Issue #58 — Euro

Hi everyone

This week Ben is in Berlin for EuroPython where he’s been attending talks and discussing all things Pi, Python and Education. Yesterday he delivered a talk on the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s educational mission.

There’s still plenty of buzz around the new Model B+ which was released last week.

Next week is the YRS Festival of Code – one of the Cambridge centres is being hosted by Ben and Carrie Anne at Pi Towers. During the week, centre leads and mentors will guide teams of young people in their efforts to produce an application using open data. All the centres will gather in Plymouth for the weekend to present their work.

Ben & Ryan

Picture of the week

3D SketchUp drawing of the new Raspberry Pi Model B+ on Thingiverse

News

• Picamera 1.6 Released (picamera.readthedocs.org)
  The latest spin of Python picamera includes motion vector estimation
• YRS Festival of Code at Raspberry Pi (raspberrypi.org)
  The Festival of Code around the UK and at Pi Towers
• Raspberry Pi in Rural Schools in India (raspberrypi.org)
  Exploring computing education with Raspberry Pi in rural India
• Ben's Raspberry Pi USA Tour (raspberrypi.org)
  Ben's call for requests for visits for his US tour in August
• Solar Powered Raspberry Pi School (raspberrypi.org)
  Indiegogo campaign for a solar powered school in South Africa

Projects

• Character LCD (learn.adafruit.com)
  Add a text display to your Pi
• Rebuild a Broken GameBoy (superpiboy.wordpress.com)
  How to resurrect a broken GameBoy with a Pi
• Cress Egg Heads (adafruit.com)
  Example video of a Raspberry Pi Learning exercise - a time-lapse of cress growing
• B+ 3D Model (thingiverse.com)
  Brilliant 3D rendering of the Model B+ on Thingiverse
• AndersDX Rasberry Pi Media Player (youtube.com)
  Affordable and extensible interactive digital signage with the Pi

Articles & more

• Picademy #3 (becsalana.co.uk)
  Matthew Parry's account of Picademy 3 at Pi Towers
• Motion Vectors in Picamera (youtube.com)
  A talk from Picamera author Dave Jones on using motion vectors with the Pi's camera
• Basic Component Explanations (medium.com)
  A guide to some basic GPIO components
• Computing Education in Rural India (raspberrypi.org)
  Exploring computing education in schools in rural India
• Pioneering the Future of Computing Education (youtube.com)
  Ben's EuroPython talk on the Foundation's journey and its mission
• Art Showcase III (raspberrypi.org)
  Rachel looks at how artists brought animated bird sculptures to life with Pi
• B+ Review: A New Evolution (linuxuser.co.uk)
  Review of the B+ changes and an overall verdict
• Making music with Arduino and the Raspberry Pis (electronicsweekly.com)
  RS Components running a music competition in London in September

Upcoming Events

• Christchurch Raspberry Jam (30 July)
• Raspberry Jam Berlin (2 August)
• Preston Raspberry Jam (4 August)
• Code In The Classroom (NC) (7 August)
• Peterborough Raspberry Jam (9 August)
• Southend Raspberry Jam (16 August)
• Cambridge Raspberry Jam (6 September)
• PyConUK (Coventry) (19 - 22 September)

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