes Physical Computing Fun!
Home: California, United States
MicroBlocks is a free, non-profit, open-source software project that enables young and old alike to learn how to program microcontrollers. These chips are the brains of small electronics devices like hands-free soap and water dispensers, 3D printers, assembly-line automation, and even giant robots. MicroBlocks is the only blocks-based programming tool that is LIVE — it's like Scratch for physical computing. As an educational programming language for the 'real world', it lets learners of nearly any age learn and do things faster, in any area of interest or study. And for those interested in pure fun, making electronically enhanced Halloween costumes and a smart Christmas tree becomes a whole lot easier to create!
https://microblocks.fun
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After 30+ years in the tech industry, Kathy has been increasing the amount of time she spends 'giving back' for the last several years. Two main areas: mentoring for the TechWomen.org program, improving and promoting MicroBlocks for edu + Makers.
https://microblocks.funWhat Inspired You to Make This?
I simply love MicroBlocks. It's the easiest way to program small electronics and microcontrollers — sensing and actuating the real world — and the best tool for physical computing education. I want to show it off at Maker Faire so that educators everywhere can adopt it into their standard curriculum, and so that Makers everywhere can use it to make cool and useful programmable things!
