PIONEERING THE FUTURE 
OF COMPUTING EDUCATION 
Ben Nuttall 
Raspberry Pi Foundation
WHO'S THIS GUY? 
Ben Nuttall 
Development & Outreach 
Raspberry Pi Education Team 
@ben_nuttall 
ben@raspberrypi.org 
github.com/bennuttall
MY BACKGROUND 
Worked in software development 
Raspberry Pi advocate, community member, event organiser 
STEM volunteer 
Hired by Foundation late 2013
LAST YEAR
THIS YEAR
RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION
RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION 
UK Educational Charity based in Cambridge
PROTOTYPES
RASPBERRY PI LAUNCH 
29 February 2012 
10, 000 in stock 
2 online distributors 
Both websites crashed
RASPBERRY PI LAUNCH 
29 February 2012 
10, 000 in stock 
2 online distributors 
Both websites crashed 
100,000 orders on first day
COMMUNITY
3.5 MILLION SALES
EDUCATION TEAM
RASPBERRY PI MODEL B+ 
$35 single board computer 
BCM 2835 SoC 
ARM11 700MHz 
VideoCore IV GPU 
512MB RAM 
600mA power (3.0 W)
OPERATING SYSTEMS
RASPBIAN DESKTOP
SCRATCH
SONIC PI
PYTHON
MINECRAFT PI
MINECRAFT PI
MINECRAFT PI
GPIO
40 GPIO PINS on B+
PYTHON RPI GPIO
ROBOTICS
CAMERA MODULE
MICROSCOPY
TELESCOPY
£100 3D PRINTED TELESCOPE
PI IN THE SKY
PI IN THE SKY
BABBAGE THE BEAR
SPACE BABBAGE
SPACE BABBAGE
SPACE BABBAGE
PYTHON PICAMERA
PYTHON PICAMERA
CAT DETECTOR
TWEETING BABBAGE
TWEETING BABBAGE
TWEETING BABBAGE
TWEETING BABBAGE
TWEETING BABBAGE
PI IN THE CLASSROOM
PROGRAMMING
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
ENERGENIE
SOUS-VIDE COOKING
SOUS-VIDE COOKING
WHAT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER?
ABSTRACTION
LIBRARIES
ADD-ON BOARDS
TUTORIALS & DOCUMENTATION
INSPIRING PROJECTS
EASY PROJECTS MADE EASY
RASPBERRYPI.ORG
RESOURCES
EXAMPLES OF RESOURCES
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
TAKE A CARD (OR TAKE A PICTURE) 
Ben Nuttall 
Development & Outreach 
Raspberry Pi Education Team 
@ben_nuttall 
ben@raspberrypi.org 
github.com/bennuttall

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