Lessons Learned AIY Voice Kit Workshop
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Channel: Caroline Dunn · 2018 · Science & Technology
I recently volunteered at a STEM day for 13 middle school and high school girls making Google Voice Assistants from Raspberry Pis and AIY Voice Kits. https://youtu.be/qQCZETRPVB8 Here are my Lessons Learned from the workshop. AIY Voice Kit Lessons Learned 1. Kits are only $3.14 at MicroCenter, but you stll need a Raspberry Pi 3B, power supply microSD card, etc. 2. This is a different kit than MagPi Issue 57 3. Do NOT sudo apt-get update, do not sudo-apt get upgrade 4. Insert the SD card as normally on a Raspberry Pi 3B 5. According to the documentation in the kit, Google recommends this project for ages 14 and up. A Gmail account is required to complete this project. This project is great for adults. 6. Project documentation states this project should take 2 hours. That is if you know what you are doing. If in a group activity setting, I recommend allocating 4-6 hours to complete the project. This provides time for the kids to dig deeper into the project and learn more. 7. Do not use the Raspberry Pi 3B+ 8. Defect rate can be high - out of 13 people, 2 kits were defective for 2 different reasons. Purchase extra kits if possible. 9. Provide markers and stickers for the kids to personalize. Insert the microSD card at the end of the assembly. Inserting the microSD card into the RPI before it is in the box, could break the microSD card in half. Materials: AIY Voice Kit MicroCenter: http://www.microcenter.com/site/content/Google_AIY.aspx Amazon: https://amzn.to/2H7h3xQ Raspberry Pi 3B with power supply: https://amzn.to/2GG17Dc 8GB microSD card: https://amzn.to/2IAr8QJ MagPi Essentials Companion PDF - https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi-issues/Essentials_AIY_Projects_Voice_v1.pdf Instructions for Voice Kit V1 - https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/voice-v1/
