How do computers think?
In today's lesson we are learning to:
- Know that there are many different types of computing devices.
- Understand how a computer uses a sequence of statements to do something, and that this sequence is called a program.
- Be able to give the Raspberry Pi some instructions to make some music.
What is a Raspberry Pi?
The Raspberry Pi is a tiny computer less than the size of a pack of cards which can transform the way we perceive and approach computation. In this lesson we will introduce the basic components of the Raspberry Pi and how they relate to a traditional computer. We will discuss the generic nature of computation and how the same computer can be programmed to simultaneously do many different things - from word processing to music synthesis.
Tasks:
1. Set up your raspberry pi and log in using the instructions on the board.2. Once logged in type: startx to load the GUI
3. Open Sonic Pi from the Main menu and Education.
4. Type your first commands to make sound:
play 60
sleep 0.5
