8P5 Micro Bit

• utilizing the Micro: bit and the Circuit Playground boards, programming them on an iPad. The core objective of this project was to determine exactly how many different functions, interactions, and tasks I could successfully make both of these educational microcontrollers perform. Motivated by a desire to explore the full range of their capabilities.

• Crucially, during this entire process, I learned the fundamental skill of how to write and create codes. This involved understanding the syntax, debugging errors, and seeing how the commands translated into physical actions on both the Micro: bit and the Circuit Playground.

• The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project directly relates to the concept of Global Collaborator because I am actively sharing my work and the resulting codes with the world. This public sharing allows others to view, learn from, and potentially build upon the functions I created using the Micro: bit and Circuit Playground, fostering a broad, collaborative learning environment across different locations. 

• A significant challenge I overcame on this project was the necessary process of debugging—figuring out exactly what was wrong with my codes when they wouldn't work or produce the desired results. I was able to successfully address these errors and complete the functions by diligently looking at the provided examples and thoroughly checking my own work against them to identify and correct any mistakes. 

• Given the opportunity to undertake this project again, I would definitely change the quantity of codes I created. My primary motivation for this change is the strong feeling that I could have produced a much larger number of unique codes, maximizing the potential functions and capabilities demonstrated by both the Micro: bit and the Circuit Playground. 

• Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing.  this entire coding project directly connects to the Computer Programming CTE (Career and Technical Education) program offered at Hastings High School. The work of creating, debugging, and testing codes on the Micro:bit and Circuit Playground directly applies and reinforces the fundamental programming concepts and skills taught within this high school curriculum. 

• My project directly relates to careers in computer programming because the fundamental process involves exactly what a professional programmer does: I am actively writing code and using a computer (or microcontroller) to execute specific commands and perform various functions. This hands-on experience in programming a computer to do things establishes a tangible link between my schoolwork and the skills required in the field of computer science and software development. 

                                                Credit: Goolgle gemini