21st Century Learning and Teaching

We were already playing around with a 2.8 inch TFT Display and SDCard recently in a previous tutorial <===> First Steps with the Arduino-UNO R3 | Maker, MakerED, Coding | 2.8″ TFT Touch Screen with SDCard <===> and we will create a badge. 

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image2cpp is a simple tool to change images into byte arrays to use with (monochrome) displays suchs as OLEDs, like those from Adafruit or Sparkfun.

While searching for a way to generate these arrays, I mostly found links to a piece of Windows software. Both the flakey results and the hassle of having to boot a virtual machine just to convert an image lead to me writing this pure html + javascript solution.

Alternatively you can also enter a byte array as input to turn it back into an image. This might be useful for debugging, or when you want to write the byte array yourself. I don't know.

Running the tool

You don't need any special dependencies / internet connection; all the necessary parts sit in a single .html file. So just open this index.html page in a (recent) browser to run the tool.

Or you can use the online version at:  

http://javl.github.io/image2cpp/

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BTW: Above shown image is my "MAUSI", which was the "Mascot" for my Cyber-Security courses in Luxembourg EDUcation in 2003-2007. Those courses were mandatory for students up from 12 years old (7èmes).

Learn more about Cyber-Security in Luxembourg (Europe):

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2017/11/22/luxembourg-and-cyber-security-how-did-it-start/

WHAT gifts to buy for the kids for Xmas and Holidays? Every year the same question, isn't it!? WHY not thinking about to buy gifts from where and with that the kids will learn? It might be good to have a look on WHAT are the skills required for the future from youth,…

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/coding-a-new-trend-in-education-and-a-big-responsibility/

Makerfest at LTESCH in Luxembourg (Europe) A <===> Makerfest <===> was organized at Lycée Technique ESCH/ALZETTE on 04-07-2017. Over 1.000 persons, apparently 2.000 expected, were present on the second Makerfest at LTESCH (Luxembourg), organized by BEECREATIVE, Service National de la Jeunesse, SCRIPT. Lots of different schools from around the country were present with their students (learners)…

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/luxembourg-education-interviews-5-creativity-and-maker-spaces-beecreative/

Maker-First Steps in Electronics-Soldering Learning.

When WE start with electronics on the beginning we can work with so-called “Breadboards“(see photo below please), but soon or later soldering will become a MUST and an habit! SO, the BEST WE can do is to GET some PracTICE with soldering; in this tutorial we will make a bit “Electronics-Art“.

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/maker-first-steps-in-electronics/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/12/02/maker-first-steps-in-electronics-building-a-power-supply/

Do YOU want to introduce Maker-ED in YOUR classroom? There is a BIG trend in Education worldwide; THE <===> Maker-Movement <===> and everybody is asking themselves on the How-To to follow and WHAT to do with the kids and at which age to start! Well, actually it isn't that difficult as most think…

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/maker-space-a-new-trend-in-education-and-a-big-responsibility/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/luxembourg-education-interviews-5-creativity-and-maker-spaces-beecreative/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/luxembourg-education-interviews-creativity-and-maker-spaces-maach3-ltettelbruck/

Im Forum auf dem Campus Geesseknäppchen wurde Initiative von “Bee Creative” ein kreativer Raum für junge Tüftler geschaffen.

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Sie suchen Hilfe beim Selbstbau, Zugang zu 3D-Drucker, Lasercutter oder anderen Maschinen? In Fablabs, Makerspaces und offenen Werkstätten wird Ihnen geholfen. Die Makerspacekarte zeigt Ihnen, wo Sie in Ihrer Nähe Unterstützung finden.

Auch wer gerne allein im stillen Kämmerlein werkelt, darf sich Maker nennen. Oft macht es aber gemeinsam mehr Spaß. Im deutschsprachigen Raum gibt es aktuell über 200 Orte, an denen sich die Maker-Community trifft. Diese haben wir in einer Online-Karte zusammengefasst, damit Sie einfach mal nachschauen können, wo in Ihrer Region oder Stadt Gleichgesinnte zusammenkommen.

Von der Grundausstattung mit Werkzeug bis zur Open-Source-Software: alles Wichtige zum Einstieg ins Elektronik-Basteln vermittelt das Make-Sonderheft "Richtig loslegen".

In der Karte finden Sie Makerspaces, Hackerspaces, FabLabs, offene Werkstätten und andere vergleichbare Orte für Maker. Jeder dieser Treffpunkte ist anders ausgestattet und organisiert und setzt unterschiedliche Schwerpunkte. Vom Einraum-Hackspace mit Couch und 3D-Drucker bis zum geförderten Riesen-FabLab mit Dutzenden Profi-Maschinen ist alles dabei.

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Recently I bought myself the latest model of 3D-printers from Formlabs, the Form2.

The Form 2 delivers high-resolution prints in  Industrial 3D printing quality and it is very, very expensive. (I had been waiting (and saving money) for 3 years until I made the financial plunge to get such a machine)

But it has the huge advantage that dosen’t require a lot of tweaking and experimenting to run, you just take it out of the box, you install it and it runs !! It comes with the right software, the materials you need to use are in sich a packaging (1 Liter resin cartridges !) that you can concentrate on the objet you’re printing and not on the maintenance of the machine. The system recognises the resin type, configures settings, and allows you to keep track of resin supplies.

The Form 2 is a SLA printer where SLA stand for Stereolithography. SLA is an additive manufacturing – commonly referred to as 3D printing – technology that converts liquid materials into solid parts, layer by layer, by selectively curing them using a light source in a process called photopolymerization. SLA is widely used to create models, prototypes, patterns, and production parts for a range of industries from engineering and product design to manufacturing, dentistry, jewelry, model making, and education.

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Unpacking the Starter-Kit . Unpacking my NEW Arduino-UNO Starter Kit, which I ordered at Conrad (English version), looks GREAT, quality stuff and well documented! Feeling HAPPY like a kid who got something NEW to play with it! Click here for the Conrad German version. I just finished reading the included projects book: the project codes (Coding) don’t look that difficult; should be easy to learn. The book is very well documented, fool proof! Let the adventure begin!

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/coding-a-new-trend-in-education-and-a-big-responsibility/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/maker-space-a-new-trend-in-education-and-a-big-responsibility/

The Mini BUG Robot In last blog post (tutorial) WE were practicing OUR soldering by creating "JOHNNY the ski-man", a bit "Electronics-Art" using electronics components. In the video below, which I created with the FREEWARE <===> Windows Movie Maker <===> WE see ALSO "The Mini BUG Robot" who gives "JOHNNY" a ride. It…

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Building a Variable Power Supply With Few Components In previous tutorial Maker-First Steps in Electronics, the basics WE got a bit the PracTICE of soldering and WE learned ALSO about schematics, resistors, LEDs, diodes and OHM's Law. WE used ALSO a 9 Volt battery as a power supply for our projects; BUT batteries are expensive (3,99 €)…

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Creativity and Maker-Spaces | maach3 LTEttelbruck

As on October 26th 2016 I had an interview with Marc TEUSCH in the „Makerspace maach3" in LTEttelbruck. This is the third interview from EDUcation in Luxembourg of a series which I intend to do; the first one was about <===> Luxembourg EDUcation-Interviews | 1) The Luxembourg EDU-System, followed by Luxembourg…

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/maker-space-a-new-trend-in-education-and-a-big-responsibility/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/luxembourg-education-interviews-5-creativity-and-maker-spaces-beecreative/

Creativity and Maker-Spaces | BEECREATIVE As on July 25th 2016 I had an interview with Nadine SCHIRTZ and Yvonne ZOTZ in the first Makerspace "BASE 1" at Forum Geesseknäppchen in Luxembourg-City. This is the second interview of a series which I intend to do; the first one was about <===> Luxembourg EDUcation-Interviews | 1)…

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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/luxembourg-education-interviews-1-the-luxembourg-edu-system/