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Ann:$25 PCB to help novices/protect Arduino. Schools. Parents?

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I hope it is okay that I marked this as a question? It IS an announcement... but also a question in that feedback on the item described is my main reason for posting! If experts find problems if they are kind enough to review the page offered below,their thoughts will be very welcome.

 

This is NOT "crowd sourced" vaporware! The boards exist. They work. But I am inviting Mr Murphy to the party, AND involving kids... I am not so egotistical to believe that there is nothing that could be improved. Before I put a lot more time into this, I want to be sure there are no fundamental flaws at the heart of the work to date!

 

I now have six copies of a PCB which, along with it's components, cost about $25 each.

 

NoviceGuard, as I call it, is an attempt to make an Arduino Pro Mini "novice friendly", and also novice SAFE... i.e., the user can't damage the Arduino, if just one basic rule is kept.

 

I hope it will make the Arduino something that can be used in schools with children as young as 10.

 

I have a general page about it, but also a page for teachers/ parents, and one written to tell "experts" what I've tried to do. I hope experts will look at their page, and write to me if they can see things that I've overlooked... is there a way to damage the board that I've overlooked?

 

Experts' page: Call for review: for experts, a plea for input: NoviceGuard (PCB261) ModGeeInt.htm

 

Parents', teachers' page: Introduction for teachers, parents: NoviceGuard (PCB261) ModTeaInt.htm

 

(There are links to the general page from both.)

 

I am looking for suitable people to LOAN a prototype to, for comment. Details in both pages.

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    Soldering: I have never intended for the beginners to do ANY soldering. However, I do want to keep NoviceGuard cheap, and I am most interested in people who have SOME idea of what they are doing being the beginners helpers. There are no SMT components. The assembly is about as simple as soldering gets. No. Not simple for "everyone", but as simple as it gets for someone with any electronics skills. And the loaners I've spoken of will come assembled.

     

    "Visit a school...": I taught for 20 years. I know a bit about kids, schools... including the target age group... already. I also know that many schools, today, are day care centers and others "have no time" for things not "on the test". (Although I strongly believe in sensible external testing of schools' performance.) I HAVE reached out to local-to-me schools... no interest. But then, not every school is interested in fostering creativity, doing something "new". But I'd hoped that someone reading this thread might have an exceptional school near them.

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    Soldering: I have never intended for the beginners to do ANY soldering. However, I do want to keep NoviceGuard cheap, and I am most interested in people who have SOME idea of what they are doing being the beginners helpers. There are no SMT components. The assembly is about as simple as soldering gets. No. Not simple for "everyone", but as simple as it gets for someone with any electronics skills. And the loaners I've spoken of will come assembled.

     

    "Visit a school...": I taught for 20 years. I know a bit about kids, schools... including the target age group... already. I also know that many schools, today, are day care centers and others "have no time" for things not "on the test". (Although I strongly believe in sensible external testing of schools' performance.) I HAVE reached out to local-to-me schools... no interest. But then, not every school is interested in fostering creativity, doing something "new". But I'd hoped that someone reading this thread might have an exceptional school near them.

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