It's probably already been mentioned on this list (or one of the many other OLPC lists), but just in case...
It may be worth exploring http://www.nerdkits.com/ A couple of excerpts from their pages: > A NerdKit is appropriate for software hackers looking to branch > out into electronics, and has educational material to allow even > middle-schoolers and high-schoolers (ages 12+) looking for a > fun challenge to learn by doing, especially with the help of a > techie parent! A microcontroller is a small computer on a single > chip, including processing, memory, and inputs and outputs > -- see the Wikipedia page for more information. and: > We started NerdKits as MIT students looking to share our > experience in an educational way, and to help lower the > barrier to entry into this field. -- Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo Washington, DC http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/ _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
