In this example lesson, we'll walk through how to set up micro:bit classroom, use the editor, share joining details with the dashboard, track your student's code, and save classroom sessions to pick up where you left off.
There is a whole range of great example projects to choose from on the micro:bit website. This is a nice simple one to start off with.
Set up a new classroom
Head to the micro:bit classroom website to get started with setting up a classroom.
Name your activity, then choose MakeCode as your programming language. Lastly, make sure the "Use temporary local storage" box is checked. Then hit "Launch classroom"
Click on the "editor" tab of the website.
Then follow the directions on the micro:bit website to program the beating heart.
First have your students visit https://microbit.org/join
When they visit the site they will be prompted to enter the classroom name followed by the pin
You should be to see in the dashboard as your students join.
As a teacher you are able to edit student information such as names and progress status.
On this page, you can track your student's work as they code away.
You can also download a report for all students as a Word document. This creates a document detailing your student's current work and saves it to your computer.
You can also share the code of any one student with other students.
When your students are ready, they can submit their code to you along with how they are feeling about their work.
To save the code from a classroom session, head to the save classroom page. Go ahead and download the file by clicking the "Download classroom html file" button.
This file will be used to start your next classroom session and allow you to resume with your class where you last left off
Once you have the file saved safely, go ahead and the session.
To resume the session at any time, open the downloaded file and click the resume classroom session button.
