CREATIVE KIDS TOP Programming Education [Report] Raspberry Pi @ Nakahara Hachinosuke Club

Programming Education

2015.11.18
[Report] Raspberry Pi @ Nakahara Hachinosuke Club

Reprinted from the PEG page, a programming education project promoted by CANVAS.

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<Raspberry Pi @ Nakahara Hachinosuke Club>
On Saturday, November 14, we held a Raspberry Pi workshop at the Nakahara Hachinosuke Club.
The Nakahara Hachinosuke Club holds PC classes called “Everyone’s PC” about 10 times a year, featuring workshops that use Squeak and Scratch.
Mr. Abe, who provides Supervision for PEG, has also been involved as an instructor for a long time.

For the students in the Standard Class, this was their first time working with both the Raspberry Pi and Scratch! Since they’d
already had some experience with Squeak, they got right to work as they listened to Mr. Abe’s instructions.
They were creating a game where the main character greets a cat when they meet. “What should the greeting be?” “What about the background?” “Let’s add some sound, too!” We could hear them brainstorming all sorts of creative ideas.

Since everyone in the Step-Up Class has their own Raspberry Pi—a gift from PEG last year—they can continue working on their projects at home.
This time, they took their first step beyond the world of computers and tried making an LED light up!
The first one lit up easily! But for the second one, which GPIO pin should they use?? They succeeded by comparing their pin layouts with their neighbors’.
Finally, they made a switch out of cardboard and linked it to an animation in Scratch. Since we ran out of
time, we plan to continue this project in the next session.

Next week, we’ll also be holding a Raspberry Pi class at Nakahara Elementary School. I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone creates.


　

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    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”