Space matters In September 2014 (as in a couple of weeks) the new Computing curriculum will come into play in schools in England. Basically this means that ICT as a subject will be replaced by Computing and that students from the age of five will have the opportunity to learn an exciting and powerful new subject. There has been a lot of discussion on how to prepare for this in terms of teacher training.
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opensource.com Raspberry Pi powered juggling performance opensource.com I found out that size would be key to a solution to Charles' problem, so I started with a Raspberry Pi . It is small and compatible with the Pibrella shield.
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Carrie Anne: A few weeks ago, Raspberry Pi hosted its first ever Young Rewired State centre and took part in the Festival of Code. We had a lot of fun
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Getting hooked on programming with YRS project ‘Hook’
Raspberry Pi Compute Module on sale in SA ITWeb The Raspberry Pi Compute Module is now available in South Africa through reseller RS Components.
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Intel's Raspberry Pi rival Galileo can now run Windows Register Windows fans can run their OS of choice on Intel's counter to Raspberry Pi , courtesy of an Intel firmware update. Chipzilla has delivered firmware version 1.0.2 for the Galileo Gen 1, which means Windows can now run on the developer board. Microsoft …
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Dominique Laloux first got in touch with us in May 2013 when he was on the point of leaving to spend a year in the rural Kuma region of Togo in Western Africa, an area where, until 2012, 75% of teachers had never used a computer. He had previously joined a team of Togolese friends to set up the Kuma Computer Center in the mountain village of Kuma Tokpli for the students and teachers of five local secondary schools, and planned to introduce Raspberry Pis there. The building that currently houses Kuma Computer Center’s first computer room in Kuma Tokpli We next heard from Dominique earlier this month.
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The first Raspberry Pi computer room in Togo
Raspberry Pi motherboards enjoy 3.5 million worldwide sales Digitimes Sales of credit-card sized motherboard computers rolled out by UK-based Raspberry Pi Foundation have reached 3.5 million units worldwide, with demand from China and Taiwan still remaining strong, according to Eric Lee, head of technical marketing of RS
Children learning to code with a slice of Raspberry Pi SFGate Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-size computer that can function like a basic PC when plugged in to a monitor and keyboard. It can record videos and power drones, but developer Eben Upton says his goal was to teach basic programming skills to students as
Businessweek Kids Are Learning to Code With a Slice of Raspberry Pi Businessweek Raspberry Pi is a credit card-size computer that can function like a basic PC when plugged into a monitor and keyboard. It can record videos and power drones, but developer Eben Upton says his goal was to teach basic programming skills to students as
Back in February 2014, Matt Timmons-Brown captured Gordon, our Head of Software, and would not let him go to the café for his “Gordon Special” until he had spilled all of our secrets . Gordon thinking about ‘Specials” as the ghost of a Toltec shaman hoots mournfully over his shoulder
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