10-13-2016

Introduction to Arduino and ciruits.io

What is an Arduino?  What can you do with an Arduino?  Projects here and here.
What is circuits.io?
What is a breadboard?
What is an LED?

1. login to your computer
2. point your browser to circuits.io
3. if you have a tinkercad.com account you SHOULD be able to login with that username and password.
4. if you don’t have an account then create one and login.  Make sure you remember your username and password.
5. once you have created your account then watch and do this first task on your own.  Click here for the tutorial. 
6. Important skills today:
   1. adding components
   2. wiring
   3. changing wiring colors
   4. purpose of a resistor
   5. negative and positive legs on and LED
   6. saving projects
7. Done?  Show me and go to Part 1.