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Where are British schoolchildren getting these Pis? Mine aren’t. The school where my sister works isn’t giving them out, either. The closest I’ve seen to what
by mprev 6y ago
Where are British schoolchildren getting these Pis? Mine aren’t. The school where my sister works isn’t giving them out, either.
The closest I’ve seen to what you describe was a BBC Microbit my son was given as part of holiday club but that was sponsored by Maxell, not the British government, Broadcom, or anyone else.
- monocasa 6y agohttps://www.computerworld.com/article/3435277/how-the-raspberry-pi-foundation-is-supporting-education-in-the-uk.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/3435277/how-the-raspbe... Also the Microbit was designed by BBC R&D with government grants. Maxell is just the distributor.
- linker3000 6y agoDisclaimer: I am a STEM Ambassador (volunteering position) in West Sussex, working with local schools and libraries on IT projects, including using the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi isn't a giveaway item and so schools need to make an investment in hardware or obtain sponsorship to kit out their STEM resources with them. 1M BBC micro:bits were distributed free to Yr 7 pupils as part of a project in 2016 - schools had to register/apply at the time, so if your school did not participate their pupils would not have received anything, however, as you have mentioned, other sponsorship also made units available. Best have a word with your school's STEM/Technology people to see how they are supplementing your children's curriculum with technology resources.