Micro:bit Basics: A First Guide For Hobbyists Students And Teachers Of The Bbcs 'microbit' Programmable Computer

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The BBC micro:bit is a micro-controller / microcomputer aimed at getting a new generation of kids into coding and computing. This book is aimed at getting teachers, students, and hobbyists up-and-running with the micro:bit and its associated web site(s), and with the help of this book you will:

- Find out what the BBC micro:bit is, how it originated, and how to connect it up to a personal computer or Android smartphone / tablet.
- Discover the micro:bit programming possibilities and end-to-end programming process by coding a simple script using the Microsoft Block Editor, by taking a short journey into JavaScript, and by working through a Python programming primer.
- Learn about conditional logic via the compass case study, and learn about variable values via the step counter case study.
- And more!

The BBC micro:bit is a micro-controller / microcomputer aimed at getting a new generation of kids into coding and computing.

This basic book is aimed at getting teachers, students and hobbyists up-and-running with the micro:bit and its associated web site(s), and with the help of this book you will:

* Find out what the BBC micro:bit is, how it originated, and how to connect it up to a personal computer or Android smartphone / tablet.

* Discover the micro:bit programming possibilities and end-to-end programming process by coding a simple script using the Microsoft Block Editor, by taking a short journey into JavaScript, and by working through a Python programming primer.

* Learn about conditional logic via the compass case study, and learn about variable values via the step counter case study.

...and more!

CONTENTS

ABOUT THE BOOK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1 ALL ABOUT THE BBC MICRO:BIT
2 MAKING THE MICRO:BIT CONNECTION
3 MICRO:BIT COMPUTER CODING QUICK-START
4 A SHORT JOURNEY INTO JAVASCRIPT
5 A PYTHON PRIMER
6 WORKING WITH THE WEB SITE
7 COMPASS CASE STUDY FOR CONDITIONAL LOGIC
8 THE STEP COUNTER CASE STUDY FOR VARIABLE VALUES
9 PIN PROGRAMMING CASE STUDY
10 MAKING MUSIC WITH THE MICRO:BIT
THATS ALL, FOLKS!

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