Computer Lab at JPAC
Sun, Feb 07 2016 9:19PM
This week we built a computer lab at the Jubilee Performing Arts Center (JPAC) in McComb, Mississippi. The lab is based on Raspberry PI computers and makes extensive use of recycled electronics including screens, keyboards, mice, and wires. JPAC is an inspiring institution with about 150 students in grades k-12. JPAC director, Terrance Alexander, has been leading an initiative within to school for a curriculum emphasizing STEAM (Science, Technology, Education, Arts, and Math) education. We love the possibility for arts education to be intermingled with the tradition STEM fields, so when Terrance appraoched us about setting up a computer lab we were excited. Until now JPAC had a small computer lab with a few dilapidated machines and only one with working internet connectivity. Now their mezzanine classroom is outfitted with 10 Raspberry PI workstations ready to jumpstart their new curriculum.
Thrilled to Give to the JPAC Community
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Thrilled to Give to the JPAC Community
It was an immense pleasure to build the Raspberry PI computer lab at JPAC. We hope the students derive knowledge and joy from it for years to come. Lots of smiles when the lab was first unveiled.
The Raspberry PI Workstations
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The Raspberry PI Workstations
The Raspberry PI machines replaced the two old computers running some obsolete and godforsaken version Windows.
Dr. Terrance Alexander JPAC Founder
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Dr. Terrance Alexander JPAC Founder
Dr. Alexander, or Dr. A, as his students affectionately refer to him is JPAC's charismatic founder and director. Look at him enjoying his first experience programming with
scratch
. He is a natural!
Let the MineCraft begin
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Let the MineCraft begin
The students are excited about the opportunities to begin programming and to use the graphing calculator in Raspberry Pi's version of Mathematica. But it seems they are most excited about creating and exploring will cubical worlds in MineCraft!
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