2022
Review of 2022 2022 is now coming to an end and it’s time to reflect a little on the year. As life returns to normal after the pandemic new issues around the cost of living have taken over. Both of these have had a significant impact on the events I would normally have attended during […]
Resistance is futile
Wearable technology / cosplay This project is an adaption of a project I found online and the full details can be found here https://www.instructables.com/Resistance-Is-Futile-How-to-Become-the-BORG/ As with many projects I adapted some of the steps and have listed them below. All Borg cosplay The printing of the main components I printed parts Borg arm 1, 2 and […]
3D Printing and painting
Over the last two years I have been working on developing my 3D printing painting skills. Coming from a position of never painted before I have watched many hours of YouTube videos on how to develop texture in painting. I am very pleased with how this one has turned out.
Back on the road
The last time I ran a physical (in person) Raspberry Pi workshop was in January 2020, who would have known that the next time would be in August 2021! It was brilliant spending time over the last few days running workshops for around 60 young people at Woolie Taster (A CPAS Ventures Summer camp). Although […]
Inkscape tutorials
Using the Raspberry Pi in the classroom? I have been using the Raspberry Pi in a club and workshop setting since the very start. I have also made a tentative approach to using it in the classroom to support teaching. In September it will be a new challenge when I use the RPi as the […]
Raspberry Pi in the classroom
As part of my new Computer lab at school I have been very lucky to be able to also get a class set of Raspberry Pi 400s. This is a significant investment and the plan is to use these in a planned and significant way as part of Key Stage 3 teaching this year. Having […]
Building a computer lab
Building my new computer room
RPi Digital making at home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9eVaVVSaeM&t=47s Since the 30th March 2020 the Raspberry Pi Foundation have been broadcasting a live show every Wednesday across the various social media platforms called Digital Making at home. The range of presentations has been amazing and there have been so many highlights for me. The videos make great resources and I would definitely recommend […]
A Year of Digital Making
2021 – A year of digital making January Euro Truck Simulator dashboard February Pico watering can
Raspberry Pi Pico Watering Can
Do I need to water my plants? The rationale behind this project was to design a project which could be built in school by students for under £15. I wanted to use a Raspberry Pi Pico, a sensor input and some form of output. I decided to go for a plant watering monitor using a […]