Programmes – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:44:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 The European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25 launches today https://noise.getoto.net/2024/09/16/the-european-astro-pi-challenge-2024-25-launches-today/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:44:54 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=88298 Registration is now open for the European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25! The Astro Pi Challenge, an ESA Education project run in collaboration with us here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, offers young people the incredible opportunity to write computer programs that will run in space. Young people can take part in two exciting missions for…

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]]> Young people’s Astro Pi code is sent to the International Space Station https://noise.getoto.net/2024/04/22/young-peoples-astro-pi-code-is-sent-to-the-international-space-station/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:23:21 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=86914 Young people taking part in the European Astro Pi Challenge are about to have their computer programs sent to the International Space Station (ISS). Astro Pi is run annually in collaboration by us and ESA Education, and offers two ways to get involved: Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab. This year, over 25,000 young people…

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]]> Learn how to teach computing to 5- to 11-year-olds https://noise.getoto.net/2022/07/21/learn-how-to-teach-computing-to-5-to-11-year-olds/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:56:54 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=80531 Introducing children to computing concepts from a young age can help develop their interest and attachment to the subject. While parents might wonder what the best tools and resources are for this, primary and K1–5 educators also need to know what approaches work with their learners. ‘Teaching computing to 5- to 11-year-olds’ is one of…

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]]> How do we create engaging online courses for computing educators? https://noise.getoto.net/2022/06/28/how-do-we-create-engaging-online-courses-for-computing-educators/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:41:04 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=80135 With our online courses programme, launched in 2017, we made it our mission to provide computing educators with the best possible free training we can design. Five years on, here are some of the key stats about the courses’ impact: We’ve produced and launched 35 free online courses  We’ve created over 650 educational course videos …

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