Programmable Components and Programming 2020
ICSAT has a number of courses for colleagues who teach D&T, Engineering and Computing and are aimed at the Arduino and the 8 pin & 14 pin Arduino! We are getting many requests from schools for Arduino courses for GCSE Engineering and STEM, get ahead of the game with these practical hands-
Download the latest version of our Pathway to Programmable Components, which now includes mapped programming requirements for KS2, 3 and GCSE D&T.
Click here for Pathway to Programmable Components 5 yr Plan V4.9
Click here for Programmable Components overview for KS3 and GCSE Design & Technology Poster.
Click here for the free eCards package, a full version is available on the eShop.
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ICSAT has been very conscious of the dwindling school finances and the need to develop electronics capability in our learners. To that end we have created a range of project boxes that can be used to develop solutions that use programmable electronics, each e-
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If you have any questions please contact us via the usually channels.
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Coming soon uBit Boards
We have a range of Micro:Bit form factor boards, which can make use of Micro:Bit accessories.
The first of these is the PicoBit, which puts the new Raspberry Pi Pico into the Micro:Bit form factor.
This will be followed by the Pixie uBit, which can take 8pin, 14pin and 20 pin Picaxe or Genie chips into the Micro:Bit format. Plus a uBit I/O board with a Pixie port, 2 PTM switches, 2 x servo connectors, I2C connector (Pimoroni compatible), RGB LED and an analogue connection.
These will be available from our eShop
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Programming eCards for Micro:Bit
Following a recent CPD session for the Harris Federation on the Micro:Bit in D&T. We are pleased to release a free version of our Micro:Bit Coding cards from our eCards range for electronics.
We have over 140 cards covering:
Also Code cards for Arduino, Micro:Bit (Blocks), Picaxe (Blockly), Genie (Flowchart). Following soon MicroPython for the Raspberry Pi Pico.
Click here for the free Micro:Bit code cards.
CPD in a Box
You may have seen quite a flurry of FaceBook posts about our CPD in a Box programme. We are now setting up for round 2, which will be starting at the end of November.
You can see the initial programme on the CPD in a Box page.
If you have any questions or requests please let us know via the usual channels.
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