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Raspberry Pi

https://kidscodecs.com/my-adventures-with-raspberry-pi/

Raspberry Pi

http://www.raspberrypi.org/
http://www.raspberrypi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/quick-start-guide-v2_1.pdf

Arduino

http://arduino.cc/

BeagleBone

http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBone

Sonic Pi

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/projects/raspberrypi/sonicpi/
https://github.com/samaaron/sonic-pi/wiki/Getting-Started
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/projects/raspberrypi/sonicpi/media/sonic-pi-cheatsheet.pdf
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/projects/raspberrypi/sonicpi/teaching.html

Sonic Pi Tutorial with Ms Philbin

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/5065
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/5065

Ms Philbin on Running Pi Workshops for Kids

http://misscphilbin.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/running-raspberry-pi-workshop-for-young.html

Operating Systems for Raspberry Pi

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/raspberry-pi-operating-systems-5-reviewed-and-rated-1147941

Google+ Community for Raspberry Pi

Lots of neat ideas for how to use your Pi.
https://plus.google.com/+raspberrypi/posts

RPi Hub

Great Pi documentation, including pages to verify if a device will work with your Pi.
http://elinux.org/RPi_Hub
http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals

Thingiverse

3D printing plans for your Pi, usually cases.
http://www.thingiverse.com/search/page:1?q=Raspberry+Pi&sa=

Raspberry Pi for Beginners

A free online presentation with basic information about how to get started with Pi.
http://oreillynet.com/pub/e/2912
http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=679186&s=1&k=AEEE48C646BFE8FD4FF98D3C7FE5A21E

Arduino vs BeagleBone vs Raspberry Pi

http://makezine.com/2013/04/15/arduino-uno-vs-beaglebone-vs-raspberry-pi/
http://developmentboards.blogspot.com/2013/04/raspberry-pi-vs-arduino-vs-beagleboard.html
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-pick-the-right-electronics-board-for-your-diy-pr-742869540

Google Coder (Raspberry Pi)

http://gigaom.com/2013/09/13/google-and-raspberry-pi-join-forces-to-create-coder/

Make Your Garage Door Email, Tweet, or SMS

http://www.richlynch.com/2013/07/27/pi_garage_alert_1/
http://www.richlynch.com/2013/08/04/pi_garage_alert_2/

Remote Connection to Raspberry Pi Console Session using SSH Connection

http://blackeagle.duckdns.org:86/Comp/RPi/SSH.html

How to Rename Your Pi

www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2012/11/how-to-rename-your-raspberry-pi/

Build a Raspberry Pi Case with Legos

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1354
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1515
http://tdb.brickowl.com/store/the-daily-brick-case-for-raspberry-pi-set

20 Awesome Projects for Raspberry Pi Microcomputers

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/gadgets/20-awesome-projects-raspberry-pi-microcomputers/

Teaching Cassandra Cluster Setups with the Raspberry Pi

“The Cassandra database is designed so that large clusters of systems can hold massive amounts of data. So why is a University of Dundee lecturer running it on the tiny $25 ARM-based Raspberry Pi?” Good question. Great answer.
https://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/747326-teaching-cassandra-cluster-setups-with-the-raspberry-pi-

More Raspberry Pi

https://kidscodecs.com/more-fun-with-raspberry-pi/

Raspberry Pi Beginners Channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/RaspberryPiBeginners/videos?shelf_index=0&view=0&sort=dd

The Ben Heck Show

http://www.youtube.com/user/thebenheckshow

Adafruit Raspberry Pi YouTube Channel

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A011279DBD4EB7E

RaspberryPi Tutorials YouTube Channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/RaspberryPiTutorials/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_index=0

IET Top 5 Raspberry Pi Projects

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1SyIXeFUB0

20 Awesome Projects for Raspberry Pi Microcomputers

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/gadgets/20-awesome-projects-raspberry-pi-microcomputers/

Teaching Cassandra Cluster Setups with the Raspberry Pi

“The Cassandra database is designed so that large clusters of systems can hold massive amounts of data. So why is a University of Dundee lecturer running it on the tiny $25 ARM-based Raspberry Pi?” Good question. Great answer.
https://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/747326-teaching-cassandra-cluster-setups-with-the-raspberry-pi-

Beth Rosenberg Talks How Tech Kids Unlimited Helps Kids Who Learn Differently

https://kidscodecs.com/an-interview-with-beth-rosenberg/

Tech Kids Unlimited

http://www.techkidsunlimited.org/

Beth Rosenberg

http://www.edubeth.net/

An Interview with Boone Gorges

https://kidscodecs.com/an-interview-with-boone-gorges/

Teleogistic

http://teleogistic.net/
http://boone.gorg.es/
https://twitter.com/boone
http://teleogistic.net/2012/09/wordpress-in-education-meet-the-free-software-community-and-vice-versa/
http://teleogistic.net/2011/09/i-develop-free-software-because-of-cuny-and-blackboard/

CUNY Academic Commons

http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/

BuddyPress

http://buddypress.org/

Commons in a Box (CBOX)

CBOX takes the complexity out of creating a Commons site, helping organizations create an online space where their members can discuss issues, collaborate on projects, and share their work.
http://commonsinabox.org/

Participad

Real time collaboration for WordPress.
http://participad.org/
http://teleogistic.net/tag/participad/

Anthologize

Use the power of WordPress to transform online content into an electronic book.
http://anthologize.org/
http://teleogistic.net/tag/anthologize/

That Camp

http://thatcamp.org/about/

Stop Words

https://kidscodecs.com/stop-words/

Wikipedia: Stop Words

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_words

Bubble Sorts

https://kidscodecs.com/bubble-sorts/

Bubble Sort as a Hungarian Folk Dance

http://geekdad.com/2013/08/bubble-sort-as-a-hungarian-folk-dance/
http://memolition.com/2013/08/13/bubble-sort-presented-as-a-hungarian-folk-dance/
http://youtu.be/lyZQPjUT5B4
http://www.youtube.com/user/AlgoRythmics?feature=watch

What Sorting Algorithms Sound Like

http://youtu.be/t8g-iYGHpEA
http://youtu.be/kPRA0W1kECg

Bubble Sort

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_sort

Bucket Sort

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket_sort

The 7 Bridges of Königsberg

https://kidscodecs.com/7-bridges-konigsberg/

The Seven Bridges of Königsberg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Bridges_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg
http://mathforum.org/isaac/problems/bridges1.html
http://www.contracosta.edu/legacycontent/math/konig.htm

Topology Helps Map the Human Brain

http://www.nonlinearbiomedphys.com/content/1/1/3

Mobius Strip

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobius_strip

Pair Programming

https://kidscodecs.com/pair-programming/

Pair Programming

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket_sort

Pair Programming versus Code Reviews

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/11/pair-programming-vs-code-reviews.html

Pair Programming Considered Harmful?

http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/03/pair-programming-considered-harmful/

Nine Months of Pair Programming

http://yanpritzker.com/2012/08/22/nine-months-of-pair-programming/

Reasons for Pair Programming

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/166635/reasons-for-pair-programming

Haskell

https://kidscodecs.com/haskell/

Try Haskell

http://tryhaskell.org/

Haskell

http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Introduction
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Why_Haskell_matters
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Functional_programming
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Category:Theoretical_foundations
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Lambda_calculus
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_in_industry
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_in_research
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_in_education

Haskell Brooks Curry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_Curry

Combinatory Logic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinatory_logic

Monads

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monad_%28functional_programming%29

Functional Programming and Imperative Programming

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_programming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declarative_programming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_language

Side Effects

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_effect_%28computer_science%29

Functions

https://kidscodecs.com/programming-functions/

PHP Functions

http://us1.php.net/manual/en/language.functions.php

Go Functions

http://golang.org/doc/code.html
http://golang.org/ref/spec#Return_statements
http://golang.org/doc/articles/gos_declaration_syntax.html
https://gobyexample.com/
http://golang.org/

Lua Functions

http://lua-users.org/wiki/FunctionsTutorial
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Lua_Programming/How_to_Lua/comment
http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html

Functions (Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_%28mathematics%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_%28computer_science%29

Return Statements (Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_statement

Icon-itis

https://kidscodecs.com/computer-buttons-icons-tiles/

Apple iOS7

http://www.apple.com/ios/ios7/design/

Flat Design vs Skeumorphism

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/06/why-jony-ives-and-apple-ios7-are-holding-back-the-future-of-design/
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-06/12/ios-evolution
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/06/cupertinos-photocopiers-what-ios-7-borrowed-from-android/
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/the-flattening-of-design/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/technology/microsoft-defying-image-has-a-design-gem-in-windows-phone.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/technology/apple-shake-up-could-mean-end-to-real-world-images-in-software.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all

20 Examples of Flat Elements in Web Design

http://bashooka.com/inspiration/examples-of-flat-elements-in-web-design/

40 Years of Icons: The Evolution of the Modern Computer Interface

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/21/4127110/40-years-of-icons-the-evolution-of-the-modern-computer-interface

History of the Graphical User Interface (GUI)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_graphical_user_interface

What Happened to Geodesic Domes?

https://kidscodecs.com/what-happened-to-geodesic-domes/

Spaceship Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceship_Earth_%28Epcot%29
http://malloryobryant.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/the-design-and-construction-of-epcot%E2%80%99s-spaceship-earth/

Geodesic Math

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_circle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icosahedron
http://www.desertdomes.com/formula.html
http://www.sonostarhub.com/faqs.html

R. Buckminister Fuller

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller
http://www.bfi.org/about-bucky

Dymaxion Car

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_car

Dymaxion House

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_House

Geodesic Domes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_dome
http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/mathematics/dome/dome.html
http://rigsomelight.com/2013/09/09/frameless-geodesic-dome.html
http://www.bfi.org/?q=node/106

Geodesic Dome Calculators

https://www.google.com/#q=geodesic%20dome%20calculator&safe=off
http://www.desertdomes.com/domecalc.html
http://www.sonostarhub.com/dome-calculator.html

Tiny House Movement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_house_movement
http://www.thetinylife.com/what-is-the-tiny-house-movement/
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/why-hasnt-tiny-house-movement-become-big-thing-look-5-big-barriers.html
http://www.mnn.com/your-home/remodeling-design/blogs/tiny-house-movement-skewered-by-portlandia-kind-of
http://tinyhouseblog.com/

Straw Bale Houses

http://strawbale.com/store/category/workshops/
http://tinyhouseblog.com/straw-bale/straw-bale-workshop-day-1/
http://tinyhouseblog.com/straw-bale/straw-bale-workshop-day-2/
http://tinyhouseblog.com/straw-bale/straw-bale-workshop-day-3/
http://tinyhouseblog.com/straw-bale/straw-bale-workshop-day-4/
http://tinyhouseblog.com/straw-bale/straw-bale-workshop-day-5/

Geodesic Tents

http://www.tentsforsalehq.net/geodesic-tents-vs-tunnel-tents/
http://heimplanet.com/pdzelte/index.php
http://www.thenorthface.com/catalog/sc-gear/equipment-tents/2-meter-dome.html