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Why does this matter?
Why does this matter?
House File 2629: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=88&ba=hf2629
House File 2629 District Requirements:
- All schools (public and non public) develop & implement a K-12 CS plan by July 1, 2022.
- For grades 1 through 6, Computer Science instruction incorporating the standards shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2023.
- For grades 7 through 8, Computer Science instruction incorporating the standards shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2023
- One-half unit of computer science commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2020. The one-half unit shall incorporate the standards and may be offered online.
Session Info
Session Info
Get ready for a fun hands-on learning opportunity where you’ll learn how to teach with physical computing and coding using the Micro:bit. Participants will be making products using design thinking using the Micro:bit device. This session will have you making clever devices for your classroom. You’ll learn best practices and gain access to a multimedia training website that you can use later when you work with others or teach the students you serve.
Software Layout
Software Layout
PC Download
PC Download
MAC Download
MAC Download
Getting Started
Getting Started
Animation Demo
Animation Demo
Slides 23 & 26
Input Demo
Input Demo
Slides 27 - 29
Radio Demo - Slides 30-44
Radio Demo - Slides 30-44
Choice Board
Choice Board
Code Example
Code Example
Radio Project
Radio Project
Slides 28-40
Exploration Time
Exploration Time
micro:bit resources
micro:bit resources
Additional Resources and Links
Additional Resources and Links
Getting Started Series
Getting Started Series
Next Step Series
Next Step Series
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Minecraft Selfie
Minecraft Selfie
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
Project Guides by Coffeechug
Project Guides by Coffeechug
Reflections of Learning and Teaching with Micro:bit
Reflections of Learning and Teaching with Micro:bit
Project Examples and Workshops I've Done With Schools
Project Examples and Workshops I've Done With Schools
Full Day Workshop (ran this with 7th grade students in 2017)
4th Grade Interdisciplinary Project 2018
4th Grade Interdisciplinary Project 2017
SparkFun Resources
SparkFun Resources
On the SparkFun Education site, you will find a wide variety of micro:bit resources, including the suggested grade level continuum for the SparkFun micro:bit ecosystem. Some specific resources you may find of interest are:
7 Week micro:bit Curriculum
Additionally, we recently hosted a webinar with most of the same information you received in person. If you would like to watch it, or share it with someone who may benefit from the information, you can access the recorded version of the webinar here. The presentation slide deck from the webinar can be found here.
We had some audio difficulties at the start, so you may want to skip ahead to around 13:50 where the presentation was started over with audio.
Resources to Explore
Resources to Explore
Start Coding: a great site to learn programming. no software installs and plenty of help to learn how to code with Micro:bit as well as many other platforms
Projects and Tutorials - Everything you would want from MakeCode
Scratch 3.0 - Now integrates with Micro:bit to infuse storytelling and animation and game creation with physical computing.
Main Website: – The main website for Micro:bit. Be sure to check out the Ideas page and Teach page for curriculum
Project Ideas: my go to site. This has a ton of projects to experiment with as well as access to the 14 week computer science curriculum
Remote Teacher
Wakelet Link - https://wke.lt/w/s/eggrsk
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