I did mine with some T-class amps, (about 25 each), Chromecast audio (15 each), some leftover speakers I had lying about, Google Home, and Plex. That way I had decent audio quality (insofar as the speakers were hifi quality). You can tack on extra bluetooth speakers (if they allow 3.5mm inputs) if you don't have speaker pairs, and add more rooms that way. Echo dots are not that great for music.
Alice is precisely the best way to integrate the concepts *and* have instant feedback on how something works. I can't programme, and probably never will, but Alice was the first time I actually began to understand some of the concepts because it *showed* me what I was doing. That's what kids need.
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I did mine with some T-class amps, (about 25 each), Chromecast audio (15 each), some leftover speakers I had lying about, Google Home, and Plex. That way I had decent audio quality (insofar as the speakers were hifi quality). You can tack on extra bluetooth speakers (if they allow 3.5mm inputs) if you don't have speaker pairs, and add more rooms that way. Echo dots are not that great for music.
Jet fuel melts steel beams.
Alice is precisely the best way to integrate the concepts *and* have instant feedback on how something works. I can't programme, and probably never will, but Alice was the first time I actually began to understand some of the concepts because it *showed* me what I was doing. That's what kids need.
Where is the adamantine?
I'll probably watch it as soon as they're able to delete the images of Sting in a speedo from my consciousness.