Raspberry Pi and the community - Code Club regional coordinators meetup

I introduced the Code Club regional coordinators to what the Raspberry Pi Foundation is all about

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1. Raspberry Pi and the community Ben Nuttall Raspberry Pi Foundation UK Charity 1129409
2. Ben Nuttall • Raspberry Pi Community Manager – Part of Programmes team – Software & project development – Learning resources & teacher training – Programmes & outreach • Hobbyist turned employee • Based in Cambridge • From Sheffield / Manchester • @ben_nuttall on Twitter
3. Raspberry Pi • Family of small computers • Price range £4 - £26 • Made in the UK • Used – in education – in industry – by hobbyists
4. Raspberry Why? • A programmable device the price of a textbook • Skills shortage and lack of understanding – Programming – Computer systems – Engineering • 1980s computer era – Home computing was difficult not widely accessible, but created skilled users
5. Raspberry Pi Foundation
6. Raspberry Pi Foundation Strategy “Putting the power of digital making into the hands of people all over the world” https://philipcolligan.com/2016/02/20/strategy-1-0/
7. 29 February 2012 • Raspberry Pi Model B on general sale • 10, 000 in stock
8. 29 February 2012 • Raspberry Pi Model B on general sale • 10, 000 in stock • 100, 000 sold on first day
9. Raspberry Pi Community
10. Raspberry Jam
11. Raspberry Pi in Schools
12. Over 8 Million Raspberry Pis sold • Minor revisions • Model A • Model B+ • Model A+ • Raspberry Pi 2 Model B • Raspberry Pi Zero • Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
13. Education • Picademy - free CPD for teachers – Picademy USA – Picademy @ Google – Skycademy • Free learning resources on our website • Programmes, events and outreach
14. Raspberry Pi Setup
15. What do I need? • USB mouse • USB keyboard • USB power supply • Monitor or TV • HDMI cable • Micro SD card
16. Optional extras • Case • Ethernet cable • USB WiFi dongle • Camera module • USB Bluetooth dongle • Speakers or headphones
17. The operating system - Raspbian
18. Main Menu • Launch programming applications • Web browser • Preferences and settings • Shutdown & reboot • Look – it's a real computer!
19. Scratch • Based on Scratch 1.4 (not Scratch 2) • Optimised for Raspberry Pi • Extended to add physical computing capabilities
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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
23. Physical computing • Flashy lights • Motors & robots • Photo & video • Sensors • Internet of Things • Engaging and empowering
24. GPIO Pins – General Purpose Input/Output rasp.io
25. GPIO in Scratch • GPIO Server • Use broadcast blocks • Drag & drop programming for flashing lights, robots and more!
26. Python - GPIO Zero • Simple interfaces to physical components • LED, Button, Buzzer, Motor, Robot, LightSensor, etc.
27. CamJam EduKit • £5 starter kit • £7 sensors kit • £17 robot kit • Free worksheets • Very reusable
28. HATs
29. Pi in the Sky
30. The sky is the limit...
31. ...or is it?
32. Astro Pi
33. Sense HAT • 8x8 RGB LED matrix • Mini joystick • Gyroscope • Accelerometer • Magnetometer • Temperature sensor • Barometric pressure sensor • Humidity sensor • Python interface
34. www.raspberrypi.org • Daily blog articles – news, projects and stories • OS Downloads • Help pages • Documentation • Community sites • Forums
35. Raspberry Pi Learning Resources • Teach, Learn and Make • Free • Creative Commons • Created by Raspberry Pi Education Team • Scratch, Python and more
36. Raspberry Pi Weekly • Free weekly email newsletter • Raspberry Pi news, projects and articles • 3 years of issues on the website • raspberrypi.org/weekly
37. The MagPi • Community magazine established in 2012 (as free PDF download) • Now the official Raspberry Pi magazine • Paper copies on sale in UK shops and online • Still a free PDF download • Occasionally comes with a free computer • Book series (also available for free)
38. Raspberry Jam raspberrypi.org/jam
39. Join in! • Slack: – #community – #thenorth • Google+ – Raspberry Jam organisers community (ask me for the link) • Twitter: – #rjam – #ccukchat March
40. Raspberry Pi and the community Ben Nuttall Raspberry Pi Foundation UK Charity 1129409