Get to Know the BBC Micro:bit It’s time to take a look at the micro:bit, which is quite the impressive little device, and see what’s packed onto its small surface (4.5 × 5 cm—it’s been billed by the BBC as being about half the size of a credit card). I usually introduce new users to a device like this by examining each component one by one, moving clockwise around the board, and that seems like a perfectly reasonable route to take now. I’ll refer to the side of the micro:bit with the USB power connector and the micro:bit logo as the back, and the side with the array of LEDs and the two push buttons as the front (Figures A and B). Figure A. Back of the micro:bit Figure B.
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Coding in French - Free Printable Coding Blocks It’s a pleasure to have a guest blog post today by Ashley Soltesz, a fellow French teacher who like me is on a mission to share French resources with others so we don’t have to keep recreating the wheel! She’s made some amazing free French printable coding blocks you can use in your classrooms, enjoy! A primary goal for me as a French Language Teacher is for my students to see the relevance in learning to communicate in French, be it in Reading, Writing, or Speaking. I want my students to know that what they do in English, they can do in French and in turn, receive many opportunities because of this skill that they have.
KinderLab Robotics What is KIBO? KIBO is a robot kit specifically designed for young children aged 4-7 years old. With KIBO, children build, program, decorate and bring their own robot to life! Reference - Microsoft MakeCode basic.showNumber(0); input.onButtonPressed(Button.A, () => { }); music.playTone(0, 0); led.plot(0, 0); radio.sendNumber(0); Advanced game.addScore(1); images.createImage(` . . . . . . . . . . . . # . . . . . . . . . . . . `); pins.digitalReadPin(DigitalPin.P0); serial.writeNumber(0); control.inBackground(() => { }); Bluetooth bluetooth.onBluetoothConnected(() => {}); devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.TakePhoto);
Acapela Box : create your text to speech messages 1. Your Acceptance of Terms Welcome to the Acapela-Box Website. The following Terms of Service (“TOS”) are between you and Acapela Group and constitute a legal agreement that governs your use of the Acapela-Box Website (referred to as the “Service”). You must agree to these TOS before you can use the Service by clicking the ‘Yes I agree button’ on the Sign Up page. If you do not agree to any of the following terms, please do not try to use the Service. BBC micro:bit MicroPython documentation — BBC micro:bit MicroPython 0.0.1 documentation Welcome! The BBC micro:bit is a small computing device for children. One of the languages it understands is the popular Python programming language.
micro:bit : MicroPython Guide Python is a programming language that's used by beginner coders and computing experts alike. Python is entirely text-based, which may look intimidating at first, but with a little guidance and practice, anyone can start coding - and this guide is here to help! The version of Python that the BBC micro:bit uses is called MicroPython. Click the links below to go to different sections of our MicroPython documentation which breaks down each feature your micro:bit can do using Python. Introduction