Deploying Raspberry Pi in the Classroom

ISBN-13: 9781484223031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 293 str.

Guy Hart-Davis

Opis

Learn how to deploy Raspberry Pi computers in a classroom or lab situation and how to navigate the hardware and software choices you face. Deploying Raspberry Pi in the Classroom equips you with the skills and knowledge to plan and execute a deployment of Raspberry Pi computers in the classroom. Teachers and IT administrators at schools will see how to set up the hardware and software swiftly on your own or with the help of your students. Step-by-step instructions and practical examples walk you through building your Raspberry Pi workstations and your network, managing the computers and the network, and troubleshooting any problems that arise. This book offers several points to involve your students through hands-on activities. These activities are designed to benefit your beginner and older or more able students alike. Make Deploying Raspberry Pi in the Classroom a part of you instructional library today. What you will learn

• Put an easily-manageable computer on each desk for students to learn Internet use and essential office software skills
• Image, configure, and plan a classroom deployment of Raspberry Pi computers
• Manage your classroom Raspberry Pi computers and keeping them up and running smoothly and efficiently

Who this book is for
Primary audience would be teachers and IT administrators at schools or colleges. It will also appeal to administrators at social clubs or organizations that provide less formal tuition or simply provide Internet access.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Planning Your Raspberry Pi Classroom Deployment

Chapter 2: Choosing Raspberry Pi Hardware

Chapter 3: Choosing Operating Systems for Raspberry Pi

Chapter 4: Brief Tutorial on Raspberry Pi Essentials

Chapter 5: Building the Raspberry Pi Boxes and Installing Software

Chapter 6: Setting Up the Raspberry Pi Network

Chapter 7: Administering and Managing Your Raspberry Pi Network

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Raspberry Pi Computers

Appendix: Raspberry Pi Resources and Training for Educators

O autorze

Guy Hart-Davis is the author of more than 100 computer books, including several books from Apress—among them Learn Office 2016 for Mac, Learn Excel 2016 for Mac, and Pro Office for iPad.

Blurb

This book is for anyone who’s looking to deploy Raspberry Pi computers in a classroom or lab situation and explains how to navigate the hardware and software choices you face.

Deploying Raspberry Pi in the Classroom equips you with the skills and knowledge to plan and execute a deployment of Raspberry Pi computers in the classroom.  Teachers and IT administrators at schools will see how to set up the hardware and software swiftly on your own or with the help of your students.

Step-by-step instructions and practical examples walk you through building your Raspberry Pi workstations and your network, managing the computers and the network, and troubleshooting any problems that arise. This book offers several points to involve your students through hands-on activities. These activities are designed to benefit your beginner and older or more able students alike.

Make Deploying Raspberry Pi in the Classroom a part of you instructional library today.