Consumer Technology World Brief
Raspberry Pi is definitely in the news again with Google Inc. donating 15,000 units to schools in the U.K. “This is a brilliant way for us to find kids all over the country whose aptitude for computing can now be explored properly,” wrote a Raspberry Pi Foundation representative in a blog post. “We believe that access to tools is a fundamental necessity in finding out who you are and what you’re good at. We want those tools to be within everybody’s grasp, right from the start”. There has been a lot of debate on the purpose and how sufficient is the current computer knowledge being taught to the younger generations as the whole world progresses towards a more technological centric approach to live our lives. There is a definite lack of structure to encourage students to explore their creativity and expand their experience with computer programming and modeling which is proving to be an important skill in the demands of today’s computer based innovation industry.
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