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

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1. Bringing digital making to your library with Raspberry Pi Ben Nuttall Raspberry Pi Foundation UK Charity 1129409
2. Ben Nuttall • Raspberry Pi Community Manager • From Sheffield • MMU graduate • Based in Cambridge • @ben_nuttall on Twitter
3. Raspberry Pi Foundation • Educational charity founded in 2006 • Owns trading subsidiary Raspberry Pi Trading Ltd • Trading profits fund educational programmes
4. Our mission “Putting the power of digital making into the hands of people all over the world”
5. We do this by providing... • Low-cost, high-performance computers • Outreach and education programmes • Free resources and teacher training
6. Current models • Raspberry Pi 3 • £26 • General purpose computer • Raspberry Pi Zero • £4 • Good for embedded projects
7. Raspberry Pi Community
8. Raspberry Jam • Independently organised community events • Family-friendly • Mix of meetup / conference / workshop styles • raspberrypi.org/jam
9. Raspberry Pi in Schools
10. Raspberry Pi Setup
11. What do I need? • USB mouse • USB keyboard • USB power supply • Monitor or TV • HDMI cable • Micro SD card
12. Optional extras • Case • Ethernet cable • USB WiFi dongle • Camera module • USB Bluetooth dongle • Speakers or headphones
13. The SD Card • This is your hard drive – Operating system – Files + programs • Buy pre-installed or download and install using your PC • NOOBS (New Out Of the Box Software) – Easy installer – Drag & drop – Contains Raspbian • Raspbian – Full operating system – Lots of useful software pre-installed
14. Getting started • Insert SD card • Connect mouse & keyboard • Connect HDMI cable • Connect power supply
15. Desktop
16. Main Menu • Launch programming applications • Web browser • Preferences and settings • Shutdown & reboot
17. Scratch • Drag & drop block interface to programming • Logic • Computational thinking • Easy to make games • Impossible to create a program that fails to run! • Recommended for young children
18. Sonic Pi • Sound synthesiser for creating music • Audible computing • Uses simple syntax text-based programming language Ruby • Used for compositions and live coding performances • Introduce computing concepts through music • Created especially for education
19. Python • Powerful extensible programming language • Easy to read and write • Make software, games, GUIs, websites, robots and more • Ideal for physical computing • Extensive library of additional modules for Raspberry Pi hardware • Recommended for education
20. Minecraft: Pi Edition • Free version of Minecraft on Raspberry Pi • Python programming interface • Learn Python by building things and making games in Minecraft • Creative computing
21. GPIO Pins – General Purpose Input/Output rasp.io
22. Physical computing • Flashy lights • Motors & robots • Photo & video • Sensors • Internet of Things • Engaging and empowering
23. Camera module • Full HD camera accessory • Photo & video • Controlled by code using Python or Scratch
24. Raspberry Jams
25. Raspberry Jam in your library • Digital making activities • Digital skills • Mini maker space • Hosting public events in the library • Make use of existing computers (monitors, mice, keyboards)
26. Raspberry Jam in your library • Work with local Pi community members • Plan activities (workshops, show-and-tell) • Ticket event on eventbrite • Promote event on Raspberry Pi website and locally
27. Wimbledon library
28. Blackpool libraries
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
30. Raspberry Jam in your library • Get support from me and the Foundation team • Get support from Pi community members • See basic guidelines and tips at raspberrypi.org/jam • Contact me: ben@raspberrypi.org
31. Bringing digital making to your library with Raspberry Pi Ben Nuttall Raspberry Pi Foundation UK Charity 1129409