Soldering and Barbecues
From all over Germany, Raspberry Pi fans went to Trier in mid-June for "Pi and More 3." For a whole day, visitors of all ages enjoyed lectures and participated in hands-on workshops.
Event Report: Pi and More 3
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In the UK, Raspberry Pi jams have long since become frequent events: In the home country of the cuddly minicomputer, a jam takes place somewhere almost every month. Now, these events are starting to spread elsewhere; for example, Pi and More [1] took place for the third time on June 15 in Trier, Germany.
This semi-annual event has grown amazingly since it began. Half an hour before the start of the first item on the program, most of the chairs were occupied, and the 100 seats at the free event were fully booked days in advance. Pi and More brought together a variety of participants under one roof: teachers, computer science professors, hardware hackers, and hobbyists, including a 10-year-old boy who taught himself how to script by following the tutorial.
Education
In the first keynote, Tobias Hübner explained how he was able to get his school students interested in the Raspberry Pi; the teacher started a Rasp Pi interest group with sixth-grade children. Although the content preparation took the age of the participants into consideration, the technical foundations were not neglected.
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