The boys over at The Pi Podcast have published their latest episode. This time, they interview teacher (and all-round nice person) Sway Grantham as well as cover various news topics such as the recent acquisition of Premier Farnell by Dätwyler for £792m.…
Category: Education
Interview with Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton and a chance for a Masterclass
Liz Upton has posted a new entry on the Raspberry Pi blog. This time, she’s featured an interview with Eben, conducted by The Centre for Computing History (with help from the Heritage Lottery fund). The interview is all about the history of…
International background radiation research project uses Raspberry Pi
A group of UC Berkeley students working with researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed devices that will measure and report levels of background radiation. Called DoseNet, the open-source project aims to get…
Picademy goes to Baltimore in August to teach educators about the Raspberry Pi
Picademy, the free CPD course for educators seeking to get the Raspberry Pi into their classrooms, is well and truly on its way in the USA. There will be a Picademy in Baltimore, Maryland on 13th-14th August. The course will…
Skycademy 2016 announced – Raspberry Pi high altitude ballooning CPD
James Robinson has just announced that this year’s Skycademy will take place on Monday 8th to Wednesday 10th August. Skycademy is a FREE two-and-a-half day Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event aiming to provide experience of high altitude ballooning to educators,…
Work experience opportunities sought in Cambridge
I’ve had a couple of emails from some parents of teenagers who are seeking work experience in the Hertfordshire/Cambridgeshire area. They are looking for something in the computing/technology arena. If you or your company is able to offer something like…
Raspberry Pi-powered book scanner for Ethiopean education
Following the lead of a Dean from an Ethiopean university, who could see that the high cost of textbooks was holding back developing world countries, a group has got together to build a €500 book scanner that turns the pages…
FUZEBOX: a new peripheral for teaching coding from the makers of the FUZE
The makers of the Raspberry Pi-based FUZE computer have just launched a new Kickstarter campaign to fund the FUZEBOX. The FUZEBOX is a peripheral designed to plug into any device via USB, whether this be a PC, Mac, or Linux box,…
Twickenham Coding Evening – 19th May
Cat Lamin is organising another Coding Evening in Twickenham at Stokes and Moncreiff on Richmond Road on 19th May. The event, which runs from 6.30-9.30pm, is a great opportunity for teachers and hobbyists/experts to get together and share knowledge, best-practice and skills with…
Review of CamJam EduKit 3 Robotics by Cat Lamin
Cat Lamin is a primary school teacher (and Raspberry Pi Certified Educator) and has recently got hold of CamJam EduKit 3 Robotics. The kit is a collection of electronic components that will help you get started with robotics using the Raspberry Pi and…