I am dev who builds Microsoft MakeCode (https://makecode.com) editor for micro:bit. Try out these fun projects on micro:bit and give us feedback
1. Rock-paper-scissors (https://pxt.microbit.org/projects/rock-paper-scissors)
2. Guitar: (https://pxt.microbit.org/projects/guitar)
3. Milk Monster: (https://pxt.microbit.org/projects/milky-monster)
In love with the BBC micro:bit
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Re: In love with the BBC micro:bit
#32I helped test the microbit and I wrote a small program for pedagogical purposes. The hardware was very neat and I liked the leds on the back. Originally there was going to be a coin cell battery but they removed it because children might eat it. Also there is a Bluetooth radio on the microbit but the runtime was 12k and there wasn't enough space to load micropython and Bluetooth at the same time . A link to the examp…
In case anyone gets the impression that bluetooth is completely unavailable, you can use Espruino (JS) http://www.espruino.com/MicroBit, Microsoft's http://codethemicrobit.com (scratch-like drag and drop), or C / C++ amongst others, including bluetooth access to the compass and accelerometer.
Here's a rundown: https://blog.bluetooth.com/developing-applications-bbc-micro...
Re: In love with the BBC micro:bit
#33I've got a 5yo that loves to play with micro:bit. She doesn't read (non-capital) yet, and doesn't know English (as it's not her native tongue), so I read out/explain what each block does, and she decides what she wants to do. Drawing pictures and producing music is currently the most enthralling bit :)
One thing I wish for is that there were visual cues / icons she could distinguish the blocks by (there are a few icons on a few blocks, but not all are covered, they mostly aren't unique, and not intuitive / easy to remember).
Re: In love with the BBC micro:bit
#34Quick question: I've been unable to order these in US but will be traveling to UK in May, is there a store that carries these (and other similar goodies)?
Re: In love with the BBC micro:bit
#35I helped test the microbit and I wrote a small program for pedagogical purposes. The hardware was very neat and I liked the leds on the back. Originally there was going to be a coin cell battery but they removed it because children might eat it. Also there is a Bluetooth radio on the microbit but the runtime was 12k and there wasn't enough space to load micropython and Bluetooth at the same time . A link to the examp…
There is a radio module for Micropython that allows devices to communicate with each other without the full Bluetooth stack
Re: In love with the BBC micro:bit
#36Quick question: I've been unable to order these in US but will be traveling to UK in May, is there a store that carries these (and other similar goodies)?
Try Maplin, an electronics chain. It's like what Radio Shack used to be.
Re: In love with the BBC micro:bit
#37Having trialled these at my school, I think they have the potential to be the new turtle. I only hope that the botched rollout in the UK hasn't damaged the project's reputation to much.
Re: In love with the BBC micro:bit
#38Quick question: I've been unable to order these in US but will be traveling to UK in May, is there a store that carries these (and other similar goodies)?
Re: In love with the BBC micro:bit
#39Yay... great to see MicroPython on the micro:bit getting some love. In case you're interested, here are the docs for MicroPython on the board -- you can do a remarkable amount on such a small device: https://microbit-micropython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
(Caveat - I was involved in the MicroPython side of things. So good to see the other dev environments represented in the comments here.)
Hurrah! :-)
Re: In love with the BBC micro:bit
#40can you buy them from USA? any distributor or any in the pipeline to do that?