https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:41:22 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/lib/tpl/mikio/images/favicon.ico https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/ https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/doku.php?id=digital_literacy:technology_resources:photon:start&rev=1579654514&do=diff <h1 class="sectionedit1" id="photon">Photon</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <img src="https://wiki.slq.qld.gov.au/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=digital_literacy:technology_resources:photon:f2843e52-d6db-40b7-8a62-ef7fef49002c.jpeg" class="medialeft" align="left" alt="" />An alien puppy that has 10 programmable sensors using the story-based mobile application. </p> <p> Sensors include: </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Light detection</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Touch detection</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Obstacle detection</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Communicate with other photons</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Measurement of movement and rotation</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Sound detection (clap, stamp)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="table sectionedit2"><table class="inline"> <tr class="row0"> <td class="col0"> <strong>Recommended Ages</strong> </td><td class="col1"> Year 2 to Year 5 (ages 7 to 10) </td> </tr> <tr class="row1"> <td class="col0"> <strong>Product Cost</strong> </td><td class="col1"> Around $200 </td> </tr> <tr class="row2"> <td class="col0"> <strong>Where to Purchase</strong> </td><td class="col1 leftalign"> Photon can be purchased from some STEM based stores such as <a href="https://www.littlebird.com.au/" class="urlextern" target="_tab" title="https://www.littlebird.com.au/" rel="ugc nofollow noopener">Little Bird Electronics</a> or <a href="http://core-electronics.com.au/" class="urlextern" target="_tab" title="http://core-electronics.com.au/" rel="ugc nofollow noopener">Core Electronics</a> </td> </tr> </table></div> <!-- EDIT{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;table&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hid&quot;:&quot;table&quot;,&quot;secid&quot;:2,&quot;range&quot;:&quot;402-699&quot;} --><!-- EDIT{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;plugin_wrap_start&quot;,&quot;secid&quot;:3,&quot;range&quot;:&quot;0-&quot;} --><div class="wrap_clear plugin_wrap"></div><!-- EDIT{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;plugin_wrap_end&quot;,&quot;secid&quot;:4,&quot;range&quot;:&quot;0-&quot;} --> </div> <h3 id="product_requirements">Product Requirements</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> A tablet is required to code the photon</div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- EDIT{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;plugin_include_start_noredirect&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;digital_literacy:clippings&quot;,&quot;secid&quot;:5,&quot;range&quot;:&quot;0-&quot;} --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__digital_literacy:clippings"> <h3 id="loanable_kits">Loanable Kits</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> State Library has kits of this item available for loan to libraries within the Regional Libraries Queensland and Indigenous Knowledge Centres network. Libraries can place a reservation through the Aurora catalogue (availability is subject to existing reservations, loans and associated return dates). </p> <p> The kits are for use by patrons within the library only, as part of supervised library programming. They will not be listed in the public online catalogue for personal reservation. </p> <p> Please contact <a href="mailto:&#112;&#108;&#99;&#64;&#115;&#108;&#113;&#46;&#113;&#108;&#100;&#46;&#103;&#111;&#118;&#46;&#97;&#117;" class="mail" title="&#112;&#108;&#99;&#64;&#115;&#108;&#113;&#46;&#113;&#108;&#100;&#46;&#103;&#111;&#118;&#46;&#97;&#117;">Access Services</a>, or phone 07 3842 9014 with any queries.<br/> </p> </div> <!-- EDIT{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;plugin_include_editbtn&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Loanable Kits&quot;,&quot;secid&quot;:7,&quot;range&quot;:&quot;0-&quot;} --><!-- EDIT{&quot;target&quot;:&quot;plugin_include_end&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;digital_literacy:clippings&quot;,&quot;secid&quot;:6,&quot;range&quot;:&quot;0-&quot;} --></div> <div class="level3"> </div> <h4 id="kit_contents">Kit Contents</h4> <div class="level4"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> 2 x Photon robot</div> </li> </ul> </div> anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) digital_literacy:technology_resources:photon Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:55:14 +0000