On Monday Kitronik Director, Geoff Hampson, was at the National STEM Centre in York with Paul Boyd and Gemma Taylor. They were there to deliver 1-day CPD course on “Using the microbit in design and technology/ICT” to teachers and technicians.
Protect Your Wolfblood Secrets With The microbit
The BBC microbit has teamed up with CBBC drama Wolfbood. Discover how you can use your microbit to create secure boxes and to create an ID badge in order to protect the Wolfblood secrets. The BBC have provided video walk-throughs, featuring key cast members, and detailed instructions to help you with the projects.
Product Update Diaphragm Pump & Silicone Tube
In this week’s product update, we’ve got the perfect lines for those that want to make projects that require moving water, or air, from one place to another. Great for fish tanks, water features or automated watering systems.
Kitronik becomes official micro:bit wholesaler – Press Release
Kitronik, a leading provider of electronic project kits and educational resources to schools and one of the original partner organisations in the BBC micro:bit project, has announced that it is now an official micro:bit wholesaler. The company is one of only two wholesalers for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation.
New Produts Laser Rubber & Hamburger Speaker
Towards the end of last week we introduced two new products, one for the makers and one for the noise makers. New to our range are; 2.3mm Laser Rubber A4 sheets and the 3W Hamburger mini speaker. Both the Laser compatible rubber and the hamburger mini speakers are in stock and available to order in the Kitronik shop.
New Product – Cardboard Mono Amplifier Case
You may not have noticed but we’ve recently introduced a new Cardboard Mono Amplifier case that offers an extremely cost effective way of housing an amp, that is part of an electronics-focused practical task, without having to spend weeks on the enclosure.
Kitronik And The microbit Foundation Visit Serbia
Along with Gareth James, Director of Educational Programs for the microbit Foundation, our own Tim Goodman visited the Serbian capital Belgrade last week to spread the word about education and the BBC microbit.
New Product Update – Introducing NeoPixels
What’s better for your project than rings, boards and sticks of pulsing, colourful miniature LEDs? We can’t think of much else, and that’s why we’ve added them to our range.
DIY Heng Lamp Laser Cutter Project
Fire up the laser cutters for this DIY Heng Lamp project by our good friends Just Add Sharks. It’s a great Design & Technology challenge for your students, not to mention that it will result in some amazing looking furniture.
Highlights From Our Week @ BETT 2017
We had a fantastic time at BETT 2017, the show seemed much busier this year and our stand was a hive of activity from start to finish. Although we barely had time to leave the stand, we did manage to sneak a few pictures of our own stand and of a few of the stands nearby.