{"id":2502,"date":"2020-08-08T12:49:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T17:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siever.info\/home\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2020-09-25T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T19:18:59","slug":"2020-ccsc-midwest-conf-workshop-microbit-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/2020-ccsc-midwest-conf-workshop-microbit-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 CCSC Midwest Conf Workshop: Micro:bit Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshop Slides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/siever.info\/ccscmw2020\/MicroBit_CCSCMW2020.pdf\">Slides (notes format with full builds)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Streaming accelerometer data to the browser over bluetooth: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eJiddQwKPck\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/eJiddQwKPck<\/a><\/li><li>Using the micro:bit to control a servo from the micro:bit phone app: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UuGTBZRwC-8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/UuGTBZRwC-8<\/a> (Includes a link to the Bitty Controller, an Android alternative to the iOS app)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-workshop Prep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Please use a recent version of Google <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/\">Chrome<\/a> for all Workshop activities.<\/li><li>Many activities can be tested in a web browser but are more satisfying with hardware.  Options for buying hardware are below. Note that:<ul><li>Micro:bits come with a USB Type-A cable.  If you have a machine with only USB-C, be sure you have an adapter (For example: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07CVX3516\/\">Amazon<\/a>).  <\/li><li>One activity will demonstrate micro:bit to micro:bit radio communication, which can be done in the simulator or with two real micro:bits.  I recommend getting two micro:bits, but it&#8217;s a small component of the workshop.  <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purchasing hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can either purchase a complete kit from me or buy parts individually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>To purchase a complete kit from me<\/strong>:  <ul><li>Please request a kit by Sept. 15th<\/li><li>Kits will be shipped approximately one week before the workshop (by Sept 18th).  <\/li><li>I buy in quantity and\/or at a discount from a local store, so kits may be cheaper than buying all parts individually. <\/li><li>Payment may be made by PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, or sending a personal check.  Contact me at: bsiever@gmail.com for details.<\/li><li>There are two options:<ol><li>Kit with 1 micro:bit Go and one set of clips\/sensor\/headphones (sufficient for about 90% of the workshop activities):  $30<\/li><li>Kit with 2 micro:bit Gos and <em>one<\/em> set of clips\/sensor\/headphones: <em>$45<\/em> <br><br><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>To purchase items individually from Amazon:<\/strong><ol><li>Get one or two Micro:bit Go kits: <a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/micro-bit-BBC2546862-Micro-go\/dp\/B01G8X7VM2\">Amazon<\/a><\/li><li>Two alligator clips: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B06XX25HFX\">Amazon<\/a> (this is a pack of 10, but only two are needed)<\/li><li>Headphones or earbuds with phono connector (it&#8217;s likely that you already have some): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Headphones-Earphones-Earbuds-Islating-Definition\/dp\/B086N2HD4S\">Amazon<\/a><\/li><li>(Optional temperature\/humidity sensor):  BOTH: <ol><li>DHT-11 sensor:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01DKC2GQ0\">Amazon Sensor 5 pack<\/a> <\/li><li>3 alligator-to-male pin cables: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B06XX2JBNC\">Amazon Cables (10 male-ended, 10 female-ended)<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workshop Slides Slides (notes format with full builds) Videos Streaming accelerometer data to the browser over bluetooth: https:\/\/youtu.be\/eJiddQwKPck Using the micro:bit to control a servo from the micro:bit phone app: https:\/\/youtu.be\/UuGTBZRwC-8 (Includes a link to the Bitty Controller, an Android alternative to the iOS app) Pre-workshop Prep Please use a recent version of Google Chrome &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/2020-ccsc-midwest-conf-workshop-microbit-magic\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2020 CCSC Midwest Conf Workshop: Micro:bit Magic<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2502"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580,"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502\/revisions\/2580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siever.info\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}