A Tiny Computer Attracts a Million Tinkerers – New York Times

A Tiny Computer Attracts a Million Tinkerers New York Times Raspberry Pi may sound like the name of a math-based dessert. But it is actually one of the hottest and cheapest little computers in the world right now. Almost one million of these $35 machines have shipped since last February, capturing the ..

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Google Giving donates 15000 Raspberry Pi computers to children – TechSpot

TechSpot Google Giving donates 15000 Raspberry Pi computers to children TechSpot Google is helping to find the next generation of computer scientists by helping to donate 15,000 Raspberry Pi computers to various school-aged children across the U.K. Google's Eric Schmidt and Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton visited a school in …

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Computer Science added to EBacc

If you’re at BETT this week, come over to Stand B240 to meet one of the Robs, Clive and a bunch of impaled Jelly Babies. The Department for Education (DfE) has just announced that Computer Science is to be added to the new English Baccalaureate or EBacc

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Google Gives 15000 Raspberry Pi Microcomputers to UK Schools – Treehugger

Treehugger Google Gives 15000 Raspberry Pi Microcomputers to UK Schools Treehugger Raspberry Pi computers have taken off like wildfire among the maker community.

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Google Gifts 15000 Raspberry Pi Units To UK Schools – Fast Company

Fast Company Google Gifts 15000 Raspberry Pi Units To UK Schools Fast Company The big push to teach kids about real computing and coding in schools is getting some massive assistance from Google: The search firm, partnered with six educational bodies, is sending 15,000 Raspberry Pi units into British schools.

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Google giving schools 15000 Raspberry Pi computers – Computerandvideogames.com

Google giving schools 15000 Raspberry Pi computers Computerandvideogames.com “We're going to be working with Google and six UK educational partners to find the kids who we think will benefit from having their very own Raspberry Pi ,” reads a post on the Raspberry Pi Foundation's website. “We're absolutely made up over the news ..

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UK schools to receive 15000 Raspberry Pi computers, thanks to Google grant – Siliconrepublic.com

Siliconrepublic.com UK schools to receive 15000 Raspberry Pi computers, thanks to Google grant Siliconrepublic.com Through a grant from Google Giving, the Raspberry Pi Foundation will be able to deliver 15,000 Raspberry Pi Model B computers to schoolchildren in the UK in an effort to spur coding in the classroom. Google Giving is a charitable branch of the tech …

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