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After-school clubs
Code Club (codeclub.org.uk) and CoderDojo
(coderdojo.com) are networks of weekend and
after-school clubs that are part of the Raspberry
Pi Foundation. They offer free resources for kids
to learn about computing, which are used around
the world.
Hello World
The magazine for
educators is available
as a free PDF and you
can also get a print
subscription of it for
free. It includes lesson
plans and features
aimed towards
teachers and other
educators who are
working in computer
science fields:
helloworld.cc.
ARE THERE ANY UNOFFICIAL
RESOURCES YOU RECOMMEND?
Adafruit
These US-based makers specialise in components
and add-ons for the Raspberry Pi, as well as awesome
tutorials on how to make cool things. This includes
handheld retro consoles, face-recognition locks, and
so much more! Check them out here: adafruit.com.
Hackster.io
You can always find people sharing great Raspberry Pi
tutorials on hackster.io (that’s the web address) from
all around the world! Not all of them may be to your
taste, but the team also do regular highlights of the
best projects which you can use for inspiration.
element14
Farnell’s community side is a great way to see people’s
building process, thanks to various competitions
revolving around different challenges. You can even
enter a challenge yourself to try to win something.
Check it out here: magpi.cc/GrmbXe.
LEARNING
RESOURCES
DOES RASPBERRY PI PROVIDE PROJECT
EXAMPLES AND HELP?
Official projects site
Part of the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s mission
is to make sure there are plenty of free learning
resources for students and educators to make use
of, and you can find a huge range of guides on
projects.raspberrypi.org. Many have been translated
into a variety of languages as well!
Raspberry Pi Forum
The forum is the number one place to go if you’re
having trouble with a project. There’s a wealth of
information there which you can find with the search
bar, and an active community that will try to help you
with your problem: raspberrypi.org/forums.
Raspberry Pi Press
The MagPi is published by the Raspberry Pi Press
(store.rpipress.cc), and everything made there
is available for free as a PDF. While it’s not all
specifically aimed towards education like our
Beginner’s Book, there are a lot of guides and
inspirational projects that will help you on your
Raspberry Pi journey.
DOES RASPBERRY PI PROVIDE
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS?
Picademy
The Raspberry Pi Foundation provides free teacher
training via the Picademy scheme, currently in the
UK and USA. At these two-day events, teachers and
educators can learn everything they need to know
about using the Raspberry Pi and using it to teach kids
about computing and digital making. Find out more
here: magpi.cc/2Bakf96.