Start Programming w/
Microsoft's MakeCode
Start Programming w/
Microsoft's MakeCode
Today, we'll start using a block-based programming environment.
This will be one of the major things we work with this semester.
Through this, you'll learn the basic concepts of programming.
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Today's color activity:
Can can you correctly guess a What the Hex (level 9) on the first try?
https://yizzle.com/whatthehex/?n=9
On today's slide, add a screenshot when you get one on the first try.
First, let's briefly go over what block-based programming is.
To get to Microsoft's MakeCode, first search for Microsoft MakeCode in the browser of your choice.
Once you're on the MakeCode website, see the two images below.
You'll start today's task in this video, and finish it in the next.
Get a sprite to moves in all 4 directions; left, right, up, and down, based on the on-screen directional pad and the keyboard.
Your sprite should also have an effect still from the earlier video when it was a duck. You can change up which effect the duck has.
Take a video of this, add the video to your slide for today. You can start screen record by pressing Command + Shift + 5 .
To add video to your slide, you'll need to first upload it Google Drive, then you can use the Insert drop down menu to add it to your slide. Make sure the sharing settings on your video are set to public.
Before you leave today, can you correctly guess a
https://huedle.com/
Add a screenshot of how you did on a Huedle for today.
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