Making Magic with Micro:bits - Holiday Projects Using MakeCode

Explore holiday-themed projects for all ages in this 45-minute video from Microsoft's Code Garden series. Learn to create festive decorations using MakeCode and BBC micro:bit, covering topics such as working with LEDs, buttons, and radio signals. Discover how to use MakeCode, add extensions, work with different code blocks, create music, and implement neopixel patterns. Gain insights from primary school tech educator Helen Kardiosmenos on turning these projects into engaging family or classroom activities. Join hosts Renee Noble and Helen Kardiosmenos as they guide you through exciting micro:bit applications, perfect for holiday-themed tech projects.

What's in today's episode
What an you do with micro:bits and kids?
Get started with MakkeCode
Adding extensions to MakeCode
Using the On Start block
Using an On Button Pressed block
Looping with micro:bit
Music with micro:bit
Adding a speaker to your V1 microbit
Neompixels for micro:bit
Wiring your neopixel to your micro:bit
Neopixel patterns
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