Want to teach electronics to your students virtually this fall? A free distance learning platform from Upverter Education, a Google Classroom and First Robotics partner, gives high school teachers a way to teach electronics design from anywhere. The Electronics Design Essentials program includes guided courses, a simple web-based tool for electronics design, and certification. 

The program is easy for both students and teachers to use. According to its website, the platform “guides students through the design, prototyping and manufacturing of electronics engineering” and “includes collaborative and remote features” that allow teachers to easily customize the program “to best suit their virtual or hybrid learning needs.”

The Upverter Modular Electronics Design, the latest iteration of the program, focuses on modular board design. With this program, students will “grow their knowledge while applying the fundamental concepts, empowering progressive learning in virtual, hybrid, and in-person classroom settings,” states the organization in a press release. The modular design program features a drag-and-drop interface that guides students step by step through hardware design development.

As a Google Classroom partner, the program includes Google Single Sign On, Classroom Share, and Classroom Rostering. As a First Robotics Partner, it includes a free virtual kit with curriculum and tools for robotics teams. 

Upverter Education is “committed to eliminating existing barriers in STEM education, opening up opportunities for students to design and create their own electronic products,” according to the program’s website. The program was developed by Altium LLC, a printed circuit board software company.

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Also learn about the Upverter Education Engineering Essentials course, which combines interactive curriculum with a powerful, easy to use, web-based tool for editing schematic diagrams and PCB layouts with remote team collaboration.

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