Arduino Robotics Kit: Makes technology accessible to everyone!

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Written By Manisha Snoyer (co-founder of Modulo)

Through hands-on kits, Arduino Education prepares students with a range of STEM skills essential to thrive today's technology-dominated world. It used to be that students had to use a BASIC Stamp microcontroller at a cost of $50 (expensive for many students). Arduino was launched by university students in Italy to create low cost tools to create digital projects by non-engineers. With Arduino Education starter kits, students with no prior electronic/coding experience can also learn about current, voltage, digital logic, and programming by the hand of the most famous inventors in the city. There are more challenging kids available for more advanced students. The Arduino Education kit has all the hardware and software you need to build and learn at the same time. All programs include a range of electronics such as programmable boards, sensors, mechanical parts, simple open-source software, online content for students, and guided training and support for educators.The products students learn with are the same as those used professionally in companies around the world, in applications like rapid prototyping, AI, drone technology, and machine learning. You can rest-assured that students are well-prepared to venture into the STEM world!, Arduino kits make learning very hands-on, so if you are looking for more theoretical knowledge, this isn't for you. We strongly recommend checking out the live Q&A sessions, video tutorials, homeschooling guides and digital learning tools on the website.
https://www.arduino.cc/remotelearning. 

Grades: Arduino Education classroom programs progress students through STEAM from middle school to university, increasing in complexity to challenge them as they develop their skills.

Cost: Prices vary. The student kit is priced at $76.20

OTHER DETAILS

Key features

Type of Tool: Kit

Time required: Students generally spend varying degrees of time based on the kit they have, but the beginning of the lesson guide provides overview of project time and learning objectives.

Special Needs:

Literacy Requirement (does a child need to know how to read):

Screens

Screens:  No, no screens are required

Online requirement:

Time

Parent/Caregiver Involvement: Kids can use it with no help from a parent, teacher or caregiver

Prep Time:  n/a

Other characteristics

Modality: Hands-on/kinesthetic

Adaptive: Yes, it includes personalization

Educational Philosophy: Not really, doesn't seem to be influenced by a particular educational philosophy

Other characteristics:   Hands-on, Project-based, Self-directed learning, STEAM, STEM, Fun and entertaining

Accountability

Assessment: Yes, there are built in assessment tools

State Standards: No

Teacher Accounts:

Read Reviews: https://www.electronicshub.org/arduino-robot-kits/

Purchase:  https://store-usa.arduino.cc/collections/most-popular/products/arduino-student-kit

Manisha Snoyer (co-founder of Modulo)

For the last 20 years, I’ve taught over 2000 children in 3 countries (of all socio-economic backgrounds). I pioneered an English language program in a conflict region in the Middle East. I’ve worked as a bilingual public school teacher at some of the highest and lowest performing public schools and in all five boroughs of NYC. I’ve tutored 18 subjects in three languages to some of the wealthiest families in NYC, San Francisco and Paris to make up for shortcomings in private schools they were paying up to $60,000 a year to attend.

Since 2015, I’ve helped hundreds of parents start microschools (way before this was a household buzzword). I founded CottageClass, the first marketplace for microschools and learning pods that was part of the Techstars 2018 class. In 2019, I created a virtual learning program to help families through the pandemic, a free online math tutoring program (masteryhour.org), and schoolclosures.org, a hotline developed in collaboration with Twilio and 80 other partners including Khan Academy, Revolution Foods and the Crisis Text Line, that served 100,000 families impacted by school closures.

I’ve climbed trees with children in forest schools in San Francisco, and tested new digital apps with kids in seven countries.

I’ve also coached dozens of families at different stages in their homeschooling journey. Most recently, I founded Modulo with homeschooling dad, best-selling author and tech entrepreneur Eric Ries, to help families curate their children’s education, social and childcare experiences drawing from a diverse array of in-person and online resources.


During the last three years, I’ve devoted much of my time to reviewing and testing secular homeschooling curriculum and other resource. I’ve spent the last three years talking to thousands of secular homeschooling families, and poring over tens of thousands of secular curriculum reviews and testing physical curriculum and digital apps for with hundreds of students to find the highest quality, most engaging, personalized learning materials for every type of learner.

I’ve spoken about homeschooling and modular learning at multiple venues including SXSW EDU, NY Tech Meetup, and on the LiberatedEd podcast.

In 2022, Modulo was one of 8 organizations who were awarded the Bridge Grant from the Vela Education Fund to expand access to homeschooling and modular learning to under-resourced communities.

My experience in education and homeschooling has led me to believe that there is no perfect education for every child, but families have an extraordinary amount of wisdom they can apply to building the perfect education for their individual child.

My goal with Modulo is to make it possible for any family to easily build a customized education that their child will love, and that will empower the whole family to thrive, taking into account, social, emotional and academic needs.

I love to answer questions from parents and receive feedback on how we can improve Modulo, so feel free to reach out anytime! I personally answer all the questions and comments readers leave on my blogs.

In my free time, I like hiking, traveling the world, tasting ceremonial grade matcha, enjoying dark chocolate.

I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brandeis University with highest honors, with a double degree in French Literature and American Studies and minors in Environmental Studies and Peace & Conflict Studies.

And I love to learn!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manisha-snoyer-5042298/
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