Bletchley 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
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WatkissOnline – Stewart's Blog
Various ramblings from an IT professional
RaspberryPi
Raspberry 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 MoreDay out at the Big Bang Science Fair
The Big Bang Science Fair is an annual event to promote the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and maths) to
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 MoreRSPB Big Garden Birdwatch – using the Raspberry Pi
Each year the RSPB hold a Big Garden Birdwatch to monitor the birds visiting gardens. Volunteers spend an hour watching
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 MoreUsing the Zilog PIR sensor with the Raspberry Pi
For my latest Raspberry Pi project I wanted to be able to detect when a person was in the room.
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
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