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  • Totem Middle School
  • Marysville, WA
  • More than half of students from low‑income households

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Many students are interested in learning how to program computers and mobile devices. Our school currently does not offer any programming classes (they were cut two years ago), so I have started a club after school to work with those students who are passionate about computers and programming in general. Our district has Chromebooks deployed for every student, but there are many limitations on what the Chromebook can do with higher level programming languages (especially Python and Java). Students will use these Raspberry Pi devices to learn how to program in Java, Python, Javascript, and many others. Students will also learn how to set up these devices to work with peripherals and understand how an operating system has to be built and installed on the Raspberry Pi device. The goal of using the Raspberry Pi devices is to fill a void that our district has left with middle school students I work with. They will be able to use not only the knowledge they gain, but spread the word on how fun and engaging programming can be, and hopefully bring back a program that will spark the next generation of computer scientists.

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Many students are interested in learning how to program computers and mobile devices. Our school currently does not offer any programming classes (they were cut two years ago), so I have started a club after school to work with those students who are passionate about computers and programming in general. Our district has Chromebooks deployed for every student, but there are many limitations on what the Chromebook can do with higher level programming languages (especially Python and Java). Students will use these Raspberry Pi devices to learn how to program in Java, Python, Javascript, and many others. Students will also learn how to set up these devices to work with peripherals and understand how an operating system has to be built and installed on the Raspberry Pi device. The goal of using the Raspberry Pi devices is to fill a void that our district has left with middle school students I work with. They will be able to use not only the knowledge they gain, but spread the word on how fun and engaging programming can be, and hopefully bring back a program that will spark the next generation of computer scientists.

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