Tag Archives: BBCMicrobit

Can you do the Kettle Run in less than 12 parsecs?

Posted on February 15, 2016 by blogmywiki

Here’s another Python game for the BBC MicroBit that’s very easy for pupils to edit and improve. The idea is that you navigate your ship through a canyon – or cave system or mountains. You can rotate your MicroBit through … Continue reading →

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Tilty MicroBit game

Posted on February 14, 2016 by blogmywiki

I am lucky enough to have 3 teacher BBC MicroBits to play with, and I am exploring using the awesome Mu Python editor – this allows you easily to program the MicroBit in Python totally offline, with absolutely no internet … Continue reading →

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Simple MicroBit Python demos

Posted on February 11, 2016 by blogmywiki

Here are two VERY simple bits of code you can copy & paste into Mu to demo the awesomeness of Python on the MicroBit, and it’s easy for pupils to mess about with them and make them their own. The … Continue reading →

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Now the BBC MicroBit starts to make sense

Posted on February 10, 2016 by blogmywiki

Behold, the world’s shortest USB lead! Today, after much moaning on my part about delays, I got our school’s 3 teacher BBC MicroBits. And I think I now know how I’m going to use them once we get the children’s … Continue reading →

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Is the BBC Microbit project fatally damaged?

Posted on December 14, 2015 by blogmywiki

In September 2015 I was very excited to be starting a job teaching KS3 Computing and ICT at the time when the BBC Microbit was being given, free of charge, to every Year 7 child in the country – or … Continue reading →

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