# Workshop Microbit - Outline

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0. Introductions, intro to FabLab EDP

1. Intro to microbit: What is it, what can it do, and what is it good for?
> Open-source embedded development platform, launched by the BBC in the UK in 2015 for getting kids into programming, in the spirit of the BBC Micro computer of the 1980s.
> Around 1M microbits were donated to UK school children by the BBC.
> https://microbit.org/get-started/user-guide/overview/

2. Example 1a. Level
> https://makecode.microbit.org/_b0TTY3fqTaFp
> Simple overview of MakeCode
> Use chrome in order to use webUSB to flash the microbit directly
> Input using accelerometer
> Output to LED matrix
> Basic logic

3. Example 1b. Programmable Level
> https://makecode.microbit.org/_2ie6ToRdpgA8
> Input using buttons
> Use of variables

4. Technical overview of the microbit hardware.
> How is it different to Arduino? Raspberry Pi?
> What is MicroPython? What is the advantage over programming in Arduino?
> The Microbit Python editor. Also, what is the REPL? https://python.microbit.org/v/2
> Compare with Adafruit Circuit Playground: https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333, https://makecode.adafruit.com/ (CircuitPython instead of MicroPython)
> What is MakeCode? Blocks based visual programming tool for education, developed by microsoft and inspired by MIT Scratch and other similar tools. Began as Microsoft Programming Experience Toolkit (PXT). www.makecode.com
> Makecode can also be used with other hardware platforms: https://maker.makecode.com/

5. Example 2. Air Piano
> https://makecode.microbit.org/_gFqhxWJp7KHW
> Playing tones
> Using LEDs and light sensor
> Mapping light values to tone frequencies
> Using light values to pick predefined tones from an array

6. Example 3. Tennis
> https://makecode.microbit.org/_Vjx9CCWVRPe8
> Radio send and receive
> Using a variable to manage states

7. Example 4. Red Light Green Light
> https://makecode.microbit.org/_Vjx9CCWVRPe8
> different programs running on different microbits
> microbit multi editor

8. Sharing projects and Git integration
> MakeCode does not require a login to use, but you can associate your session with a github account
> Read-only browser for projects with github repositories https://makecode.com/github-explorer

8. Review some suppliers and resources for teachers
> Microbit classroom: https://classroom.microbit.org

9. Extra examples:
- 5. Hot Potato https://github.com/fablabedp/hot_potato
- 6. Paper Rock Scissors https://github.com/fablabedp/paper-rock-scissors_radio