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Year 8 Computing – Micro:bits

This half-term is all about thinking about computing problems, breaking them down and then programming small computers called micro:bits.

First some things you should already know.

There is some basic programming we can do show how sequence works. We'll start by using an emulator – an online version of the micro:bit:

> The microbit block editor – use this link to get to the editor

Here's the first task...

Micro:bits are very simple computers. Here's some information about them.