Raspberry Pi

[HowardKennitby]

Just asking out of interest. Apart from the initial burst at launch I have never heard of these again. Does anyone have one or know someone who does? I don't.

[flobadob]

I have one but I've yet to take it out of the box.

[Jules001]

Mr Jules has one, he raved about it telling me all the things it was possible to do with it, bought a keyboard and other gubbins for it, and then left it untouched collecting dust!

[bazwillrun]

people are too busy working out what to program them to do

[HowardKennitby]

How long have they been lying around untouched?

[Annna]

My husband is a physics teacher at a public school near Cambridge, they helped in the development of them. They are being used as a tool to get children to learn programming. They retail at about £25 per child and all the school children have them. The teachers have been sent on training so that they can teach the kids to use them properly and get going. It is about getting our kids interested in programming and being innovative.

[HowardKennitby]

Anna

Thanks for the post. Do the pupils have them at home? Is this part of the syllabus?

[Annna]

As you know they are small and easily portable, so they could easily take them home (although most students board) they have only just got them though and will begin using them in the new year. I will have more information then.