The CircuitPython online IDE for classes #Education #CircuitPython @River___Wang
CircuitPython online IDE creator River Wang has developed an education version.
This project provides (almost) the same online IDE as the Cpy online IDE. However, in this project, teaching functions are provided:
students sign in the IDE by a unique ‘nicknames’
Instructors can monitor the students’ editor code and console outputs according to their ‘nicknames’
Instructors can monitor multiple students
With these additional functions, instructors can provide timely feedback to the students.
River’s educational paper was accepted to the ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) 2022 conference. It talks about how to use CircuitPython and the CircuitPython Online IDE to teach microcontroller programming in remote classes.
See more about the educational version of the IDE on GitHub.
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CircuitPython online IDE creator River Wang has developed an education version.