Computer Science @ Kellenberg

This summer we will be hosting a mini-course on getting to know the Raspberry Pi. Students participating in the course will need a Raspberry Pi, Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, and the ability to connect it to a network.

Click the image to see the device we recommend. It may be purchased online from Amazon or at a retailer such as MicroCenter.

https://amzn.to/2YljWSd

https://www.microcenter.com/product/615270/canakit-raspberry-pi-4-starter-max-kit-(4gb-ram)

Any questions regarding the hardware necessary should be directed to Mr. Campbell via email (mrcampbell @ kellenberg.org).

It is important that students have all of the components necessary to get started which is why we recommend the Canakit. Note, in addition to the Canakit a student will still need a keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, and the ability to connect to a network (wired or wireless).

The topics we plan to cover in this mini-course are:

Week 1:Getting to Know you Raspberry Pi

Introduction to the Raspberry Pi and basic navigation of the operating system

1. Parts 
2. Turning it on / First Time / Operating System Selection
3. Login
4. Navigating the Environment
5. Introduction to the Shell / Terminal
6. Basic Network Introduction
7. Enable SSH
8. Navigating the File system, where to find important files
9. Editing files / Editors.

Week 2: Hello, World – Quick Introduction to Programming

A very quick and high level introduction to programming and basic programming concepts

1. What is programming?
2. Input / Output
3. Variables and Mathematics
4. Conditionals 
5. Loops
6. Functions

Week 3: Build a Web Server

Install software necessary to build a simple website.

1. Install webserver stack Apache, PHP, MySQL
2. Write a simple HTML Page / Learn common HTML Tags
3. Introduction to PHP / PHP Hello, World
4. PHP implementation of Items from Week 2
5. Introduction to Databases (Very High Level)
6. Simple database interactions on our new webserver