Hello all,
I have a son about to turn 9 who "may" be interested in a Pi. I say may as wife and I are exploring the idea without discussing it with him.
We are totally new to Pi. I mean that I know conceptually what it is and I am sure there are many applications and uses.
Now, I could invest a fortnight investigating the entire Pi universe but as his birthday is next week that is of little use
So, I am turning to my resident source of all things tech. Where should we start? There are so many sites and options and starter packs etc.
What do we need to start out with to get a good flavour without investing too much? We can always add stuff if the interest is sustained and depending on where it takes us.
He has done a little programming at school probably on BASIC or whatever they teach there. I am sure if there is something where he can run a game that requires a little programming or tweaking would be great or perhaps a kit which had a robotic component requiring programming or making something with circuits (no soldering!)
Please would someone save me a lot of time and effort and direct to worthwhile kits and perhaps some sites which teach Pi programming or applications etc.
Sorry for the big ask. Not lazy just short on time.
Thanks
NB
I have a son about to turn 9 who "may" be interested in a Pi. I say may as wife and I are exploring the idea without discussing it with him.
We are totally new to Pi. I mean that I know conceptually what it is and I am sure there are many applications and uses.
Now, I could invest a fortnight investigating the entire Pi universe but as his birthday is next week that is of little use
So, I am turning to my resident source of all things tech. Where should we start? There are so many sites and options and starter packs etc.
What do we need to start out with to get a good flavour without investing too much? We can always add stuff if the interest is sustained and depending on where it takes us.
He has done a little programming at school probably on BASIC or whatever they teach there. I am sure if there is something where he can run a game that requires a little programming or tweaking would be great or perhaps a kit which had a robotic component requiring programming or making something with circuits (no soldering!)
Please would someone save me a lot of time and effort and direct to worthwhile kits and perhaps some sites which teach Pi programming or applications etc.
Sorry for the big ask. Not lazy just short on time.
Thanks
NB