TraintheTrainerResources HexFilesHere-https://goo.gl/mQoVRV

http://microbit.org https://makecode.microbit.org/

Findingyouwayaroundamicro:bit

Theseresourcescanbefoundathttps://faraday-secondary.theiet.org/umbraco/Surface/Download/DownloadFile/3910and

http://microbit.org/assets/documents/microbitcommunityposter.pdf

Downloadbothresourcesanlabelthemicro:bitbelow.

LearningObjectives1.Understandwhatisthemicro:bit?2.LearnHowdoIcodethemicro:bit?3.Createanddownloadyourfirstmicro:bitprogram

ComputingConcepts1.Understandthephysicalandtechnicalattributesofaphysicalcomputingdevice2.Understandhowtouseanonlineprogrammingenvironment3.Learnhowtodownloadasimpleprogramtoanothercomputingdevice

Introvideoforstudents-https://youtu.be/Wuza5WXiMkcandhttps://youtu.be/-y0Yp6W3rP8

Researchpaper-Creating

coolstuff-https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/65615345/creating_cool_stuff_POSTPRINT_

to_share.pdf

Topic1HelloWorld

TraintheTrainerResources HexFilesHere-https://goo.gl/mQoVRV

http://microbit.org https://makecode.microbit.org/

Openyourbrowseraccessthemicro:bitwebsite.

http://microbit.org/thisisyour‘onestopshop’forallthingsmicro:bit.Spendafewmomentsexploringthesite.Usethedropdownmenutoaccessresourcestosupportteachersandstudents.

FromthiswebsiteyouareabletoaccesstheonlinecodingenvironmentsbyclickingontheLet’sCodelinkinthedropdownmenu.

InthistrainingwewillbeusingtheJavascriptBlocksEditorandaccessingdirectlythroughthelink

https://makecode.microbit.org/Accessthissitenowandidentifythefeaturesoftheenvironment

ClicktoopeneachlistofcommandsintheToolboxturn Clickanddragcommandsblocksfromthebasiclisttoworkspace.Rightclickblockstoduplicatethem.Trydraggingblocknexttoeachother,dotheyconnect?Clickanddragblocksbacktothetoolboxtodeletethem.Trytheundoandredobuttons.Trytheviewzoominandoutbuttons.RightclickintheworkspaceandclickDelete<#>Blockstoclearallthecommandsintheworkspace.

TraintheTrainerResources HexFilesHere-https://goo.gl/mQoVRV

http://microbit.org https://makecode.microbit.org/

Downloadingcodetothemicro:bit.

Cleartheworkspaceofanycommands

ClicktheProjectsfolderandselectExamples

FromtheexamplesClickBlinky

Thefollowingcodewillappearintheworkspaceareaandthemicro:bitsimulatorwillshowaflashingheart.

AtthispointexperimentwithturningonandoffindividualLEDsbyclickingonthem.Thiswillcreateadifferenteffectinthemicro:bitsimulator.

ConnecttheUSBleadtothemicro:bitandconnectittoaUSBportonthecomputerbeingused.AyellowLEDonthebackofthemicro:bitwillilluminatewhentheconnectionissuccessful.Intheworkspacearea,givethecodeaname.

ClickthepurpleDownloadbuttoninthelowerleftoftheMakeCodescreen.Thiswilldownloadthefiletoyourcomputer,tothelocationwhereyourbrowserissettosavedownloads.

TraintheTrainerResources HexFilesHere-https://goo.gl/mQoVRV

http://microbit.org https://makecode.microbit.org/

Tomovetheprogramtoyourmicro:bit,dragthedownloaded“yourfilename.hex”filetotheMICROBITdrive,asifyouwerecopyingafiletoaflashdrive.Theprogramwillcopyover,youcanseethishappeningastheyellowLEDwillbeginflashing.Whenitstopsyourcodewillbeginrunningonthemicro:bitimmediately.Unplugyourmicro:bitandattachabatterypack.Yourcodewillrun.Itisnotlost,aswhenyoucodethemicrobititholdsthecodeuntilanotherprogramisdownloaded.Themicro:bitwillonlyholdoneprogramatatime.

PracticechangingtheBlinkycodeanddownloadingittothemicro:bit.ItisgoodpracticenothavethebatterypackpluggedinatthesametimeastheUSBcable.Unplugthebatteryeachtimeyouconnectthemicro:bittothecomputer

TraintheTrainerResources HexFilesHere-https://goo.gl/mQoVRV

http://microbit.org https://makecode.microbit.org/

TrainerReflection

PracticeexercisesTrytheseexamplesNameTag

Topic1HelloWorld

Whathaveyoulearntinthistopic?

Whatelsedoyouthinkyouneedtoknowaboutthistopicandhowwillyoufindthisout?

Howmightyouintroducethistopictootherteachers?

Whatareasofthistopicmightbedifficulttoteachorunderstandforotherteachers?