Teach Secondary have announced their Technology & Innovation Awards. “The brand new awards are specifically focused on technology and innovation in the classroom and recognise products and resources as well as teachers, authors and bloggers”. Amongst the winners was Carrie…
Category: Books
Learning Python with #RaspberryPi – review
This review has been a long time coming because I wanted to make sure I read this book thoroughly before making up my mind. After a short introduction, there is a short chapter on getting the Pi up and running.…
Book review: #RaspberryPi Projects for Kids
I was sent a review copy of this book by the publisher, Packt. As usual, however, this will be an impartial review. Raspberry Pi Projects for kids is a slim volume printed in black-and-white by Daniel Bates, a computer science…
Adventures in #RaspberryPi – review and a look at how well it works in practice
Alex Eames, over at RasPi.TV, has written an in-depth review of Carrie Anne Philbin’s book Adventures in Raspberry Pi. He’s also seen how it works in a practical way with his son. It’s a very revealing look at how well…
#RaspberryPi Projects by Robinson & Cook – Review
Another book from Wiley, this time it’s Raspberry Pi Projects by Dr Andrew Robinson and Mike “Grumpy Mike” Cook, with chapters contributed by Jonathan Evans and Sean McManus. To start the book off, there is a short introductory chapter including…
#RaspberryPi for Dummies – book review
Raspberry Pi for Dummies was sent to me by Wiley for review. So here goes! Written by Sean McManus and Mike ‘Grumpy Mike’ Cook, Raspberry Pi for Dummies is a comprehensive look at setting the Pi up, administering it, using…
#RaspberryPi User Guide by Upton and Halfacree – review
The kind folks over at Wiley have sent me a few books to review and here’s the first! The Raspberry Pi User Guide couldn’t come from better stock. It’s the work of Eben Upton, co-creator of the Raspberry Pi, and…
Book Review: Adventures in #RaspberryPi
At the December CamJam, I was lucky enough to buy a copy of Adventures in Raspberry Pi, the new book by Carrie Anne Philbin, award-winning teacher and now Education Pioneer at the Raspberry Pi Foundation. I’ve taken some time to…
Adventures in #RaspberryPi – get the book for cheap-as-chips price!
Photo from the Raspberry Pi Foundation (I hope no-one minds me hot-linking to it!) Fantastic news from the Raspberry Pi Foundation today. They’ve purchased a pallet full of Carrie Anne Philbin’s book “Adventures in Raspberry Pi”. They’ve made it available…
Scratch programming in Easy Steps – book review
Primary School teach Ian Addison has blogged a review of Sean McManus’ book “Scratch Programming in Easy Steps”. Read it here