8P5 ~ Micro-Bits

~List of 25~

1.digital watch

2. fitness tracker

3. games console

4. brooch

5. create an obstacle course

6.balancing game

7. another game like snake

8. use an apple as a music keyboard

9.digital egg timer

10. tell if the soil needs water or not

11.Create a traffic light system

12. send simple radio messages

13.talk to someone using Morse code

14. make a flashing heart

15. take selfies

16.measure and display temperature, and humidity

17.phone holder for your car

18. create an outdoor TV antenna

19. build a wireless repeater

20.Control a LEGO Train

21.Light Up Your Bike

22.Buzz Wire Game

23.Badge

24. make a scene from a movie

25.compass

~Using micro-bits I created a mini-story of what someone's day would be like. Mine was a guy who woke up went for a run and came back to eat breakfast, then go to work( as a doctor checking the IV stand, and then go to bed. I didn't have a reason for creating this mini-story I just thought of is as I was making something else.

~During this process I learned how to use a micro bit, I used https://microbit.org/get-started/first-steps/set-up/ to help me learn how to program it. I also figured out how to do simple things like making a beating heart, by trying different things. That's how I was able to create my mini-story, by trying different things.

~There are 7 standards to this class, one standard I think my project ties into is digital citizen because the micro bit is a very powerful piece of technology. Another standard I would so that ties into my project, would be innovative designer because i create a story, that happens to be digital. Lastly, a standard that I would say ties into my project is global collaborator because you can access how I made it from this site.

~ A challenge I over come was in the beginning, when I couldn't figure out how to download my program to the micro bit. I was able to do it by watching a few videos(https://microbit.org/get-started/first-steps/set-up/) to learn how to transfer the program to the micro bit. Once I was able to watch the video I was still a little confused but after figuring it out with the help of a few classmates I was able to be what I intended to- transfer my program to the micro bit.

~ Given a chance to do this again I would have spent less time on watching videos and looking at websites to figure out how to use it correctly and more time trying it myself. I would also try to do something harder like a traffic light system or a compass instead of a mini-story. The reason I would change this is because its not that good of a project, Its a little too simple, so I would create a better project that was harder/ more challenging.

~There are many programs in the High School, my project connects to the computer programming CTE program because the only way to get the micro bit to do what you want it to, you have to program it on a computer. Careers my project also connects with is advertisements because you can code advertisements on bill boards, or on the board of what there is to eat at McDonald's, along many other things.Another job could be creating digital watches, because you could use micro bits to help program the watch to do what you want it to.