Issue #53 — Create

Hi everyone

This week at the Foundation began with two days of Picademy – the free personal development training course for enthusiastic teachers in the UK, led by Carrie Anne with the rest of the education team.

As well as running a Picamera workshop and speaking about GitHub at Picademy, Ben has been working on a a guide for educators and anyone who wants to create resources for the Raspberry Pi website.

Ryan has been busy shipping the robot kits people ordered through his Indiegogo campaign.

This week last year was our first issue! We celebrated the end-of-year last week but this is more like a birthday … so happy birthday us!

Ben & Ryan

Picture of the week

A great shot of the teachers hacking away on Raspberry Pi lapdocks at Picademy 2 – more pictures in the blog post

News

• Raspberry Pi Co-Founder Awarded OBE (bbc.co.uk)
  Raspberry Pi founding trustee David Braben appointed OBE
• African Pi Reseller Announced (techmoran.com)
  The first official retailer of Raspberry Pi in Africa announced as iHub Nairobi
• Creating Resources on GitHub Guide (raspberrypi.org)
  A new guide to creating learning resources Pi style from Picademy 2
• PyConUK Education Track Announcement (pyconuk.org)
  Teacher funding available for PyConUK in September with costs of supply covered

Projects

• PiGate (imgur.com)
  Pi and Pimoroni PiGlow used to validate tickets at the door of a show
• PiperWallet (geeky-gadgets.com)
  $200 Raspberry Pi PiperWallet makes Bitcoin wallets out of paper
• Nook Home Energy Centre (piamble.wordpress.com)
  This home energy centre solution using Pi runs in the browser of a Nook e-reader
• Live HDTV Transmitter (oz9aec.net)
  Setting up a modulator and using raspivid to transmit live HDTV
• Slow-motion Raspberry Pi video (linuxuser.co.uk)
  Use the camera module to record slow-motion video
• Remote Servo Cam (makezine.com)
  Build a DIY pan/tilt webcam sentry and watch it from anywhere online

Articles & more

• Empowering a Tech-Capable Generation (youtube.com)
  TEDx Oxbridge talk from Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Lance Howarth
• Art Showcase: Binaudios (raspberrypi.org)
  Rachel's art showcase opens with this device for listening to the sounds of the city
• RPF and ARM CodeClub Event (cambridge-news.co.uk)
  Coverage of a recent CodeClub event at which Lance, Clive and Ben ran workshops
• $35 Firewall For Security Hygiene (asianscientist.com)
  Raspberry Pi used to create a firewall to improve security in developing countries
• Raspberry Pi Gets Smart in the Home (electronicsweekly.com)
  EnOcean wireless sensor interface used as the basis of a home automation platform
• Raspberry Pi's Maynard Desktop on Ubuntu (omgubuntu.co.uk)
  How to use Raspberry Pi's Wayland based modern Linux desktop on your Ubuntu PC
• Raspberry Pi Enjoyed by Ludgvan Students (cornishman.co.uk)
  The Foundation's Dave Honess mesmerised children at a Cornwall school

Upcoming Events

• Southend Raspberry Jam (21 June)
• Raspberry Jam Silicon Valley (21 June)
• Melbourne Raspberry Jam (22 June)
• Cambridge Raspberry Jam (5 July)
• Raspberry Jam Berlin (5 July)
• Exeter Raspberry Jam (5 July)
• Preston Raspberry Jam (7 July)
• Peterborough Raspberry Jam (9 August)
• EuroPython (Berlin) (21 - 27 July)
• PyConUK (Coventry) (19 - 22 September)

Contact & Submissions

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