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What is a micro:bit?
A pocket sized computer, complete with digital inputs, processes, and outputs.
Inputs
Information, energy, and programming that are put into a system.
Outputs
Are the results of a system after the inputs have been processed.
SAM Blockly
Online platform that allows 'Blockly' software to be used to build block-based programs.
Bluetooth wireless
Method in which the SAM Blocks connect and communicate wirelessly with your computing system, such as a Chromebook.
HEX File
The set-up program file needed by your micro:bit to effectively run wirelessly using Bluetooth. Otherwise, a hardwired cable is necessary.
SAM Labs
Company who successfully developed our SAM Blockly training, and STEAM Block kits. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math)
Hardware
The physical components of an electronic system.
SAM Hardware
User Blocks, such as DC(Direct Current) Motors, LED(Light Emitting Diode) Light, and a Light sensor or a micro:bit.
Light Sensor Events:
Inputs from the Light Sensor that trigger events.
Light Sensor Actions:
The outputs available on the Light Sensor.
Light Sensor Values:
The sensor data from the Light Sensor.
Light Sensor
An input block that detects the light in the room and can return a value between ‘0–100’.
Selection
The 'choice' given within a program that will determine the pathway to the outcome, for example; 'if'/'else'.
Program
A collection of algorithms executed by a computer to perform a specific task.
A pseudocode is a:
Written form of an algorithm without coding language or symbols. It describes a set of instructions with inputs, outputs, repetitions, sequences, & selections.
