Castlemakers donates 20 micro computers to GHS class

Thursday, December 16, 2021
Despite being about the size of a credit card, a micro:bit has computing power beyond what was imaginable just a few generations ago. The Greencastle High School Introduction to Digital Communications class recently received a donation of 20 micro:bits from Castlemakers.
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Students in the Introduction to Digital Communications class at Greencastle High School will be able to experience physical computing thanks to a donation from Castlemakers.

The Greencastle makerspace provided 20 micro:bit student kits to be used by GHS students.

Castlemakers President Chris Hebb delivered the micro:bits to students and spent a class period guiding them through the basic operations, functions and required coding. Students will now be able to use the micro:bits to take ideas from conception to reality.

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Micro:bits are approximately the size of a credit card and allow students to build and program devices that interact with the world around them. Micro:bits contain motion, light and temperature sensors; are able to send and receive bluetooth and radio signals; and have a 25 LED display.

Micro:bits are thousands of times more powerful than early computers that occupied an entire room. According to TechRepublic, the micro:bit was able to calculate 6,842 Fibbonaci sequence numbers in 15 seconds while the famous Harwell Witch, built in 1951, was only able to calculate three in that time.

To learn more about Castlemakers, visit http://castlemakers.org/.

Castlemakers President Chris Hebb explains the operation of a micro:bit to the Greencastle High School Introduction to Digital Communications class recently.
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