Raspberry Pi

Anyone interested in a Raspberry Pi? Not the pie that you eat, bu the "Pi" that can be programmed to do a variety of things. The Raspberry Pi is a very low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV. It uses a standard keyboard and mouse and capable of running many programs using the languages Scratch and Python. You can do everything on it as you would a desktop computer from browsing the internet to playing video games to word-processing.

You can also use it to create an array of digital maker projects. You can make a weather station, CNC machine, soil and water testing and tweeting birdhouses through infra-red cameras and MUCH, MUCH MORE. The device costs around $35.00 and you can have the option of purchasing additional sensors for specific projects.

I'm looking for faculty who would be interested in piloting a Raspberry Pi for their discipline. If you  have a project that you think the Raspberry Pi would work well with, please contact me at acatters@emporia.edu. I'd love to help you with your project!

In the meantime, check out some of these great projects others have completed:

• Instructables
•  40 Cool Ideas for Raspberry Pi Project
•  7 Favorite Raspberry Pi Projects