Bringing digital making to your library with Raspberry Pi

Presentation and workshop given at Code Green - Cracking the Code at Manchester Central Library 8/11/16

Transcript

1. Bringing digital making to your library
   with Raspberry Pi
   Ben Nuttall
   Raspberry Pi Foundation
   UK Charity 1129409
   

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2. Ben Nuttall
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   Raspberry Pi Community Manager
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   From Sheffield
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   MMU graduate
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   Based in Cambridge
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   @ben_nuttall on Twitter
   

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3. Raspberry Pi Foundation
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   Educational charity founded
   in 2006
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   Owns trading subsidiary
   Raspberry Pi Trading Ltd
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   Trading profits fund
   educational programmes
   

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4. Our mission
   “Putting the power of digital making into the
   hands of people all over the world”
   

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5. We do this by providing...
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   Low-cost, high-performance computers
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   Outreach and education programmes
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   Free resources and teacher training
   

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6. Current models
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   Raspberry Pi 3
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   £26
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   General purpose
   computer
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   Raspberry Pi Zero
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   £4
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   Good for embedded
   projects
   

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7. Raspberry Pi Community
   

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8. Raspberry Jam
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   Independently organised
   community events
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   Family-friendly
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   Mix of meetup / conference /
   workshop styles
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   raspberrypi.org/jam
   

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9. Raspberry Pi in Schools
   

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10. Raspberry Pi Setup
    

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11. What do I need?
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    USB mouse
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    USB keyboard
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    USB power supply
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    Monitor or TV
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    HDMI cable
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    Micro SD card
    

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12. Optional extras
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    Case
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    Ethernet cable
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    USB WiFi dongle
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    Camera module
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    USB Bluetooth dongle
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    Speakers or headphones
    

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13. The SD Card
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    This is your hard drive
    – Operating system
    – Files + programs
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    Buy pre-installed or download and install using your PC
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    NOOBS (New Out Of the Box Software)
    – Easy installer
    – Drag & drop
    – Contains Raspbian
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    Raspbian
    – Full operating system
    – Lots of useful software pre-installed
    

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14. Getting started
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    Insert SD card
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    Connect mouse & keyboard
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    Connect HDMI cable
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    Connect power supply
    

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15. Desktop
    

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16. Main Menu
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    Launch programming
    applications
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    Web browser
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    Preferences and settings
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    Shutdown & reboot
    

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17. Scratch
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    Drag & drop block interface
    to programming
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    Logic
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    Computational thinking
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    Easy to make games
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    Impossible to create a
    program that fails to run!
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    Recommended for young
    children
    

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18. Sonic Pi
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    Sound synthesiser for creating
    music
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    Audible computing
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    Uses simple syntax text-based
    programming language Ruby
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    Used for compositions and live
    coding performances
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    Introduce computing concepts
    through music
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    Created especially for education
    

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19. Python
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    Powerful extensible
    programming language
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    Easy to read and write
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    Make software, games, GUIs,
    websites, robots and more
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    Ideal for physical computing
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    Extensive library of additional
    modules for Raspberry Pi
    hardware
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    Recommended for education
    

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20. Minecraft: Pi Edition
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    Free version of Minecraft on
    Raspberry Pi
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    Python programming
    interface
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    Learn Python by building
    things and making games in
    Minecraft
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    Creative computing
    

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21. GPIO Pins – General Purpose Input/Output
    rasp.io
    

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22. Physical computing
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    Flashy lights
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    Motors & robots
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    Photo & video
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    Sensors
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    Internet of Things
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    Engaging and empowering
    

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23. Camera module
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    Full HD camera accessory
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    Photo & video
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    Controlled by code using
    Python or Scratch
    

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24. Raspberry Jams
    

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25. Raspberry Jam in your library
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    Digital making activities
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    Digital skills
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    Mini maker space
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    Hosting public events in the
    library
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    Make use of existing
    computers (monitors, mice,
    keyboards)
    

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26. Raspberry Jam in your library
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    Work with local Pi
    community members
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    Plan activities (workshops,
    show-and-tell)
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    Ticket event on eventbrite
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    Promote event on Raspberry
    Pi website and locally
    

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27. Wimbledon library
    

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28. Blackpool libraries
    

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29. Ipswich library
    Enormous fun. So inspiring to see people of all ages and families
    learning and working together in an inclusive and non-
    judgemental environment.
    ~ Charmain Osborne, Suffolk libraries
    

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30. Raspberry Jam in your library
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    Get support from me and the
    Foundation team
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    Get support from Pi
    community members
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    See basic guidelines and tips
    at raspberrypi.org/jam
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    Contact me:
    ben@raspberrypi.org
    

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31. Bringing digital making to your library
    with Raspberry Pi
    Ben Nuttall
    Raspberry Pi Foundation
    UK Charity 1129409
    

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