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

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

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

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

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

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

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Raspberry Pi Community

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

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Raspberry Pi in Schools

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Raspberry Pi Setup

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

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

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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

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

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Desktop

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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GPIO Pins – General Purpose Input/Output rasp.io

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

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

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Raspberry Jams

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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)

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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

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Wimbledon library

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Blackpool libraries

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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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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: [email protected]

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