--- title: SparkFun Education Blog | programming description: programming | Maker Education Blog --- [![Sparkfun](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/img/logo.png)](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/index.html) - [SparkFun Webstore](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Higher Ed](https://sparkfuneducation.com/higher-ed/index.html) - [Contact Us](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/contact-us.html) - [Follow Us](https://twitter.com/SparkFunEDU) - [Home](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Curriculum](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/curriculum.html) - [PD/Events](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/professional-dev.html) - [KITS/Materials](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/materials.html) - [Educator Stories](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/educator-stories.html) - [Activities](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com) [Blog Home](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/) / SparkFun Education Blog [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/adams1.png)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/remote-learning-with-the-microbit-a-programming-deep-dive) ## [Remote Learning with the micro:bit: A Programming Deep Dive](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/remote-learning-with-the-microbit-a-programming-deep-dive) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 5/28/20 9:17 AM [2](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/remote-learning-with-the-microbit-a-programming-deep-dive#comments-listing) [announcement](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/announcement) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) [computer science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/computer-science) [STEM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/stem) [Training](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/training) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In our first webinar around remote learning with the micro:bit, we introduced you to the micro:bit and different formats, platforms and content to use while teaching remotely with the micro:bit.... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/remote-learning-with-the-microbit-a-programming-deep-dive) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/May%2019/coralreefproject.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/environmental-awareness-through-steam) ## [Bringing Awareness to Environmental Issues Through STEAM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/environmental-awareness-through-steam) BY [Shane Diller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shane-diller) 5/7/19 6:31 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/environmental-awareness-through-steam#comments-listing) [Arduino](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/arduino) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [STEAM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/steam) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) How do you bring awareness to issues that you are passionate about? Do you make a flyer? Stand outside with signs? Donate to organizations that you care about? How about art? How about combining art ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/environmental-awareness-through-steam) [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HQweCr7sDWiSCWvDuby6dlbauVU_LTYJcgQM5vzZonb-mR0I6MsrVhI2cmYDBkFX85KMleNsLbEOq5tGa9R1MNfMJkFm4xstWFHzkq1NU8g5LGGGVnDEkip3ZY3_9dlauwW98sV3)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/allowing-room-for-failure-the-benefit-of-providing-master-code-files) ## [Allowing Room for Failure: The Benefit of Providing Master Code Files](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/allowing-room-for-failure-the-benefit-of-providing-master-code-files) BY [Shane Diller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shane-diller) 3/5/19 6:28 AM [1](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/allowing-room-for-failure-the-benefit-of-providing-master-code-files#comments-listing) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) If you’ve followed any of my earlier posts, you may have seen a link to a giant 100+ slide Google Slides on teaching Arduino. If you are crazy and took the time to read through all of it (first off, ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/allowing-room-for-failure-the-benefit-of-providing-master-code-files) [![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/hOBKjw0wJ3DKueVHJQhqNjzxLLSpyw-JMW9_GSC1mCyySGWisc3qEtheUZaPtSOChV7CEaKLJ_y874B2QP4pVpsK35nlFcBszQEQNXLABa50HZ9Ki9JcvQ46CRGfWJzSy9G7CwvZ)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/office-supply-jeopardy-microbit-edition) ## [Office Supply Jeopardy - micro:bit Edition](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/office-supply-jeopardy-microbit-edition) BY [Glenn Samala](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/glenn-samala) 1/3/19 6:35 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/office-supply-jeopardy-microbit-edition#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Have you ever walked by the supply cabinet at work and see your fellow office mates look aimlessly into the bottomless pit of office supplies? We’ve all done it - you go there with the purpose of ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/office-supply-jeopardy-microbit-edition) [![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/PPc0FCxrZoJp95BvCII8WlThls6J_t5dxxXSrjn-Jedszj4X7x6EZWBk27ZGTm29zBrjmLZuCMgsZyLc0WeZ0glzml2fnk1TygVD0KHMJL0vKXOKWSL6jhnlvI7lePiYUz5337XU)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/looking-back-on-csed-week-2018) ## [Looking Back on CSED Week 2018](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/looking-back-on-csed-week-2018) BY [Jeff Branson](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/jeff-branson) 12/20/18 6:35 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/looking-back-on-csed-week-2018#comments-listing) [python](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/python) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [computer science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/computer-science) [Training](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/training) [raspberry pi](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/raspberry-pi) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) As we bid farewell to another Computer Science Education week, I want to recount my experiences with three different classes at BLDG 61 and the Boulder Public Library.... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/looking-back-on-csed-week-2018) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Nov%2018/scratch3.0.png)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/the-changing-faces-of-scratch) ## [The Changing Faces of Scratch](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/the-changing-faces-of-scratch) BY [Jeff Branson](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/jeff-branson) 11/20/18 6:36 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/the-changing-faces-of-scratch#comments-listing) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) [computer science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/computer-science) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Scratch programming language has been one of the most ubiquitous and constant introductions to programming in computer science use in classrooms. It's fun interface and block-based coding make it ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/the-changing-faces-of-scratch) [![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/c80F-K7Kd7odvTbrvfSzyF963ljZKeWrNYk0xWtsS1QmPAsxhKWk4cxdQGykysOMoCjlw-fd3zHYiyOBD0vi1dnjjNu14d6d3ixTeiamhZSK3qxpNt1EcQlC3PaDQR0YSx95IlBCdsoIlYeJRA)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-datalog-using-only-the-microbit) ## [How To Datalog Using Only the micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-datalog-using-only-the-microbit) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 11/15/18 6:28 AM [7](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-datalog-using-only-the-microbit#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [microcontroller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microcontroller) [computer science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/computer-science) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The micro:bit has taken technology education by storm and we have been working on a number of ways to help educators make it more applicable for day to day use for students and teachers rather than ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-datalog-using-only-the-microbit) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Aug%202018/unnamed.gif)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/led-color-mixing-with-the-sparkfun-inventors-kit) ## [LED Color Mixing with the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/led-color-mixing-with-the-sparkfun-inventors-kit) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 8/28/18 6:27 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/led-color-mixing-with-the-sparkfun-inventors-kit#comments-listing) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [SIK](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/sik) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) One of the best things about the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit (SIK) is that the parts are completely reusable. The projects outlined in the included guidebook don’t require any soldering, allowing the ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/led-color-mixing-with-the-sparkfun-inventors-kit) [![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/wxsRKk3HtmAyCWJWoDQnRtf18PF0VaUUvI2DiWPka3wHBKm5V9lN-dJ-YMw6MWjxtu72TKJNCr5gcSMrf95Q8v9h8QqWwEIHylcxyupExhKyAcY8dcX17p1jNb0BT5p93RAXzlTMXO-wMS80Fg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/datalogging-with-the-microbit-part-2) ## [Datalogging with the micro:bit Part 2](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/datalogging-with-the-microbit-part-2) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 8/23/18 6:24 AM [3](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/datalogging-with-the-microbit-part-2#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [microcontroller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microcontroller) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In the first installment of this short series on data logging with the micro:bit we looked at how to use the SparkFun OpenLog to log data to a microSD card over a longer period of time. The OpenLog ... 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Many schools have invested in these tools but the curriculum ... 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