micro:bit Tutorial Series Part 1: Getting Started
Get started using the micro:bit with BBC's online MicroPython code editor.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Tools for learning |
| Format | Web page |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
ACTDIP030
Implement and modify programs with user interfaces involving branching, iteration and functions in a general-purpose programming language |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Electronic programming boards |
| Keywords | micro:bit, programming, coding, computational thinking, robotics, BBC microbit |
| Organisation | YouTube |
| Copyright | Shawn Hymel. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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