Russell Eveleigh

Hi, I'm a school teacher and family man in the UK who likes tinkering with code and projects involving Raspberry Pi, LEDs, EduTech, Cardboard, Paper, Fabric. Sometimes I write about it too.

My Recent Projects

What Does an Algorithm Sound Like?
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What Does an Algorithm Sound Like?
A DIY classroom LED matrix designed to visualise and listen to sorting algorithms. Built to make abstract computer science concepts tangible for students.
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Hexagon Family Tracker
Hexagon Family Tracker
I built this glowing wall tracker to show my son we're on our way home
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Taking Dijkstra's Shortest Path Through the Cotswolds
Taking Dijkstra's Shortest Path Through the Cotswolds
A piece of wall art that visualises how computers find the shortest path between locations using a Pico and Neopixels.
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Building a Cardboard Planetarium
Building a Cardboard Planetarium
A project exploring astronomy and geometry by building an immersive cardboard planetarium.
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In Our House A 'Tea Please' Call Never Goes Unanswered
In Our House A 'Tea Please' Call Never Goes Unanswered
I thought I'd get myself ahead by making this 'Tea Please' beacon which sparkles into life when I am 10 minutes from home.
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What the FFFFFF?
What the FFFFFF?
Exploring Different Number Bases With a Hexadecimal Display.
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Striking Binary Clock with Raspberry Pi Pico W and Addressable RGB LEDs
Striking Binary Clock with Raspberry Pi Pico W and Addressable RGB LEDs
A vibrant way to keep time and deepen understanding of the base 2 numbering system.
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Raspberry Pi Powered Flying Geese Clock
Raspberry Pi Powered Flying Geese Clock
A unique clock combining traditional flying geese quilting patterns with modern Raspberry Pi tech.
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Colour-Changing Icosahedron Quilt
Colour-Changing Icosahedron Quilt
My colour-changing icosahedron quilt serves as an interactive coding playground for experimenting with light patterns.
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Snapology Origami Sunrise Lamp
Snapology Origami Sunrise Lamp
A Raspberry Pi-powered Snapology origami creation that functions as a sunrise lamp, night light, and disco ball.
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Find Me Online

YouTube
I make projects and share them on YouTube ...
Medium
... then I write about them on Medium ...
GitHub
... and I share the code on GitHub.

Other Things

All Planned Up

Ditch the paper Teacher's Planner and get organised with this digital version. This also the new home for my classroom tools

Teacher Tool

Computer Science

Teaching and learning resources for Computer Science

CS Resources

Probability Experiments

Interactive visualisations of experimental probability

Maths Visualisations

Whole Class Feedback

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A project to allow for streamlined feedback generation

Classroom Tool

Question Level Analysis

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Meaningful assessment analysis tool with painless data entry

Classroom Tool

ReadEasy

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Advanced text reading tool with fragment highlighting and progress tracking

Reading Tool

Word Explorer

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Explore vocabulary across the curriculum

Classroom Tool

Checklist Creator

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Create printable assessment checklists with learning objectives

Classroom Tool

Random Name Chooser

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Randomise name selection with groups and elimination modes

Classroom Tool

QR Research Pass

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Generate QR codes and create printable research cards for digital literacy activities

Digital Literacy Tool