This presentation introduces the faculty and staff of Full Sail University to the Raspberry Pi computer. It is intended to provide an informative overview of the Raspberry Pi as a learning platform.

1. Presented by Mac Rutan
mrutan@fullsail.com
Welcome!
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An Introduction to
Raspberry Pi
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2. “The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized
computer that plugs into your TV and a
keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be
used for many of the things that your desktop
PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing
and games. It also plays high-definition video.
We want to see it being used by kids all over
the world to learn programming.”
- Raspberry Pi Foundation
What is an RP?
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3. The Raspberry Pi is...
a $35 computer that can get kids coding...
a micro-controller for hobbyists...
a platform for developing design solutions...
and much, much more!
What is an RP?
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4. Eben Upton, the man behind
Raspberry Pi, hopes to bring
computer programming skills to
a new generation.
Eben Upton
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5. Task:
U. of Cambridge computer science
department student assessment.
Result:
2006 study identifies tech shift and cause of
gap in freshman skill set.
Solution:
Develop a platform to fill the gap...
A solution to a problem
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6. Raspberry Pi was designed:
to get the student back in the terminal.
to be diverse, highly functional and
inexpensive to manufacture and distribute.
The diversity of the platform is infinite.
A solution that iterates solutions
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7. http://www.raspberrypi.org/about
Raspberry Pi Foundation
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8. The Raspberry Pi has been deployed for over
1 year and has sold over 1 million units.
The original “B” model cost $35.
The streamlined “A” model costs $25.
The Raspberry Pi camera arrived in June 2003
at a cost of $25. (5 Mpixel and 720P HD
video)
Quick facts about the RP
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9. The Raspberry Pi runs on a Linux operating
system so
how it works depends on the linux build.
Some “builds” are very easy to use like
Raspian which is the recommended version,
while others are customized
for specific tasks.
How it works
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10. Raspberry Jams:
http://www.meetup.com/Central-Florida-RPi-
Users-Group/
http://familab.org/
http://www.makerfaireorlando.com
http://raspberryjam.org.uk
Built via community
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11. Rastrack:A teenagers first RP project:
http://rastrack.co.uk
Built via community
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12. The RP community consists of
Users: Kids, teens, adults, old people...
Developers: Kids, teens, adults, old people...
Resellers: Mostly old people.
Academia: All of the above.
Built via community
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13. Raspberry Pi foundation:
http://www.raspberrypi.org
Mac’s Raspberry Pi RelatedVimeo Channel:
Mac’s interview with Eben and Liz Upton:
https://vimeo.com/51368108
https://vimeo.com/channels/raspi
Mac’s Raspberry PiYoutube playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE55984896F327471
Official distributor:
http://tinyurl.com/Element14-Raspberry-PI
Resources
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