Course Outline

Overview

Coding a computer is not all sitting at a keyboard typing. In this hands on workshop we will use the BBC micro:bit and our creativity to make some wearable tech sure to be the fashion forward accessory of the year. The BBC micro:bit is a tiny programmable computer packed with a display, accelerometer, compass and more. Using Microsoft MakeCode a block based development environment we will learn some basic computer science skills while having fun making some custom creations with our micro:bit computer.

Take Home Item

BBC micro:bit maker kit and custom creation, a multi-funciton micro:bit watch

Day 1 - Saturday 12/9

1. 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Career Panel
2. 10:00 AM to Noon: Intro & Algorithms
   1. Warmup
   2. micro:bit Hardware
   3. micro:bit Software
   4. Happy Face, Sad Face
   5. Fidget:bit Challenge
3. Noon to 1:00 PM: Lunch
4. 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM: 3d Printing
   1. Using our 3d printer to make a watch frame
5. 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Variables
   1. Overview
   2. Counter
   3. Scorekeeper Challenge
6. 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM: Conditional statements
   1. Overview
   2. Rock, paper, scissors
   3. micro:bit iPod Challenge
7. 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Day 1 Standup

Day 2 - Sunday 12/10

1. 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM: Iteration, Looping & Coordinates
   1. Overview
   2. Traveling Light
   3. Traveling Light Challenge
2. 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM: Booleans
   1. Overview
   2. Pick a Hand Game
   3. Pick a Hand Game Challenge
3. 11:00 AM to Noon: Arrays
   1. Overview
   2. Sorting Arrays
   3. Magic 8 Ball
4. Noon to 1:00 PM: Lunch
5. 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Watch
   1. Watch Software
   2. Watch Assembly
   3. Pedometer Challenge
   4. Stop Watch Challenge
   5. Compass Challenge
6. 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM: Day 2 Standup

Bonus

micro:bit Binary Telegraph

More Projects Ideas:

1. microbit.org
2. TechWillSaveUs.com

Reference:

1. MakeCode Block Reference

Credits

Ideas, activities have been borrowed from:

1. microbit.org
2. TechWillSaveUs.com
3. code.org