Meet Your micro:bit

1. Have students check they have all the necessary supplies:
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2. Pass out the ‘meet the micro:bit’ program worksheet so students can keep track of what happens. The worksheet connects the concepts of student actions (inputs) with what happens (outputs). Meet your micro:bit worksheet
3. Have students power up the micro:bits: 
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4. “Welcome to your micro:bit. All new (never been used before) micro:bits are distributed with a ‘meet the micro:bit’ program to help you explore key features. When it turns on, the LED display output will spring into life and, in most cases, will greet you with a heart.” (No heart? Check these tips to troubleshoot. Note: Only new micro:bits will have this heart as a welcome the first time they are used: https://microbit.org/get-started/user-guide/meet-the-microbit-program/)
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5. Have students press A, B and A+B; also, try with the device covered/in the dark.
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6. Have students give the micro:bit a shake; the built-in accelerometer detects movement.
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7. Have students touch the micro:bit logo; say a few words then release the logo.
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8. Have students practice turning off a micro:bit: Hold the reset button until the light goes out (about 4 seconds) to power off a micro:bit. Power off at the end of each use to conserve batteries (or unplug the battery pack).
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9. Be sure to utilize your classroom management disassembly and collection process to return the micro:bits to their classroom storage.

Only new micro:bits will have the “meet your micro:bit” as a welcome program the first time they are used. If you have previously used a micro:bit, follow this link to learn how to restart them OR upload the meet your micro:bit program to your micro:bits yourself: https://makecode.microbit.org/S84587-90164-59658-99365

• Input: Data sent to a computer for processing, such as button presses and sensor reading.
• Output: The information computers give to users, devices, or other computers.