Insight Mr Bit vs ALOHA APP

With Insight Mr Bit you can create simple programs in plain English to control the BBC micro:bit to do lots of useful things: • Show images, animations, messages and graphs • Control external devices and models connected to the micro:bit • Design and play games • Make measurements from sensors and do calculations • Transmit and receive radio signals between two or more micro:bits • Compose and play musical tunes You can make the micro:bit do all these things without worrying about complicated code. You decide on inputs and outputs, Mr Bit offers you choices and uses them to build a program script. You can run the script to see how it works and edit it if it needs adjusting. Then, at the touch of a button, Mr Bit controls the BBC micro:bit via super-fast Bluetooth wireless without the need of connecting wires. In Control mode the iPad screen simultaneously shows how your program is working in the micro:bit. With Transfer mode you can send the program code to the micro:bit allowing it to run independently. Mr Bit is a valuable tool for developing the logical thinking required in conventional computer languages. The app comes fully equipped with: • Tutorials - helping you start building and programming different types of control system • Exercises – helping you learn how to create a variety of activities with the BBC micro:bit • Experiments – helping you to get started with using external sensors and controlling devices connected to the BBC micro:bit • Projects – Ideas for working models which you can build and control with the BBC micro:bit • Example control systems - illustrating different types of programs for the BBC micro:bit Ideal for Key Stages 2 & 3.

ALOHA app is to support the learners to practice on Abacus. This is an additional tool for all the ALOHA students to improve the speed and accuracy. Your performance and accuracy is recorded to help your teacher to identify the areas of improvements. You can ask your tutor for logins or create a free login online.