BUILD A COMPUTER & CODE WITH MINECRAFT
Workshop Description & Support Information
Workshop Description
Attendees will assemble their own computer from a Raspberry Pi and oather circuit boards—that's theirs to take home. Then, they'll boot up their computer, powered by the Linux operating system, and learn to code via programs like Minecraft Pi. Attendees will come away with an understanding of what engineering, hardware, and coding have to offer (as well as their new computer). This course has something for everyone from tinkerers to aspiring coders.
What Will Attendees Take Home?
Attendees will take home the computer they built, along with any software they created on it. In addition, a certificate of completion will be given to each attendee.
Attendees Will Learn to:
Top Skills Gained
Software & Hardware Skills Development
STEM & 21st Century Skills Development
Agenda (Subject to change)
Attendees will assemble their own computer from a Raspberry Pi and oather circuit boards—that's theirs to take home. Then, they'll boot up their computer, powered by the Linux operating system, and learn to code via programs like Minecraft Pi. Attendees will come away with an understanding of what engineering, hardware, and coding have to offer (as well as their new computer). This course has something for everyone from tinkerers to aspiring coders.
What Will Attendees Take Home?
Attendees will take home the computer they built, along with any software they created on it. In addition, a certificate of completion will be given to each attendee.
Attendees Will Learn to:
- Build a computer
- Code with Python
- Create games
- Use the Linux operating system
Top Skills Gained
Software & Hardware Skills Development
- Python / Linux
- Computer Hardware
- Raspberry Pi
STEM & 21st Century Skills Development
- Creativity
- Problem Solving
- Project Planning
Agenda (Subject to change)
- - 9:30am-9:50am CheckIn
- 10am Welcome & Introduction
- 10:10am Unboxing Event
- 10:15am Setup Overview
- 10:25am - 11:15 Build Computer
- 11:15am - 11:30am Playtime with new computer
- 11:30am - 11:50pm Coding with Minecraft
- 11:50am Completion Certification
- 11:55am - Noon Box Up and Dismissal
Support Information
LINKS
- Get Speakers to work
- Pi-top forum: pi-top.com/community
- Pi-top Blog: https://blog.pi-top.com/
- Pi-top videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmMohJhzKB8QDiixiWh4uw/videos
- Learn Code with Minecraft Guide
- Instruction Guide
- Top 10 Pi Add-On Boards
- Presentation
- Flatworld.py
- PiGame.py
- Get Speakers to work
- Go to Pi-Top OS Desktop
- Click on settings (Top right icon that looks like a gear)
- Go to Sound
- Select HDMI
- That's It!
- Updates - Once a week get operating system updates
- Open Applications Menu > Preferences > Add/Remove Software
- Options > Check for Updates > Install
- pi-top
LATEST NEWS
If you took the workshop on 7/15 you need to update to the latest pi-top OS
If you took the workshop on 7/15 you need to update to the latest pi-top OS
- Prerequisites:
- microSD card
- A computer with microSD card slot, or an adapter to connect microSD to your computer (e.g. SD or USB adapter)
- Install Etcher App: https://www.etcher.io/
- Download latest Pi-TopOS: https://pi-top.com/products/os#download
- Insert the microSD card that you want to write to into your laptop or PC
- Flash Pi-Top OS to microSD card. Start up the Etcher App
1) Select the zip file that you just downloaded. You could extract the image onto your hard drive first, but Etcher is clever and extracts the file whilst it writes, so why bother?
2) Select the SD card from the list. If there are multiple drives that are available, make sure that the drive you select is the correct size, to prevent writing to the wrong drive. If you are not sure which drive to write to, then remove all other drives until only the SD card is in the list.
3) Click ‘Flash’!
That’s it! Etcher will install pi-topOS for you (AND it also verifies that it was 100% correctly written). Then all you need to do is plug the microSD card into your Raspberry Pi, and switch on the device.