Ardunio Teaching/Learning research

• Arduino environment
  The arduino environment software is open-source, Built on the java platform and making use of open-source/free compilers that anyone can get their hands on.
  
• Processing environment
  The Arduino is usesing the ATMega328 Chip as its main processer.
  
• GNU gcc
  This is a standard C, C++ compilier found on many Unix and Linux OSes, GNU gcc is also open-source.
  
• wikieducator
  Like Wikipedia, wikieducator is an tool for the recording of topics and making them advailiable to the general public, wikieducator is aimed at teaching rather then just pure information, but it can be used in the same way.
  
• Moodlle
  Moodle is an e-Learning web based software package that can be used to manage classes and their documents all through the web for easy access.
  
• Chip8
  "CHIP-8 is an interpreted programming language, developed by the late Joseph Weisbecker." - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8). Old style games like Pong and Pac-Man were ported to run on the CHIP-8.
  
• Fritzing
  Fritzing is an open source software tool that can help with the development of advance circuits that run off arduino boards
• Open Office
  An alternative to the commonly used and known Microsoft Office or IBM's Lotus software, Open Office is freeware with the ablity that anyone can improve the components.
  
• PeerWise
  "PeerWise supports the construction, display and organisation of student contributed assessment questions. " PeerWise website (http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/)