Step 1: First thing you do is program your micro:bit online, you can do it in online Make Code block or Python text editors. Even if you don't know how to code, the drag and drop blocks make it very self-explanatory and help you bring your ideas to life.

Step 2: Then, you connect your micro:bit to your phone or computer with either USB cable or Bluetooth. Use the USB cable in the kit if you are transferring from a computer, use Bluetooth if you are transferring from a phone.

Step 3: To transfer the code, you need Chrome or an Edge browser that supports web USB, as its being transferred over a yellow LED will blink on the micro-bit.

Step 4: Your program can now be run on the micro:bit, have fun! Whatever was the start of your code whether its shaking it, pressing a button, or just letting it run will trigger the code to start.

I used the micro-bit to create a dice. If you shook the micro-bit computer chip it would display a random number between 1-6 visually like it would appear on a dice. Here's a video of it running! I struggled a little with the transferring process on the school Chromebooks but managed to do it in the end. It was also much easier than I thought, I didn't realize it had transferred when it did, and kept trying to connect it and I realized the program was already ready to run. Also I struggled a little with the code but the editor made it really easy to figure out what your code would do so you know exactly what's going to happen when you transfer it over to the micro:bit.

Using Make Block code editor worked great for me, but if you are more familiar in a different code language I would recommend doing it in what your familiar with and then uploading it in.

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