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List of Related Interactive Intelligent Textbooks

Many of the hands-on project recommended in this textbook draw on other related textbooks specifically written for coding clubs with limited budgets.

  • Learning Python - focus on basic turtle graphic and extensive MicroSims
  • Learning MicroPython - focus on fun physical computing tasks and a low-cost kit built around the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico on a breadboard
  • Moving Rainbow - built around a $15 kit with a Raspberry Pi Pico on a breadboard and a fun colorful LED strip or LED matrix. Also includes LED Noodle Projects. Many examples of patterns that are used in halloween costumes.
  • Beginning Electronics - many fun simple electronics projects that do not depend on coding or microcontrollers. Although this is a "coding club" electronics understanding is still a key part of many physical computing projects
  • STEM Robots - fun low-cost STEM Robots built around a $20 collision avoidance robot base with added accessories like an OLED display
  • Robot Faces - an extensive textbook on drawing on small OLED and Smartwatch displays. The displays are all under $20 and students learn many ideas in computational thinking by learning how to program faces with emotions.
  • Clocks and Watches - and extensive collection of clock and smartwatch projects based on the Raspberry Pi Pico and MicroPython. Many projects also use a real-time clock (RTC) board and use the Raspberry Pi Pico W (wireless) to keep ultra-accurate time.
  • Signal Processing on a $5 MicroController - this fun kit allows students to connect a high-quality microphone to a microcontroller that can process sound in real-time and display the frequency spectrum. The textbook has labs that are fun for students as young as 8 years old but also has advanced signal processing content suitable for high-school and college students
  • STEM Classroom Administration - a textbook on how to managed different types of classroom computers with a focus on using the USB ports on Chromebooks in the developer mode
  • Raspberry Pi STEM - a textbook with an overview of projects for different Raspberry Pi Hardware from the $4 Pico up to the $200 Raspberry Pi 500+ keyboard.
  • Learning Linux - a textbook about the Linux file system and the shell programming guide. This book is appropriate for older high-school students that are automating their own projects.

Note: Our textbook on Learning Scratch is under development.