Avocado Beginner Board - Programming Arduino for Kids
A project in Albuquerque, NM by Mike R. Lopez000days
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A circuit board and guide for kids, ages 8 to 108, who want to learn how to program Arduinos without messing with all the wires.
Backers: 114
Average Pledge Per Backer: $61
Funded: $6,948 of $3,000
Dates: Aug 30th -> Sep 29th (30 days)
Project By: Mike R. Lopez
Backers: 114
Average Pledge Per Backer: $61
Funded: $6,948 of $3,000
Dates: Aug 30th -> Sep 29th (30 days)
Project By: Mike R. Lopez
$6,948
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 29 @ 22:45 -0400 GMT
231%
of goal
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Latest News
100 board goal surpassed! 
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
In these final hours, we have surpassed the initial order of 100 boards. When I first started, my goal was to get enough support to make 100 boards. While I thought I'd have 20 or 30 boards left over, I am happy to say that's not the case. The... (Read More)
Project Page Update
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Getting ready for a big update to the project
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
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Final version of board works
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
This was a productive weekend. 1. I created a project plan to make sure my planning and estimated timelines are correct. I used an MS Project clone called ProjectLibre to set up a spreadsheet and Gantt chart. There are 23 activities left to complete.... (Read More)
Prototype boards arrived!
September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The prototype boards and the first t-shirt arrived today. Here are some pictures. The board manufacturing looks great. I'm planning to assemble one myself and start testing this weekend. More news to come. (Read More)
The Young Person's Guide to Arduino
September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
As I am writing the book, a few things are becoming apparent. 1. The size will be 8.5" x 5.5" perfect bound paperback. 2. The page count is likely to be greater than 75 pages. I just don't see it coming in between 50 and 75 pages. There is a lot of... (Read More)
Stretch Goal Sneak Peak
September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
It is almost time to announce the stretch goal for this project. What is it? If we reach $4000, I'll be sending all backers five (5) more experiments that are not included in the book. (Read More)
Prototype #2 ordered
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Overall, the holiday weekend was very productive. Yesterday, I finalized version 1.1 of the board and ordered additional prototypes from the fab. If everything works, this version will become the finished product. (Read More)
Book Details
September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
This is going to be a nerdy update, but for those of you who want to know the dirty details of how the book is coming along, this is for you. To make sure that I am going to appropriately scope the book and pass on the needed instruction, I studied a... (Read More)
Development progress
September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Today was a productive day. I made progress in two key areas: 1. I added some experiments to the book today. My goal is to completely finish writing this month, leaving October for editing, and final publication in November. 2. Coming to closure on... (Read More)
It has been 24 hours and we're halfway there
August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
It has been 24 hours since the Kickstarter launched last night and we're halfway to the funding level already! Looks like I'm going to have to put into practice some stretch goals! Thank you to everyone who has already backed the Avocado Beginner... (Read More)
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