Safely controlling mains electricity using the Raspberry Pi and Energenie Pi-mote
It’s useful to be able to turn mains electricity on using a computer program. Whilst it’s not hard to create
Read More
WatkissOnline – Stewart's Blog
Various ramblings from an IT professional
Programming
Malvern Festival of Innovation school’s day
It’s not often that you see a Raspberry Pi workshop, a team from (soon to be???) the worlds fastest car
Read MoreBletchley Park and The National Museum of Computing
During the second world war Bletchley Park was home to the Government Code and Cypher School and played a critical
Read MoreRaspberry Pi club – Programming the GPIO – Traffic Light LEDs
One of the things I’ve been doing as a STEM Ambassador is to help support a Raspberry Pi club at
Read MoreDesign and build a Raspberry Pi robot – draft document
When I first showed my Raspberry Pi based “Ruby Robot” at the Raspberry Jam at Pycon UK, I promised a
Read MoreScratch programming – Road safety
I’ve been looking to create a program with my eight year old daughter since running a Code Club at the
Read MoreWhat’s the youngest age to teach Scratch programming?
Recently I taught programming Scratch to some primary school teachers. One of the questions I was asked was about the
Read MoreReview of the Raspberry Pi Fuze – Raspberry Pi based computer with Fuze basic
As an adult I often try and imagine myself in my children’s shoes to try and think about how appropriate something would be for their age group. Usually I can get a reasonable idea of how well they will pick something up, but this review is one where my daughter has helped me to see what it is like to learn programming through a child’s eyes.
This is a review of the Fuze Raspberry Pi based computer.
Read MoreChristmas craft with kids – Electronic project with the Raspberry Pi
In the past few years we’ve created a family craft project at Christmas. This has normally been a large Christmas picture. This year we have created a craft project using electronics and programming on the Raspberry Pi.
Read MoreRunning Code Club – end of term 1
I’ve just finished a term of Code Club, teaching programming to primary school children aged 8 to 9. This is
Read More