Teaching with parallella: a first look in an undergraduate parallel computing course
Suzanne J. Matthews · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2016
This paper describes our experience integrating the Parallella, an energy efficient single board computer (SBC) with 18 cores, into an undergraduate parallel computing course. The board's small form-factor, high number of cores and relative cheapness makes it a very attractive option for introducing students to parallel computing. We describe and reflect on our experiences using the Parallella board, and offer novel educational materials that will assist others to incorporate the Parallella into future computing courses.