{"id":69,"date":"2023-09-06T17:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2024-09-19T13:10:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:10:31","slug":"microbit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/microbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro:Bit"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/microbit.thinkific.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinkific &#8211; Micro:Bit Foundation<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/tukuz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/microbit-educational-foundation-logo-vector.png\" width=\"234\" height=\"130\" \/><br \/>\nProfessional Development courses<br \/>\nThrough short and friendly videos, you will learn the principles of computer science, pick-up practical tips for teaching computational thinking and programming concepts with the BBC micro:bit.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/microbit.org\/teach\/classroom-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro:Bit Classroom resources<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/play-lh.googleusercontent.com\/f6XUXr6ntSbg7DLde8TWArmamCPHOORtqZ4labrsw_eXPv6eu-tsQVkppYkmZre0twZ0=w600-h300-pc0xffffff-pd\" width=\"208\" height=\"104\" \/><br \/>\nResources to support your classroom teaching with the micro:bit including student handouts, reward certificates and wall display materials<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/microbit.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro:bit Educational Foundation &#8211; BBC\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/play-lh.googleusercontent.com\/f6XUXr6ntSbg7DLde8TWArmamCPHOORtqZ4labrsw_eXPv6eu-tsQVkppYkmZre0twZ0=w600-h300-pc0xffffff-pd\" width=\"208\" height=\"104\" \/><br \/>\nPrimary ages 7-11. Complete, editable computing units of work and resources with cross-curricular links for art, science, geography and more<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/microbit.org\/teach\/lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro:Bit Lessons\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/play-lh.googleusercontent.com\/f6XUXr6ntSbg7DLde8TWArmamCPHOORtqZ4labrsw_eXPv6eu-tsQVkppYkmZre0twZ0=w600-h300-pc0xffffff-pd\" width=\"208\" height=\"104\" \/><br \/>\nLessons and units of work for teaching with the BBC micro:bit, the pocket-sized computer transforming digital skills learning.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edu.dfrobot.com\/makelog-308126.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A brief introduction to Micro:bit<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/C560BAQF10TNRR92Jbg\/company-logo_200_200\/0\/1519911443700?e=2147483647&amp;v=beta&amp;t=98OxnbSVfeT89VZDS1GPbI4XDAC8pjPEwZbQ2JsgVE4\" width=\"122\" height=\"122\" \/><br \/>\nWhat is Micro:bit? Micro:bit is an easy-to-use, powerful and cost-effective pocket-sized microcontroller designed for kids and beginners to learn how to program, letting them easily bring ideas into DIY digital games, interactive projects and robotics.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/dfimg.dfrobot.com\/nobody\/makelog\/bf32ccf8d59d0a0e3447116880c9cb94.png\" width=\"298\" height=\"168\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/dfimg.dfrobot.com\/nobody\/makelog\/97e8b105d22bc8cf6cd20db2c9e5004c.png\" width=\"325\" height=\"161\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.vittascience.com\/code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitta Science<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vittascience.com\/public\/content\/img\/vittascience-logo.png?v=1726658172310\" width=\"214\" height=\"100\" \/><br \/>\nProgramming<br \/>\nGet to the programming interface you want by clicking on the cards.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinkific &#8211; Micro:Bit Foundation Professional Development courses Through short and friendly videos, you will learn the principles of computer science, pick-up practical tips for teaching computational thinking and programming concepts with the BBC micro:bit. Micro:Bit Classroom resources Resources to support your classroom teaching with the micro:bit including student handouts, reward certificates and wall display materials [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":784,"href":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yesa.org.za\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}