Jonny Austin

@jonnya.bsky.social

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CTPO at Micro:bit Educational Foundation (microbit.org), co-founder of Makespace Cambridge (makespace.org), Feminist sea shanty techhand (auntieshanty.org). Sometimes t-shirt designer.

A video of a micro:bit attached to a 'wand' controlling the colour of a paper-cut-out pumpkin illuminated by a second micro:bit that has some attached RGB LEDs

New MakeCode blocks with clearer highlighting on the blocks for compound expressions

A picture of the microbit Python Editor showing the following code, as well as a REPL that's been used to interact with the code.

# Imports go at the top
from microbit import *

name = input('What is your name? ')
print('Hello', name)

if temperature() > 25:
temp = "hot"
else:
temp = "cold"

temp_response = input(name + " are you " + temp + "? ")

while True:
display.scroll(temp_response)

An image showing how to get to the 'Freefall' gesture in MakeCode and a sample showing the micro:bit showing an umbrella when free fall is detected.

The map block in Microsoft MkeCode, with a picture of the MakeCode simulator displaying a simple spirit level program. Code is: basic.forever(function () {
basic.clearScreen()
led.plot(Math.map(input.acceleration(Dimension.X), -900, 900, 0, 4), 2)
})

MakeCode screenshot showing modifying the PlayTone function and playing 'happy birthday' with a better tone

Screenshot showing "Modifier Keys" settings in iOS with the Globe Key mapped to Control key

A BBC micro:bit and a new 'access:bit' add on that allows plugging assistive switches in

A BBC micro:bit and some pipe cleaner birds for the activity

micro:bit V2 prototype connected to an external board.

a prototype micro:bit V2 with flywires connected

prototype BBC micro:bit with flywires connected for bring-up