Microbit AI Workshop Lesson

In this lesson, you will create a Micro:Bit AI project to recognise movements. Connect your Micro:Bit, record and train samples for actions like 'Earthquake' and 'Still', then expand to 'Walk', 'Run', and 'Jump'. Review your model's performance to see how it identifies patterns in real time.

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1 Introduction
2 Create a new Microbit AI project
3 Connect your Micro:Bit
4 Check out the Micro:Bit Movement
5 Create an 'Earthquake' action
6 Create a 'Still' Action
7 Train the AI
8 Review your Model
9 Walk Run Jump
10 Conclusion
Challenge

1 - Introduction

2 - Create a new Microbit AI project

To get started create a new Microbit AI project.

https://createai.microbit.org/

Select Get Started and New Session.

3 - Connect your Micro:Bit

Click the Connect Button along the bottom of the screen and follow the steps on screen to connect your Micro:Bit wirelessly to your device!

4 - Check out the Micro:Bit Movement

Shake your Micro:Bit and see how the Live Data Graph on your webpage responds.

5 - Create an 'Earthquake' action

Rename the action 1 as 'Earthquake'.

Click the red Record button and shake the Micro:Bit around while it records the movement.

Repeat this at least two more times to collect more data.

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Project URL This can be a link to your project (e.g. a Scratch, Microbit, Arcade or CodePen URL link).

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You must be logged into Scratch to share your project, otherwise the link will not work.

To get the URL link of your Scratch project:

Make sure you're logged into Scratch.
Click on the Share button in the project editor.
Click on the Copy Link button.
Click on the Copy Link link. This will save the URL of your project page into your clipboard.

To get the URL link of your Microbit project:

Click on the button in the project editor.
Click on the Publish Project button.
Click on the Copy button. This will save the URL of your project page into your clipboard.

To get the URL link of your Arcade project:

Click on the button in the project editor.
Click on the Publish Project button.
Click on the Copy button. This will save the URL of your project page into your clipboard.

To get the URL link of your CodePen project:

Make sure you're logged into CodePen.
Open your project in the editor.
Click on the Save button at the top of the editor.
Copy the link from the address bar in your web browser (e.g. https://codepen.io/Jane-Smith/pen/gOVXxBQ)

Microbit AI Workshop Lesson

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1 - Introduction

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2 - Create a new Microbit AI project

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3 - Connect your Micro:Bit

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4 - Check out the Micro:Bit Movement

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5 - Create an 'Earthquake' action

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