GENERAL
Q: What grades is the Arduino Cloud aimed at?
We recommend that students in K-12 (middle and high school) use the Arduino Cloud, and it’s also suitable for higher education.
Q: What learning content does the Cloud include?
You’ll get a complete educational experience when you use Arduino Education kits, including high-quality content. Some of our kits are aligned to national standards, while others are project-based with clear learning objectives.
All kits include step-by-step, hands-on lessons, activities, and projects. You’ll need to register your kits on the Cloud to access the learning content, and then invite your students to join so they can access it, too.
Find out more about the learning content for middle school, high school, and university.
Q: What do you need to get started with the Cloud?
You need hardware and some sensors to build different projects, write the code and then upload it to the board. The Cloud provides lessons, tutorials, and templates ready to get started quickly. If you’re interested in lessons and prepared content, follow this link to see the Arduino Education Kits that also include hardware.
To get started with the Cloud in your classroom, you’ll need Arduino Education kits. Using the kits, you can build and code a variety of different projects.
The Cloud provides all the lessons, tutorials, and templates you need to get started quickly.
Q: Is Google Classroom compatible with GDPR regulations?
Google states that Google Classroom can be used in accordance with GDPR, and we’d recommend checking with your school, too. The Arduino Cloud for schools is compatible with GDPR, so you can still use it to share sketches safely with your students without Google Classroom.
Q: Is the Arduino Cloud safe and does it protect mine and my students’ data?
The data you get from their connected devices is always encrypted, securely stored in the Cloud, and belongs to you. You can learn more about the Arduino Iot security here. Additionally, the Arduino Cloud employs the latest security standards to enable the safety of your projects and project data. All Cloud-compatible Arduino boards come with a hardware-secure element, where you can store your security keys.
Q: Is it possible to integrate the Arduino Cloud with Moodle?
No, it is not possible.
Q: Can I use the Cloud to teach remotely?
If you want to teach remotely using the Cloud, all you need to do is provide access to your students. For teaching, we recommend purchasing the School Plan so you can manage that access easily and more effectively.
Q: What devices can be used with the Arduino Cloud for Schools?
You can use the Arduino Cloud on Chromebook, Windows, Mac, and Linux. Note that official Arduino boards only support the 2.4GHz frequency band for transmitting data.
To start with the cloud, see the lists below of compatible boards according to your OS.
The following Arduino boards can be used with the IoT Cloud platform:
- MKR 1000 WiFi
- MKR WiFi 1010
- MKR WAN 1300
- MKR WAN 1310
- MKR GSM 1400
- MKR NB 1500
- Nano RP2040 Connect
- Nano 33 IoT
- Giga R1 WiFi
- Portenta H7
- Portenta H7 Lite Connected
- Portenta X8
- Nicla Vision
- Arduino Opta
Supported third-party devices can also be used, including:
- A wide range of Wi-fi enabled ESP32 and ESP8266 based devices. For a list of supported models, go to the Devices tab in the Cloud and click “Add”. Then click “Set up a 3rd Party Device” and open the Select model dropdown for ESP32 or ESP8266.
- LoRaWAN® devices
You can configure Linux devices with the IoT Cloud in Manager for Linux.
The following Linux devices are supported:
- Arduino Pro Gateway
- Intel®-based platforms
- IEI TANK AIoT Dev Kit
- Arm®-based platforms
- Raspberry Pi
- BeagleBone
- UP Squared AI Vision Kit
- UP Squared Grove IoT Development Kit
Find the boards that can be used with Chromebooks [here]https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/360014779899-Boards-compatible-with-the-Web-Editor#chromebook), and the boards you can use to write code online with the web editor according to your OS here.
For more information, click here.
*Q: Do I need a fast internet connection to use the Arduino Cloud? *
The Arduino Cloud requires a stable Wi-Fi connection, but is not demanding in terms of speed. If your internet connection drops out temporarily, your students will not be interrupted - all progress will be saved locally, and synced to the Cloud as soon as the connection is restored.
