This workshop has paved the way to a close relationship with Highgate School and just a few weeks ago, I held a short course on programming for the teachers there. I spoke about what a computer actually is and how it works with a program. Taking a look at the new curriculum, we discussed algorithms, abstraction, I/O and physical device control. Having learnt all of this, it was time to get some hands-on experience with programming and to do this we used a Raspberry Pi running Scratch. So, there we have it. It has been a busy summer. If you are at all interested in Laika you can find more information here: www.project-laika.com Laika is expandable and I have plenty of ideas for add-on modules so watch out for another Laika Kickstarter soon. Finally, I want to say a big thank you to all of those lovely Backers out there who have helped this project come to life: it has been a joy. Here is a sample of some of the great feedback that I have had: ********************************************************************************** “I'm very impressed by your project.” Rodrigo “I have been involved in a couple of Kickstarter projects. This is quite easily the most professional. Communications are clear and regular. There are functional repositories that get updated. The product is outstanding. I congratulate you on a job well done. I hope that it has been rewarding for you.” Phil – Netherlands “Just received my inventors kit in Canada Thursday very nicely packed. It was a great surprise.” Lou - Canada “I am one happy Dad. I received the inventors kit on Friday, had my son (10) and daughter (8) installing the software and building a simple circuit on Saturday. We now have the scratch cat moving when we turn a dial. They loved it and want to play again soon. Looking forward to seeing more tutorials on the website. All in all a fantastic kit!” James - UK “…a great product that I hope will come very handy. Oh, and one of the closest-to-promised fulfilment's I've ever seen on a KS campaign, well done!” Lorenzo – Spain “Received my kit today, couldn't be happier, great looking board and loads of extras. I very much like the Perspex layout board, looks so neat. Congratulations on a well executed project, I look forward to supporting you again in the future. Well done and thank you.” Myles - UK “Returning from a trip I was happy to find my Explorer Board waiting for me. It is the middle of the night, I haven't hooked it up yet, but it looks, for the lack of a better word, beautiful. I have backed several Kickstarter projects so far but Laika was one of the smoothest ones. Thank you!” Markus - Germany “And a big thank you for the frequent updates and progress reports! Too often I've seen projects with limited or no update from the creator. Luckily, you're not one of those ;) Cheers from Norway!” Roger - Norway “I Want to let you know I'm very happy with my Laika board.” Tom – U.S. “It is all working well. Good job. Thanks for your efforts.” Frank – U.S. **********************************************************************************
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