At the State University of New York at Albany, 900 students are benefiting from their instructor’s bright idea. He is using the Raspberry Pi as a learning device instead of a traditional textbook-approach. Ethan Sprissler (the instructor in question) has…
Category: Education
#RaspberryPi network chat in Python for education
David Whale and Ryan Walmsley recently ran workshops for students to be facilitators at future events for school children. Part of this was to create a client/server chat application using Python. They have kindly released all their notes and code…
Get into Java on the #RaspberryPi using graphical interface Greenfoot
David Briddock has written an excellent introduction to the graphical programming environment Greenfoot. It’s aimed at ages 11 and upwards. It’s not as simple as Scratch (hence the higher age) but looks to be a very interesting environment to learn…
PA Consulting launch #RaspberryPi competition
UK-based PA Consulting Group have announced their 2013/14 Raspberry Pi project competition. Here’s what they have to say: To create your project, you can use a Raspberry Pi as well as additional hardware up to the value of £100. The…
Where to go to learn how to code!
The Observer has done a nice piece listing the top 10 places to go to learn how to code. Kudos to both Code Club and Rewired State, who get mentions. Read here
Is the #RaspberryPi an innovation in computer training, or just another toy?
This is a fascinating post from David Glance over at theconversation.com. As usual, the educational appeal of the Pi is called into question but the fascinating comments at the bottom of the page make reading it very worthwhile! Read it…
Baked in Britain, the millionth #RaspberryPi & discussion
Rory Cellan-Jones has published his own Pi-related article on the BBC to celebrate the millionth Pi being produced in the UK. This isn’t the interesting bit. The interesting bit comes in the comments section below the article in which a…
BBC #RaspberryPi article
Mark Ward, a BBC technology correspondent, has published a nice ‘cool projects’ article up on BBC News. Nothing particularly new or groundbreaking here, but it’s still good to see some mainstream coverage. Read the article or carry on reading here for…
Teaching computer program and coding skills with the #RaspberryPi
In advance of changes to the UK education curriculum, BBC Daily Politics has interviewed a small panel, including the Foundation’s Clive Beale, about the future of kids and programming. It’s a good watch, especially for parents and teachers.
Idaho prisoners use #RaspberryPi with offline Khan Academy
Khan Academy has 5.4 million monthly users of its educational videos, exercises, and gamelike badging platform online. Tens of thousands of schools are using the platform. Jamie Alexandre has taken the KA platform and created an offline version, called…