For those with a QuickStart Board who want to get in on the fun - Here is an example of Cylon LEDs (or Knight Rider K.I.T.T.) programmed in BlocklyProp - The shared code is here on the Demo BlocklyProp Beta site - http://demo.blockly.parallax.com/block…/editor/blocklyc.jsp…

Photo of code, The "Hoff," and K.I.T.T. below. Enjoy!

Happy Father's Day...

Program in a bit of time this weekend to spend time with the chip off the old bot!

Note: This neat drawing is from a Father's Day Card that I found online. It was designed by SugarBeetPress - I added the greeting and slogan.

Blockly - A Fun Way to Learn

To get an idea of how fun and intuitive Blockly is for programming - take a look here. 

BlocklyProp is Parallax's latest trick in its big bag of educational resources - all free here learn.parallax.com and BlocklyProp specifically here.

An Easy Decision...

Given the choice between a barrel full of monkeys...

and the new Propeller FliP Try-it Kit from Parallax...

I will choose the FLiP Try-It Kit every time! The high quality of the hardware and these excellent educational resources are the reasons that the decision is easy!

• Getting Started with BlocklyProp (graphical programming)
• Propeller C Tutorials (text programming)

Note: I am already playing with the FLiP and loving it. I'm so glad to see this kit for teaching and learning. I've been enjoying BlocklyProp since the release of the S3 robot! This is great stuff for students, educators, and hobbyists and Parallax's support is second to none!

Learn at learn.parallax.com

Parallax's "learn" resources are incredible! Click here for info about the FLiP - http://learn.parallax.com/flip or see it all here - learn.parallax.com

FLiP Fun!

Magic! Thanks, Ken Gracey and Parallax. Facebook here - Parallax Inc. - Robots for Education!

Here is the "code..."

Easy Peasy... See how here at Parallax Learn - http://learn.parallax.com/.../lan.../blocklyprop/blink-light

Surprise!

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It is always a great day when a package with this packing tape arrives in the mailbox!

My Parallax FLiP just arrived on the eve of a long weekend! ;-)

Edit: Mine is from the first batch produced too!