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BASIC Stamp Educators Course - Virginia Beach, VA, August 4-5

edited 2008-07-16 23:03 in Learn with BlocklyProp
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· Event: BASIC Stamp Educators Course
· Location:·Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA
· Dates: Monday - Tuesday, August 4-5, 2008
· Registration Deadline: Tuesday, July 29, 2008

To sign up, go to the BASIC Stamp Educators Course Registration page.
More information:· Syllabus· Educators Course Information Page
Questions: Use the email link to the left of this post to contact me directly.

Two Day Basic Course

·- Getting Started with the BASIC Stamp
·- Electronics projects from What's a Microcontroller
·- Robotics projects from Robotics with the Boe-Bot® Robot··
·- Open sessions where you can try out Parallax' most popular sensors, robot components, and microcontrollers
·- The instructor will bring advanced material for experienced Parallax Educators who want to expand their horizons.· (Also see Advanced Course option below.)

Course hardware you get to keep
After·the two days,·you will get to take home the two kits you worked with during the course.· These kits are included in the $195/per seat course price, which is a great deal considering the combined retail of the kits is almost $260.

·- BASIC Stamp Activity Kit
·- Boe-Bot Robot Kit

Two Day·Advanced Course Option·

If you have already completed What's a Microcontroller and Robotics with the Boe-Bot, you may request the advanced course.· In this course you will go through:

·- Smart Sensors and Applications
·- Understanding Signals
·- QTI Line Follower

Day 1: Ping))) Ultrasonic distance detection, Memsic 2125 Accelerometer, Hitachi HM55B Digital Compass, Parallax Serial LCD, Parallax USB Oscilloscope.

Day 2: More Parallax USB Oscilloscope, QTI Line follower, and Smart Sensors applications·with the Boe-Bot.

Advanced Course Notes:

·- To take this course, you will need to bring your own Boe-Bot robot course from the beginner course (or purchased separately).·
·- You will get to take home·the following kits·when you are done with the course: Smart Sensors and Applications, Understanding Signals, and QTI Line Follower.
·- Price is the same as the beginner course.
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Andy Lindsay

Education Department
Parallax, Inc.

Post Edited (Andy Lindsay (Parallax)) : 7/16/2008 11:18:35 PM GMT
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