microbit

while using microbit, I first did a block code to tell the microbit to spell my name. the video of the microbit in action is on the left, the code I used is directly below it. The video on the right is an example of my coin flipper in action. On my coin flipper I had to use block coding to tell my microbit what to do, the code that I just described will be placed below the demonstrative video.

Using the microbit coding app I learned how to make it spell my name as well as creating a random coin flip tool so that way I could resolve arguments such as who gets to do what. During this process, I learned that it is very difficult to code in JavaScript and then decided to use the block coding instead, this is important because if in the future I need to code again l will know how to work the block coding. There are seven standards in this class, Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative communicator, and Global collaborator. My project tied to Digital Citizen because I kept last names safe, and kept faces out of the video. I was also a Global Collaborator by asking others for help, and observing their codes. A challenge I had during this project is how to download the code file to the microbit. Given the chance again. I would change my symbols to letters to signify head and tails so that it would be more self explanatory. Another thing I could change is I could make it a 3 way flip, making is something that an actual coin could not do because it would be more effective. The project could connect to a career in ocean floor exploration, by coding the submarine/robot to walk and pick up different things off of the ocean floor. This is important because without the code it would just sit there.

25 things that I can do with microbit:

• name speller
• alphabet learner
• step counter
• number learner
• coin flipper
• rock paper scissors
• love test
• name tag
• smiley buttons
• micro chat
• mood radio
• watch stopwatch
• guitar
• light level meter
• analog pin tester
• square
• rectangle
• triangle
• octopus
• snowman
• cookie monster
• code
• java script
• light sensor
• hydroflask