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KID oriented GUI for stamps.

DgswanerDgswaner Posts: 795
edited 2007-10-15 17:24 in BASIC Stamp
the subject kinda asks the question, is there a Stamp GUI for age 10+, kinda like the scribler GUI. but more general?

I have never been more proud, I found my daughter in my "lab", so I asked her what she was up to and she showed me a circuit containing LED's a pot and battery all connected correctly. I guess her science teacher at her old school taught a bit of electronics. She has an interest in electronics, not robotics so much. she would really have a lot of fun with a stamp but Pbasic is still beyond her at this point.

any thoughts?

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  • Bruce BatesBruce Bates Posts: 3,045
    edited 2007-10-15 09:16
    Dgswaner -

    You kind of answered your own question. Start her with the Scribbler if you feel straight PBASIC is too advanced for her. Personally, I'd give her a chance with PBASIC first and an hour or two of simple programming instruction.

    Regards,

    Bruce Bates

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  • DgswanerDgswaner Posts: 795
    edited 2007-10-15 14:04
    well like I said she's not really into robotics, she's more into electronics, she wants to do things like add flashing Christmas lights to her doll house, that sort of thing, My Son has a scribbler and she's not interested in it. She's a bright girl but she does have trouble reading, that's why I'm hoping for a GUI so she can learn the concepts of programing, and not have to wait for her reading skill level to increase. I'll have to give he a go with Pbasic tho. perhaps it won't be an issue.

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  • UnsoundcodeUnsoundcode Posts: 1,532
    edited 2007-10-15 17:17
    The Parallax download page has a program called GUI Bot for use with the BOE Bot recommended for ages 12 and under. Maybe not what you are looking for specifically but might be of additional interest to your daughter. Sounds like when her reading improves she is going to leave you behind, like our children tend to do.

    Jeff T
  • Kevin WoodKevin Wood Posts: 1,266
    edited 2007-10-15 17:24
    You might want to get her a Basic Stamp Activity Kit, also known as the Radio Shack WaM kit.

    The "What's a Microcontroller" kit is totally non-robotics oriented, and the text is easy enough to read that she shouldn't have any problems. And looking at the projects & diagrams will likely spur her interest in learning PBasic.

    Of course, you can still use the Scribbler GUI with the kit.
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