Professional Development Courses: Micro:bit Educational Foundation
Free courses developed by the Micro:bit Educational Foundation examine ways a Micro: bit can be used for classroom projects. The courses are interdisciplinary and range from around 30 minutes to an hour in length. They have short videos to accompany each of the different courses.
Raspberrypi: Code Club
Step-by-step instructions for projects including Scratch, HTML and CSS, Python, Sense Hat add-on, Sonic PI, Micro:bit, Blender, and more.
Blockly > Demos
“The demos on this page combine Blockly features and AppEngine storage.”
Blockly: Overview and First Steps
Get acquainted with this versatile block coding software.
Try Blockly
“Blockly was built by Google for developers and is a block programming language that is compatible with a variety of devices such as Ozobots, Micro:bits, Dash & Dot, MBot, and many others. It is versatile, open source, and is great for translating block code into real programming languages like Python and JavaScript!”
MakeCode: Introduction to Computer Science
12 lessons to learn about variables, algorithms and more.
Micro:bit: Activities
Check out this list of for some Micro:bit inspiration!
MakeCode apps for iPad, iPhone and Android
Download Makecode apps for different devices.
Tickle (iPad only)
Tickle app (iPad only) to work with Dash & Dot (Tablet).
Inksmith
Courses on numerous subjects related to technology including the K8 robots, 3D printing and Micro-bits. Some courses are free, others are available at cost.
Taste of Technology: Anglophone RÉCIT consultants
Anglophone RÉCIT consultants presented a deep dive into the Plan D’Action Numérique / Digital Action Plan (PAN/DAP) materials list for 2022-2023
Anglophone RÉCIT consultants presented a deep dive into the Plan D’Action Numérique / Digital Action Plan (PAN/DAP) materials list for 2022-2023. This video compilation includes brief overviews for the robots, microcontrollers, and invention kits below.
The approximate time location is indicated before the subject. You can also access the accompanying presentations for each technology in the respective links.
2:45 Beebot, Bluebot, Code & Go Mouse (7 mins) – Presentation
10:17 Ozobots (9 mins) – Presentation
19:00 LittleBits (8 mins)
27:27 Sphero & Artie 3000 (13 mins) – Presentation
40:16 Micro:bit & Spike Prime (19 mins) – Presentation
59:19 Makey Makey (12 mins) – Presentation
Micro:bit 101: Getting Started with Microcontrollers
New to Micro: bit? Check out this comprehensive course for teachers and students alike. It contains capsules, how-to instructions, extension activities, and more!
This site was created by the Provincial RÊCIT Service for the Anglophone Community.
