CREATIVE KIDS TOP Programming Education [Report] Raspberry Pi Workshop

Programming Education

2015.03.31
[Report] Raspberry Pi Workshop

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

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The team at e-Topia Kagawa, with whom we recently co-hosted the Kagawa Gathering, held a Raspberry Pi workshop on Saturday, March 28.
The workshop was titled “Making Music with Raspberry Pi.” Participants tried their hand at creating “The Frog’s Song (Round)” using Scratch on Raspberry Pi, a piece featured in the book *Exciting Programming for Elementary School Students*, authored by Professor Abe and under Supervision by PEG!

<Workshop Content
> ① Learn how to produce “sound” using a Raspberry Pi and Scratch.
② Use Scratch to create and perform the song “Frog Chorus.”
③ Once the song from step ② is complete, modify the program for the accompaniment (played with the left hand).
④ Once step ③ is complete, add code to make it a round.
⑤ Once step ④ is complete, add code so that a cat walks during the performance and stops when the song ends.

I imagine it was quite a challenge to adjust the pitch one note at a time and figure out the number of beats, but I hear everyone successfully performed “The Frog’s Song” with accompaniment.
While the Raspberry Pi tends to throw off the rhythm a bit, I’m sure the beautiful tones resonated beautifully!

I heard that a child who had purchased a Raspberry Pi 2 that day had a question.
Since the child brought the actual device, the staff at e-Topia Kagawa checked it and resolved the issue.
I was so happy to hear that the child is working hard on their own while reading Professor Abe’s book, *Exciting Programming with Raspberry Pi*!

e-Topia Kagawa plans to hold another Raspberry Pi event next year! We can’t wait to see what kinds of projects will be created!


　

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    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.”