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Split from the Nostalgia thread.
My daughter is somewhat obsessed with apps on her hand-me-down iPad Mk1, a (rather nice laptop running XP ;)) and as of late my android phone. Plus she is always 'borrowing' the other half's tablet to play something called Crossy Road.
I would prefer she diverted her excess playing game energy and enthusiasm - plus Roblox seems to have a lot of dubious titles - into looking into the compiling stuff. One of the apps on the iPad is a robot character that can be moved across the screen in certain steps by putting together the correct commands.
She has been interested previously and completed a couple of levels before the lure of the android games.
I had been thinking of getting her a Raspberry Pi kit from the local store and these have become more attractive in the new year, with an 'all-in-one' packet with keyboard, leads, Sim card and manual for under £35.
Has anyone used this kit to introduce a primary school child into the aspect of computing at machine level and does it retain their interest ?
My daughter is somewhat obsessed with apps on her hand-me-down iPad Mk1, a (rather nice laptop running XP ;)) and as of late my android phone. Plus she is always 'borrowing' the other half's tablet to play something called Crossy Road.
I would prefer she diverted her excess playing game energy and enthusiasm - plus Roblox seems to have a lot of dubious titles - into looking into the compiling stuff. One of the apps on the iPad is a robot character that can be moved across the screen in certain steps by putting together the correct commands.
She has been interested previously and completed a couple of levels before the lure of the android games.
I had been thinking of getting her a Raspberry Pi kit from the local store and these have become more attractive in the new year, with an 'all-in-one' packet with keyboard, leads, Sim card and manual for under £35.
Has anyone used this kit to introduce a primary school child into the aspect of computing at machine level and does it retain their interest ?
