Educator, Co-founder @FDNdigicreate, Postgraduate Researcher (Leeds University), @LeedsRaspJam, #womenintech
This project was used to identify more of the problems that we knew we had, meaning the squirrels in our garden aren't daft! A really simple timelapse project using a Raspberry Pi and PiCam module, but family-friendly preparations for some upcoming activities. Note to self: Nothing is squirrel proof.
Grasping the opportunity to attend Fablearn '15 offered me THE best CPD for MakerED. It also introduced me to another network and through that came an awareness and excitement surrounding this Foldscope project. More details on the link about the inspiring work by Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski at Stanford University. If you're not aware of Foldscope…
Continue reading ➞ Foldscope: Unlocking the wonders of STEM with more origami.
I learnt a lot on Saturday. With every maker event there are opportunities for collaborations and family learning activities, and this weekend's #MakeBelieve focus was about young people imagining the tech of the future. That saw paired projects with peers, intergenerational activities and individual inspirations and inventions at Leeds City Museum - all part of the awesome programme from the Leeds…
That moment when you realise it's far too late for anything other than make do. And a late request from Jr for paint for the school's annual egg paint challenge turns up nothing but black paint. And it's electric paint at that. But then, every cloud......... And every ninja....... Has potential for a Makey Makey hack. No…
Raspberry Jams are community events organised to support knowledge share, learning new skills, gleaning new ideas and meeting other like-minded digital makers using Raspberry Pi. In Raspberry Jam group in Hull continues to grow and expand with new ideas and new projects. This month we held our first event in the city centre. The first Raspberry…
Continue reading ➞ Wondered about the wonders of Pi? STEM to STEAM just got large scale in Hull!
Another great community learning event when over 80 people registered, and this time planned with more support for a wider array of digital making projects. We were joined by friends from GPIO and Code Club who added to the workshop programme and gave more opportunities for hands-on learning, collaborating and networking. Highlights above from Trevor's 'Introduction to…
An introduction to IOT or programming with Python? Our 'Sensing the Environment' workshop gave opportunities to explore data logging, RGB values through animations and smart citizen applications using Raspberry Pi. Crazy lights: Next Raspberry Jam will be at Swallow Hill on Wednesday 5th October. Registration link here.
Another Raspberry Jam, opening the doors with our friends at Swallow Hill Community College, to their community and an open invite to everyone interested in learning together with Raspberry Pi. As we move through the months with our regular diary fixture, it's lovely to see how we're using the time, space and community to learn…
Our second regular monthly Raspberry Jam and our friends at Swallow Hill Community College have given us a super collaboration space that we're growing into. Great to see returning faces, and robots, from last month collaborating with new people coming along to explore, share, inspire and ask questions. We're an expanding group of tech enthusiasts, creative minds,…
Continue reading ➞ Raspberry Jam in Leeds: Wednesday 4th November
