physical computing – 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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]]> Take part in the Hour of Code https://noise.getoto.net/2022/11/15/take-part-in-the-hour-of-code/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:18:31 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=81982 Launched in 2013, Hour of Code is an initiative to introduce young people to computer science using fun one-hour tutorials. To date, over 100 million young people have completed an hour of code with it.  Although the Hour of Code website is accessible all year round, every December for Computer Science Education Week people worldwide…

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]]> Computing and sustainability in your classroom | Hello World #19 https://noise.getoto.net/2022/07/05/computing-and-sustainability-in-your-classroom-hello-world-19/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 11:08:45 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=80247 Issue 19 of our free magazine Hello World, written by and for the computing education community, focuses on the interaction between sustainability and computing, from how we can interact with technology responsibly, to its potential to mitigate climate change. To give you a taste of this brand-new issue, here is primary school teacher Peter Gaynord’s…

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]]> Teaching with Raspberry Pi Pico in the computing classroom https://noise.getoto.net/2022/05/12/teaching-with-raspberry-pi-pico-in-the-computing-classroom/ Thu, 12 May 2022 09:30:40 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=79457 Raspberry Pi Pico is a low-cost microcontroller that can be connected to another computer to be programmed using MicroPython. We think it’s a great tool for exploring physical computing in classrooms and coding clubs. Pico has been available since last year, amid school closures, reopenings, isolation periods, and restrictions for students and teachers. Recently, I…

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