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In this post, we will spot the light on Raspberry Pi’s hardware components. Like any other computer or electronic system, Raspberry Pi consists of a processor, RAM, memory/memory slot, peripherals and I/O connections (USB, Ethernet Network, Camera, HDMI, I/O, etc.), and it continuously evolves over time. Specifications become better and the price goes lower. Before digging deeper, it’s good to mention that there are many different versions of Pi board, all of them are under five models, which are Model A/A+, Model B/B+, and Pi Zero. These models differ in their hardware specifications, and hence the capabilities. However, they all have processors, RAM, memory, and peripherals. In this post I'm will not talk about specific model, but rather we will have an overall idea about available specifications. The early models used Broadcom’s ARMv6 processors with 600 MHz speed. Updated versions used 900MHz speeds, and the newest versions used 1.2GHz processor’s speed. To make it eas

What is Raspberry Pi In 2008, a few academics and technicians (Eben Upton, Rob Mulins, Jack Lang, Alan Mycroft, Pete Lomas, and David Braben) were discussing their concerns about declining interest in computer studies and engineering. Their idea was to develop low-cost microcomputer board, so high school as well as university students will get their hands dirty working with it! The microcomputer is called Raspberry Pi, which is a credit card size board and it costs between $5 - $35 only. Raspberry Pi is an open source solution (both software and hardware) and can be found anywhere in the world. The board was originally designed to be used by students to learn to programme. However, the scope is expanded to many other applications by engineers, professionals, companies, as well as educational institutes. So far, more than 13 million boards are sold all over the world, making it the best-selling “General purpose computer” ever. Below the video is a quick overview of the boar

Tools for eLearning There are many tools to help create and maintain elearning content. In the previous post, we discussed LMS which are mainly management and container tools. Here we will discuss many tools that help instructors to create content. We will talk about screen capturing tools, video editing tools, and quiz making tools. Screen Capturing tools: OBS Studio OBS studio is a free screen recording software. OBS has many features like HD streaming and recording, no restrictions on video length and easy setup which makes it the best option for gamers! Flashback Express Flashback has two versions, free and paid with more features on the paid version. Adding to screen recording, this software can record videos from Webcam too. It also has its own video editing tool which is perfect for those who don’t want to buy or get another video editing tool. Camtasia Khan Academy website uses Camtasia to record its videos from the screen. Camtasia is one of the best t

There are many tools (soft and hard) that are used in elearning. Tools can be used to 1) prepare content (video, audio, tests, etc.); 2) As containers and management tools; 3) To access and consume the content itself. In my opinion, content containers and management tools are the most important and sophisticated ones. In this post, I will describe the Learning Management Tools (LMS), their features, and sample products. A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of educational courses or training programs. A typical example is the Black-Board that we are using at Syracuse University. Here are some reasons/advantages of using LMS: Managing users, courses, roles, instructors, and generation of reports:  This includes uploading courses and contents (text, video, audio, simulation, etc.), assigning roles (student, instructor, admin, etc.), and generate reports and statistics. Calendar generatio

Statistics support and stand by elearning side. Below infographic (from shift elearning website) presents some facts and statistics which clearly reveal that elearning is here not only to stay but to grow and dominate! If you have any stats, please comment below. References: http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/301248/15-facts-and-stats-that-reveal-the-power-of-elearning