LEARN BY MAKING
An Online Arduino IDE for Schools
Use Circuitera as an online Arduino IDE on a Chromebook or classroom computer. Compile locally, explore projects, and simulate supported Uno circuits.
A browser-based classroom workflow
Students can use Arduino on a Chromebook or classroom computer with a browser that supports JavaScript and WebAssembly. Write local sketches without a desktop IDE, Linux environment, or extension. Try Verify as a guest and sign in to continue compiling. Begin with a public tutorial; keep code, explanations, and wiring side by side.
Prepare before the lesson
Test the exact school browser, board, cable, and USB policy in advance. Allow the first compiler download to finish. Prepare the offline compiler while online and export a known-working example as a backup.
Build a sequence, not a pile of features
Start with Blink for outputs and timing. Move to Servo Sweep for libraries and loops. Use Ultrasonic Distance to introduce measurements, bounded waits, and Serial Monitor. Change one thing at a time and ask students to predict the result.
Respect managed devices
A school may restrict the site, browser storage, Web Serial, or USB adapters. Circuitera cannot bypass those controls. Ask IT to check approved browser/device policies; simulation provides an alternative for supported components when hardware is unavailable.
Save work deliberately
Local sketches belong to a device and site origin. Export at the end of class, especially on shared devices. Optional signed-in cloud projects are available, but there is no teacher roster, classroom surveillance, or assignment-management system implied.
Plan a classroom lesson
- Test one approved browser, data cable, board and exact bootloader before class.
- Let the first compiler download finish and prepare offline assets while connected.
- Start with a simulator-only Uno Blink lesson; change a delay and predict the result.
- For physical boards, Verify, grant port permission, Upload and inspect a repeating serial message.
- Export each student’s work before signing out, clearing storage or moving computers.
Local editing needs no account. Optional cloud projects need sign-in; Dot is a separately controlled online feature. There is no implied roster, assignment surveillance or school-policy bypass.