parents – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:57:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Make a robot: A fun and educational journey into robotics for kids https://noise.getoto.net/2023/09/07/make-a-robot-a-fun-and-educational-journey-into-robotics-for-kids/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:57:23 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=84759 Lots of kids are excited about robotics, and we have the free resources you need to help your children start making robots. What’s a robot anyway? Did you know that the concept of robotics dates back to ancient Greece, where a mathematician built a self-propelled flying pigeon to understand bird flight? Today, we have robots…

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]]> At what age can a child start coding? https://noise.getoto.net/2022/11/08/at-what-age-can-a-child-start-coding/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:22:23 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=81878 Coding, or computer programming, is a way of writing instructions so that computers can complete tasks. Those instructions can be as simple as ‘move a toy robot forwards for three seconds and then make a beep’, or more complicated instructions, such as ‘check the weather in my local area and then adjust the heating in…

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]]> How do I start my child coding? https://noise.getoto.net/2022/07/14/how-do-i-start-my-child-coding/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:21:04 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=80442 You may have heard a lot about coding and how important it is for children to start learning about coding as early as possible. Computers have become part of our lives, and we’re not just talking about the laptop or desktop computer you might have in your home or on your desk at work. Your…

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]]> Tim Peake joins us as we get ready to launch special Raspberry Pi computers to space https://noise.getoto.net/2021/12/10/tim-peake-joins-us-as-we-get-ready-to-launch-special-raspberry-pi-computers-to-space/ Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:35:13 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=77573 We’re feeling nostalgic because six years ago, two special Raspberry Pi computers named Ed and Izzy were travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. These two Astro Pi units joined British ESA astronaut Tim Peake as part of his six-month Principia space mission. Tim and Astro Pis Ed and Izzy…

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]]> Creative projects for young digital makers https://noise.getoto.net/2021/02/05/creative-projects-for-young-digital-makers/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:08:22 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=67929 With so many people all over the world still living in various levels of lockdown, we’ve been working hard to provide free, creative project resources for you to keep young digital makers occupied, learning, and most importantly having fun. As a dad of two, I know how useful it is to have resources and project…

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]]> Coding for kids and parents with Digital Making at Home https://noise.getoto.net/2020/08/31/coding-for-kids-and-parents-with-digital-making-at-home/ Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=62756 Through Digital Making at Home, we invite your and your kids all over the world to code and make along with us and our new videos every week. Since March, we’ve created over 20 weeks’ worth of themed code-along videos for families to have fun with and learn at home. Here are some of our […]

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