[Microbit-Python] micro:bit Starter Course from Grok Learning

[Jim Mussared]

hi micro:bit enthusiasts!

As I mentioned recently on this list, Grok Learning have been working
on a micro:bit MicroPython course targeted at Grade 7 students.

We're excited to announce that the starter version of this course,
including the simulator, is now available for free on our website --
http://grok.gl/microbit-starter

This course is the first week of what will become the micro:bit stream
of the Grok Code Quest, starting October 31 --
http://grok.gl/codequest-microbit

Please feel free to share the course with anyone you know who might be
interested - whether they're developers, teachers or enthusiasts.

Our goal is also to teach real programming concepts, instead of just a
walkthrough style series of instructions, so students will be equipped
with the skills to create their own programs. We also include a series
of problems/challenges for the students to implement using the
simulated micro:bit, with an automated marker to verify the solutions.

We've got a lot more planned for the full course, including all of the
onboard sensors, plus a bunch of external components right up to a
simulator of the Kitronik line-following buggy. You can see some of
this in action starting at 17:15 in this video from PyCon Australia --
https://youtu.be/oCEZyJqkMrE?t=17m15s

We'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions!

Jim Mussared
Grok Learning