The Raspberry Pi Foundation has just announced the imminent availability of two online training courses that will help you get started with the Raspberry Pi and get a certificate at the end of it. The courses are: Teaching Physical Computing with Raspberry…
Category: Outreach
Why do kids need to learn to code? A talk by Cat Lamin at PyConUK
Cat Lamin is a former primary school teacher who now makes a living sharing her knowledge of education, particularly as it relates to computer science. She founded the Coding Evenings movement and is a regular at Raspberry Jams in the…
Raspberry Pi’s Picademy and Code Club Pro come to Glasgow
This Autumn, Raspberry Pi takes Picademy and Code Club Pro North of the border into Glasgow. The events, which take place on 14-15 October, 25-26 October, 1-2 November and 28-29 November at the Mitchell Library, are part of the Foundation’s outreach programme. I’ll let them…
Cross curriculum whole-school activity day featuring the Raspberry PI
Eastlea Community School, located in the London Borough of Newham, recently ran a whole-school activity day which featured a variety of computers and micro-controllers, including the Raspberry Pi. Clive Beale from the Raspberry Pi Foundation was invited along and you…
Young Digital Makers invited to Raspberry Pi for a day of hacking and tinkering
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has just announced that they are holding a Digital Making day for youngsters on the 23rd August (which is my birthday, but let’s ignore that for now… God knows I’m trying to). To apply, you need…
Suffolk Libraries Raspberry Jam #rjam – 3rd August
Suffolk Libraries are holding a beginners’ Raspberry Jam over two sessions on Wednesday 3rd August. The sessions, which cost £1.50 per person, are being held in the Ipswich Enterprise + Innovation Hub at Ipswich County Library; the time slots are as…
Raspberry Pi Compute Module-powered CubeSat mock-up used in classrooms
NASA has taken the Raspberry Pi Compute Module, developed their own host board, added a few other components, and created the Pi-Sat (the innards of which are displayed in the picture above). The Pi-Sat is being used in classrooms to…
Volunteers needed – Truro Raspberry Jam – Saturday, 23rd July
Cat Lamin is looking for volunteers to help with general arrangements and workshops at the Truro Raspberry Jam which is coming up. The event will take place on Saturday, 23rd July from 12-4pm at Truro College. If you are in the region, and you’re…
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…
Raspberry Pi goes to Estonia
Following a successful trip to Estonia in February, the Raspberry Pi Foundation, in the guide of Ben Nuttall, has returned to deliver Raspberry Pi kits to schools. You can read more about the two trips over at the Foundation.