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A Blocks / JavaScript code editor for the micro:bit built on Microsoft MakeCode
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Request to add "First lessons" to the "Courses" section of the homepage #5402

Closed jaustin closed 11 months ago

jaustin commented 1 year ago

We've got some new introductory lessons, with teacher PD material.

They live here https://microbit.org/teach/lessons/first-lessons-with-makecode-and-the-microbit/ The professional development course is here: https://microbit.thinkific.com/courses/first-lessons-with-makecode-and-the-micro-bit For each unit there is a a MakeCode tutorial: https://github.com/microbit-foundation/makecode-tutorials/tree/main/first-lessons

They also have standards mapping for UK and CSTA

Describe the solution you'd like We'd like a link to these lessons to be added in the 'Courses' row on the MakeCode Homepage, please.

Ideally, we think this fits naturally at the start as it is a very introductory course and comes with PD.

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Artwork & Description This is the image being used across microbit.org to represent this course.

1st MakeCode lessons card for MakeCode home page

The descriptive text for these is

A sequence of lessons that provide a pathway through six projects, ideal for getting started with the micro:bit

CC @microbit-giles @microbit-lucy

Jaqster commented 1 year ago

Hi Jonny. Thanks for this, yes we can add.
Here's what we need:

  1. Name or Title - is this "First Lessons"?
  2. A brief one or two sentence description of the content - "A sequence of six lessons that provide a pathway through six projects, ideal for getting started with the micro:bit." (I took this from the landing page)
  3. A thumbnail image that represents your content - do you want to add your micro:bit Foundation logo to the image so people know it's from you?
  4. A full URL for the item - assuming https://microbit.org/teach/lessons/first-lessons-with-makecode-and-the-microbit

Documentation here - https://makecode.microbit.org/homepage-content

jaustin commented 1 year ago

Thanks @Jaqster

  1. Name is just "Firs Lessons" please
  2. "A sequence of lessons from the Micro:bit Educational Foundation that provide a pathway through six projects, ideal for getting started with the micro:bit." (updated to clarify this is official material)
  3. We'd like to use the Foundation name in the text above to make it clear it's official, and leave the thumbnail as-is please.
  4. Yes, https://microbit.org/teach/lessons/first-lessons-with-makecode-and-the-microbit please

Cheers for the docs. @microbit-limin we can use these four points for any future requests.