Many people attending these workshops probably don't have their own Arduino at home. For introductory makerspace/library workshops (getting started with Arduino, circuits for non-engineers etc).So, Tinkercad can be a good supplement even if you have hardware kits available for your class.
This makes it MUCH easier to see all the connections and help debug. We had students rebuild their circuits in Tinkercad and then screen share in Zoom. It's hard to hold a breadboard up to a webcam and see what's going on. However, we found that TAs and students had a very difficult time debugging circuits over Zoom. Thankfully, we were able to distribute physical Arduino kits for students to use at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. For remote/online debugging of circuits.Tinkercad can help you keep an online class engaging, instead of just having students passively watch lectures. While simulations are never a complete replacement for real hardware, they're certainly better than nothing if you don't have any other options. If you have to teach an electronics/Arduino class fully online, due to a situation like the COVID-19 pandemic.Having the students follow along with me in lecture keeps them much more engaged. This is a great way to introduce programming an Arduino and even basics like using a breadboard and a multimeter. Having 150 students cram laptops + breadboards + Arduinos on tiny lecture hall desks isn't feasible, but I can have them all bring laptops and use Tinkercad (note: check if your school's library or IT departments have loaner laptops for students who don't have them). I teach a 150-student class at Cornell, and traditionally we would have two lectures per week where students just watch the instructor build circuits/program the Arduino on a projector, then they'd go to one lab a week to do their own hands on activities. For active learning/flipped classroom format in large lectures.
I've found Tinkercad Circuits useful in any of the following scenarios:
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