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As the saying goes: A year’s plan starts in spring!
During this extraordinary time of delayed school openings and staying home to combat the pandemic, as educators, we need to learn proper pandemic prevention knowledge, implement control requirements seriously, and more importantly, we need to be self-disciplined and enhance ourselves by charging our knowledge at home.
To this end, the Science Classroom has launched a new course – “Learn micro:bit Easily” MOOC, hoping to provide assistance to many technology teachers in their future teaching, club activities, and competition strategies.
Course Introduction
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Why Learn This Course?
The “Learn micro:bit Easily” MOOC is based on the globally open-source hardware “micro:bit” and is designed to help students learn basic programming concepts, methods, and hardware operation techniques, focusing on cultivating students’ computational thinking. It aims to guide students to analyze problems, design solutions, engage in hands-on practice, and reflect on the effectiveness of their solutions based on technology learning and problem-solving goals.
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Who Is Suitable for Learning?
This course is suitable for “absolute beginners”, and can be used as a popularization course for artificial intelligence in schools.
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What Are the Features of the Course?
The course also includes assignment training to help everyone consolidate their learning outcomes and carry out teaching activities in their teaching.
This course uses graphical programming and theme case studies that combine the micro:bit development board with sound, quickly realizing diverse applications of micro:bit and helping schools to carry out popularization courses in artificial intelligence.
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When Are Classes Held?
Course Start Date: From February 10, 2020, to March 8, 2020
Course Outline
Chapter 1: Understanding micro:bit
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Lesson 1: Understanding micro:bit
Chapter 2: Case Design
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Lesson 2: Talking Traffic Light
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Lesson 3: Electronic Musical Instrument
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Lesson 4: Direction Display
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Lesson 5: Electronic Compass 1.0 – Displaying Azimuth
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Lesson 6: Electronic Compass 2.0 – Displaying Direction Icons
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Lesson 7: Counter
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Lesson 8: Midterm Assignment
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Lesson 9: Metronome 1.0 – Beat Function
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Lesson 10: Metronome 2.0 – Display Screen
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Lesson 11: Pedestrian Traffic Light 1.0 – Signal Transmission
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Lesson 12: Pedestrian Traffic Light 2.0 – Signal Judgment
Chapter 3: Comprehensive Applications
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Lesson 13: Electronic Business Card
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Lesson 14: Tilt Alarm
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Lesson 15: Anti-theft Alarm
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Lesson 16: Final Exam
Instructor Introduction
Zhang Yijie
Known as “Teacher Eva”
CCTV Children’s Program Judge for “Look at My 72 Changes”
Formerly served as the course development leader at Qingcheng Maker Education and Ai Jiu Happy Maker Education. She has a maker-themed column in “China Science and Technology Education” magazine and has been a creative programming, intelligent design, and maker training instructor at national events organized by the China Association for Science and Technology, as well as a judge for the Zhejiang Province Creative Programming and Intelligent Design Competition. She has trained over 10,000 people.
Course Communication
This course will establish a dedicated WeChat learning group, where Teacher Eva will communicate with everyone weekly about course content, share, and discuss the topic of “Learn micro:bit Easily”.
How to Join the Learning Group
Step 1: Click the mini-program link below to sign up for the course;
Step 2: Scan the QR code below to add the Science Classroom group assistant customer service, and please note “Learn micro:bit Easily“ when adding;
▲Science Classroom Group Assistant Customer Service▲
Step 3: After completing the first two steps as required, the assistant will pull you into the learning group.
Note: The assistant will pull people into the group after verification, please forgive any delays in response.
Friends who haven’t joined the group yet, hurry up and scan the code to join and recharge with the classroom!
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