Open Tech Calendar

Southend Raspberry Jam on Saturday 22nd November 10am - 5pm.
There will be a variety of engaging talks, show and tell demonstrations, workshops, videos, robots, wearables, flashing LEDs and lots of fun.
Make lots of new friends, learn and have a great time.
Suitable for all ages and abilities. All are welcome! Come and go as you please, and guests don't need to bring kit such as Pis, but feel free to do so if you wish.
Got something to show / talk about / do a workshop at the event?
We would like to hear from you - See below.
Talks and Workshops
We have a number of fun and interesting workshops and talks being arranged with more being announced shortly.
Minecraft Workshop (Please book above)
Programming Pi Minecraft with Python by David Whale author of "Adventures in Minecraft"
www.youtube.com

Wearable Tech / Electric Fashion Workshop (Please book above)
Be the talk of the town. Learn how to flash 2 individual Neopixels different colours using the Gemma microcontroller and sew these onto your clothes using conductive thread.
www.youtube.com 0:39 to see what we will be doing and 0:59 for a flashing tie you would could make at the workshop (please bring your own tie).
Safety Warning : Sharp needles and wires, flashing lights, delicate equipment, electricty, batteries may burst and wires may overheat if short circuits occur. Please follow instructions carefully.

Creative Minecraft Pi projects with Python workshop. (Please book above)
Using Python to have fun with Minecraft using simple and comprehensible examples: Learn to render a JPG image into Minecraft using wool blocks and how to create a social graffiti on a Minecraft wall using Twitter API.

Sonic Pi 2 Workshop (Please book above)
Learn how to program sound and music - synths, studio effects, samples, (suitable for ages 8+)
Win a Pi and 25 computers for your school. Click here for details.

Scratch Workshop (throughout the day)
Learn to program using a simple visual language (suitable for ages 5+)

Scratch GPIO Workshop (throughout the day)
Learn to program and interface with real world electronics eg LEDs, Switches, sensors and Robots using a simple visual language (suitable for ages 5+)

Soldering Workshop (throughout the day)
Learn to solder electronic components and wires, learn about colour codes for resistors (suitable for ages 10+) . Low cost basic interfacing kit available to buy on the day.)

The History and Curriculum of Computing - Talk (Please book above)
Hear Robin Knight, IT professional for decades and Chair of Governors at Shoeburyness High tell us about the history of Computing from the very beginning and how it all comes together into the new school curriculum.

The Making of Adventures in Minecraft - Talk (Please book above)
Learn what it is possible to do when programming Minecraft using simple Python
by David Whale, author of "Adventures in Minecraft".
www.youtube.com

Teaching with Open Source Robotics - Talk(Please book above)
Learning programming and electronics through open source robotics. By Jon Bartlett, Head of Physics at Westcliff High for Girls.

Alchemy and Code - Talk (Please book above)
Introducing Open Source Association and presenting individual research on the topic by Verena Hermann.

Information Jam Workshop (Please Book above)
A critical workshop re-examining information technology. Deconstruct and reconsider primitive technologies and the information that flows between human beings and the technical environment.

Thanks to CodePrimo for help with the workshops.

Show and Tell Demonstrations

AverageManvsRaspberryPi.com will be showing his recent successful Kickstarter ProtoCam, 14 year old Zachary Igelman's future Kickstarter PiPiano.com and a host of Raspberry Pi addon boards and projects.

Emsity's Robot Arm with a 3D printed gear to Maplin robot arm, connected to a 10 turn pot in order to determine base location through electrical feedback.

MyPiFi.net Learn to solder and program your own add on boards. Available to buy on the day.
Build your own ethernet cables, have little or no skils have a go at building your own ethernet cable.
SK Pang Electronics, flashy LEDs, books, wearable tech etc. Also items available to buy on the day or pre order and collect.
Pinnochion Artificial Intelligence installation exploring how people think computing works.
Wyliodrin Control and program your Raspberry Pi from a web browser anywhere in the world using a simple visual programming language.
Pi-Top A Raspberry Pi Laptop you build yourself.
Available to buy on Indigogo before November 18th.
(with screen, keyboard, case, access to Pi/GPIO pins and lots of addon boards.)

Videos - What is a Raspberry Pi? What happens at a Raspberry Jam?
What is a Raspberry Pi ?
Physical Computing A fun video ( not suitable for adults ) about interfacing computers with electronics.
What's a Raspberry Jam ? by Alan O'Donohue, computing teacher who invented the Raspberry Jams.

Teachers / Education / Parents
The Raspberry Pi was created to encourage children to learn about computers, programming and electronics.
Many of the programs / projects meet the requirements of the new Computing Curriculum introduced this September and there are suitable lesson plans and schemes of work created by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Our workshops, talks and projects are suitable for children and beginners upwards. Programming and creating with Minecraft, music, bright LEDS and robots makes learning fun and exciting.
It's not just computing / ICT. You will gain ideas, resources and inspiration to help teach outstanding Computing/Design/Tech/Art/Maths/Science/Music etc lessons.
If you would like your computer/robotics club to show their projects / give a short talk at this or a future Jam we would be very interested to hear from you.

Teach Meet - Educational Talks and Panel Discussion
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
10 min Lightning Talks, panel discussion and Q&As
Jon Bartlett - Head of Physics at Westclif High School for Girls
Matt Booker - ICT / Computing Teacher Chase High School
David Whale - Co Author of "Adventures in Minecraft" - School Science Ambassador (Essex/Herts), IET Essex Schools Liaison Officer
David Bower - CodePrimo.com, STEM Ambassador (Primary and Secondary) and educational workshops
more to follow.
Please register as a "Teacher" and contact us if you wish to do a lightning talk (restricted to 10 minutes)
Feel free to bring you own kit and curriculum problems
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Free 2 day Teacher CPD course
The Raspberry Pi Foundation (an educational charity) is running Picademy, a free 2 day professional development experience for primary and secondary teachers ( for any subject ).
The education team consists of experienced teachers and computer programmers who have created tried and tested resources which are avilable to download.
The Southend Raspberry Jam uses these resources in some of the workshops.
www.raspberrypi.org for details, how to apply, video with feedback about teachers experience at Picademy and teacher's blogs about using the Raspberry Pi in the classroom.

Take Part, Give a talk, Run a workshop, Sell your goods
If you would like to demo your projects, hold a talk or workshop or sell you goods at this or future Jams, we would love to meet you.
We are looking for Computing, Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths subjects etc. not just Raspberry Pi.
Please contact us at linux@soslug.org.

Jam Makers - Help us with the event
The Raspberry Jam takes a lot of organisation and work and is run by a few volunteers in their spare time.

We are appealing for any adults with some experience of the Raspberry Pi to support our Jam.
In particular, we're looking for teachers, lecturers, software developers, engineers, web developers, designers, animators, hardware hackers, and digital makers to join us and share their knowledge, skills and expertise.
Any help welcome. All abilities needed for workshops, setting up equipment, transport, taking photo etc.
If you can help with this (or future Jams) book as a Jam Maker and please contact theknight92@soslug.org .

Social Media
Follow us on twitter at @SouthendRpiJams and @soslug
Facebook Join our group www.facebook.com
Please help us publicise this event by retweeting / sharing our tweets / posts / forwarding email and telling your friends / community groups / schools etc.

Join our Mailing list
We will keep you informed by email if you book this event. If you cannot attend but would like to be informed of future events, click here.

Sponsorship
This event is sponsored by Github and IFP Ltd.
If your company would like to sponsor the Southend Raspberry Jam, send us some products, prototypes or
take part, please contact theknight92 [AT] soslug [DOT] org .

Location / Transport
Free Wifi Internet access.
Ample parking available at Tickfield Centre for 80 vehicles with additional parking at the Temporay Arts Project in North Road if needed
Nearest Rail stations Prittlewell - on Liverpool Street line or Southend Central on Fenchurch Street line
Nearest Bus stop Blue Boar / St Mary's Church
The Tickfield Centre - Conference & Training Venue

What happened at previous events
Want to know more about our events read these articles.
www.lovesouthend.co.uk
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More about the 16th August Jam :
www.recantha.co.uk
syntax-err0r.com
www.averagemanvsraspberrypi.com
smstextblog.blogspot.co.uk


Other Essex Raspberry Pi Events
Sunday, 26 October 2014 from 10:00 to 16:00 (GMT)
Sound and Electronics with Scratch, Python and Sonic Pi
Ideas Hub, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
www.eventbrite.co.uk

Sunday, 2 November 2014 from 10:00 to 15:30 (GMT)
Build a working alarm system with a Raspberry Pi Computer
Ideas Hub, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
www.eventbrite.co.uk

February 2015
Southend Raspberry Jam #5
Details: to be announced.

Join SoSLUG on Monday evenings
We would also like to invite you to our regular Monday evening meetings (7pm to late) where we learn, chat, program, create projects and so on. There is usually no set format or timetable, people come along and do whatever they want.

soslug.org
TAP (Old Water Works)
North Road
Southend on Sea
Essex SS0 7AB