{"id":615,"date":"2015-03-01T15:22:35","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T23:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/appinventor.pevest.com\/?p=615"},"modified":"2015-03-01T15:22:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T23:22:35","slug":"raspberry-pi-2-us-35-computer-board-features-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/2015\/03\/01\/raspberry-pi-2-us-35-computer-board-features-scratch\/","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi 2 (US $35) computer board features Scratch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raspberry Pi 2 is a US$ 35 computer board to which you attach a monitor, keyboard, mouse and Ethernet connection. You can use the Pi 2 for web browsing and other functions, but it also comes with Scratch.<\/p>\n

Scratch is a programming system that is very similar to MIT App Inventor. You can learn more about Scratch in our previous post on that topic!<\/a><\/p>\n

But because one of Raspberry Pi’s goals is to advance computer science education, there’s a few pieces of bundled software that can help achieve that goal. This includes a drag-and-drop visual programming language called Scratch (great for beginners to create animations and games), as well as Sonic Pi (for creating electronic music) and more advanced programming languages like Python (also included).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via Surf Report: Taking a bite out of Raspberry Pi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And speaking of STEM, here are some videos from yesterday’s Oregon City FRC FIRST Robotics Pacific Northwest District 2 (Oregon) robotics competition. 35 high school robotic teams took part, with Team #4488 “Shockwave” taking first by total points. I am biased: I am a volunteer engineering mentor with the Shockwave team, from Glencoe High School, Hillsboro, Oregon. Go Shockwave!<\/p>\n

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FRC Oregon City Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Semifinals 1 – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WZPkHyEoJtQ<\/a>
\nSemifinals 2 – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TCxMc4uIcr0<\/a>
\nSemifinals 2 #4488 robot had a communication problem, fixed with system reset (2nd camera view) – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a2u04N9eZgI<\/a>
\nSemifinals 3 – no video (I had to step out during this match)
\nSemifinals 4 – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TuG5OZcfMIE<\/a>
\nSemifinals 5 – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GnMkUqSNBpc<\/a>
\nSemifinals 5 – Shockwave close up (2nd camera view) – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nr-I2IJhY8A<\/a>
\nSemifinals 6 – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WBpNjp2Vz8w<\/a><\/p>\n

Finals 1 – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EwPZPkc_HRQ<\/a>
\nFinals 2 – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nWkizHGqcys<\/a>
\nFinals 1 RED FIELD only – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=joK5mzFH2qs<\/a>
\nFinals 2 RED FIELD only – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qyXdVEmmBXI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Most of the above are in 4K Ultra HD format.<\/p>\n

During an early semifinals match, Team #4488, in the lead, lost communications and control of their robot. The cause was never determined but a reset of the systems enabled the team to continue on to a 1st place finish as part of the RED alliance team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Raspberry Pi 2 is a US$ 35 computer board to which you attach a monitor, keyboard, mouse and Ethernet connection. You can use the Pi 2 for web browsing and other functions, but it also comes with Scratch. Scratch is a programming system that is very similar to MIT App Inventor. You can learn more … Continue reading Raspberry Pi 2 (US $35) computer board features Scratch<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7,12,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-app-inventor-news","category-general","category-stem-education","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coldstreams.com\/appinventor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}