Friday 9 December 2016

Issue #182 - Training

Hello there!

Did you get up to anything for Hour of Code this week? We had a great time here at Pi Towers, introducing people both young and old to Scratch, Minecraft, the Camera Module, animation, and much more. It was a wonderful experience to watch people write their first line of code and to see their face light up as they made their sprite move across the screen.

We also launched our new online training series this week, offering two free online CPD training courses, available anywhere in the world.

If this isn’t enough, we also published our Raspberry Pi Christmas List for 2016, offering up some of our suggestions for what to buy this festive season. And if you still want more seasonal fun, why not spend this weekend 3D-printing Raspberry Pi and Code Club decorations for your home, office, or school?

Remember, if you make any festive Raspberry Pi projects this month, share them across social media with the hashtag #BerryXmas. And if you still haven’t registered your interest in Pioneers, what are you waiting for? Go do it now!

Have a great week.

Peace

Alex

News

Free Online Training Series
(raspberrypi.org) Two free online CPD training courses, available anywhere in the world
The Raspberry Pi Christmas List 2016
(raspberrypi.org) What should you buy them this Christmas?
Hour of Code Pi Towers Event
(youtube.com) All the fun at Pi Towers for #HourofCode

Projects

3D Print Your Own Decorations
(raspberrypi.org) Deck the halls with Pi and Code Club!
Peeqo
(raspberrypi.org) The GIF bot that does more than just GIF
Annoy-Pi
(jonmoore.duckdns.org) Annoy all the people
Reuse your Wii Balance Board
(github.com) Document weight details within Google Docs

Articles

Community Profile: Zach Igielman
(raspberrypi.org)
The MagPi Community Profile focuses on young maker Zach
Pioneers
(raspberrypi.org)
Register your interest for our new set of challenges
Wil Wheaton's continued adventures in Pi
(wilwheaton.net)
"Raspberry Pi Plus Arduino Equals Something Something"