Programming Games and Fitness Gadgets with the BBC micro:bit

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Have you ever heard the word : microcontroller?
If you haven't its time you get familiar with with it. Microcontrollers are small cheap programmable computers the size of a finger nail and there are more of them in the world then there are people !
Microcontrollers operate all you home appliances, there are dozens in a new car, traffic lights, they operate robots and drones. They have been around since the 70's but are considered the technology of the future with the arrival of 5G and the Internet of Things which is just a collection of microcontrollers talking to each other and making decisions..
In this workshop you will program a microcontroller called a micro:bit, to create games like cookie clickers and the magic 8 ball as well as exercise gadgets that train your balance and reaction time. Programming the micro:bit is easier than you think, all you will need is a computer with an internet browser. (a physical micro:bit is optional but handy.
This workshop is based on a book I co-authored with Nathan Alison, it is now published free by Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria here:
Physical Tech: From Go to Whoa with the BBC micro:bit
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About me
I have been a technology enthusiast from as long as I can remember with a special love for robots. I completed my Robotics degree at A.N.U and majored in Computer Vision. In 2012 after 5 years working as a Design Engineer, I decided to get into education. My first passion was bringing Arduino Programming and 3D printing to schools but I as the years went by Python became my new favourite toy for creating text based applications like chatbots and 2D games. Since 2015 I have been teaching part time while authoring books and online courses used by tens of thousands of students across Australia as well as doing extensive teaching training in collaboration with Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria.
About Head Start Academy
I believe that coding is an extremely useful and universally valued skill. Today most students in Australia experience some coding in school or in after school programs. Some students enjoy it immensely and are left wanting more, these are the students I want to help. My goal is to build on that enthusiasm, introduce them to like minded peers and help them learn the skills and habits that will set them on a path to excellence in Computer Science.
In our classes students will experience the following:
• Small group learning: 6 - 12 students
• Instruction from an educator who has university level qualifications in both education and Digital Technologies
• Minute by minute peer and instructor feedback on their code
• Lifetime access to learning materials (videos + pdf guides) for all the content covered
• Research skills and best practice use of coding websites like Stack Overflow and GitHub
This is the future of microcontrollers in education here is our playlist of 7 micro:bit + Python videos. Featuring programs that do brain training, reaction time and games involving balance dots, button mashers and space invaders style brick dodging.
• Microbit + Python

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