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MakeCode for the micro:bit 2024 Update

September 4, 2024 by Jaqster

Today we are releasing our annual update for MakeCode for the micro:bit. This year we have been focusing on some core foundational and infrastructure-level work…

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MakeCode Arcade - now more ways to play!

November 6th, 2023 by Jaqster

Great news for MakeCode Arcaders… we’re releasing some updates today that will allow you to play the Arcade games you create on micro:bits and on an Xbox!

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MakeCode Minecraft 2023 Update

November 1st, 2023 by Jaqster

The MakeCode fall update for Minecraft is here! Here’s a run-down of all the new features and improvements…

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MakeCode Clever Integration Released!

September 6th, 2023 by benvillalobos

Just in time for the fall semester, MakeCode has integrated with Clever!

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MakeCode micro:bit 2023 Release!

June 19th, 2023 by Jaqster

School’s out for many in the Northern Hemisphere, which means that it’s time again for our annual release! Here’s the list of new or updated features in this release.

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MakeCode Arcade Extension for Visual Studio Code

March 24th, 2023 by Jaqster

What?! You heard that right. Now, for more experienced MakeCoders, you can take your MakeCode Arcade games to the next level with Visual Studio Code!

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MakeCode Arcade 2023 Update

January 30th, 2023 by Jaqster

To start off the year right, we’ve got some great updates to MakeCode Arcade that will make playing games even more fun with multiplayer and Kiosk mode! We also have lots of other goodies packed into this release…

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Computer Science Education Week 2022

November 14th, 2022 by Jaqster

Along with the holidays, Computer Science Education Week is coming up December 5th - 11th. This is an annual event to raise the visibility of computer science in education, and to inspire all teachers and students to do an “Hour of Code” during this week.

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MakeCode Arcade Fall Release

October 3rd, 2022 by Jaqster

The MakeCode Arcade Fall Release is here! We wanted to get an update out sooner, but we couldn’t resist adding more and more things…

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MakeCode Translation Tips and Tricks

September 19th, 2022 by anzhou5

Language translation for MakeCode is possible thanks to an amazing community of volunteer translators! If you would like to get involved or want to learn more about translating MakeCode…

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MakeCode Minecraft 2022 Update

August 9th, 2022 by Jaqster

Well, just in time for back-to-school, we have some nice MakeCode updates to share with everyone that will make your coding experience in Minecraft: Education Edition even better!

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MakeCode for the micro:bit – Buzz, Beep, Bing, Hello 2022 Update!

June 17th, 2022 by Jaqster

As always at this time of year we have a new MakeCode release for the micro:bit that is jam-packed full of improvements, bug fixes, and new stuff.

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AP Computer Science Principles with MakeCode Professional Development

April 29th, 2022 by Jaqster

It’s hard to believe the academic year is almost over and Summer is on the horizon! Even so, this is a great time to start planning some professional development between those camping and road trips.

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MakeCode Arcade Valentine’s Update

February 9th, 2022 by Jaqster

Love is in the air! But instead of a box of chocolates, we’ve got something better for you… updates for MakeCode Arcade and a Valentine’s Day tutorial! 💖

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Sing 2 Skillmap

December 27th, 2021 by ElizabethRiffle

This December, Microsoft MakeCode is collaborating with Universal Studios to bring you a Sing 2 inspired skillmap in Makecode Arcade!

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Computer Science Education Week 2021

November 8th, 2021 by Jaqster

Computer Science Education Week is coming up December 6th - 12th. This is an annual event to raise the visibility of computer science in education, and to inspire teachers and students to complete an “Hour of Code” during this week.

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MakeCode Arcade Tutorial Update

September 24th, 2021 by Jaqster

In an effort to help optimize screen layout for everyone, we’ve updated our tutorial interface…

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Introducing Cloud Sync for MakeCode Arcade

August 12th, 2021 by eanders-ms

Over the past year we’ve been working hard to bring you the ability to sign into MakeCode with a Microsoft Account. When you sign into MakeCode, you make it possible for us to remember who you, and this unlocks a bunch of exciting new possibilities.

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MakeCode for the micro:bit - 2021 Release is here!

July 12th, 2021 by Jaqster

Phew! We made it through a crazy remote/hybrid school year! Now, with summer weather + the 2021 updates to MakeCode for the micro:bit, things are starting to look up!

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Beginner Skillmap Sneak Peek

Updated on May 19th by kiki-lee

Next month, Microsoft MakeCode will release a sneak peek of our newest adventure, the Arcade Beginner Skillmap!

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New Free Curriculum! AP Computer Science Principles with MakeCode

May 4th, 2021 by Jaqster

Are you do planning to teach the AP Computer Science Principles course next year? If so, you may want to take a look at some new curriculum we’ve published…

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MakeCode Arcade Spring Update!

March 22nd, 2021 by Jaqster

I know we just released a major update to Arcade in January, but we couldn’t resist tacking on a few more things! So, we have a small Spring update for you. Here’s what it includes…

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MakeCode Arcade 1st Birthday Update!

January 22nd, 2021 by Jaqster

New Year, New Release! At this time last year we released the first official version of MakeCode Arcade, so we thought we’d celebrate our first birthday by doing another release update!

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Fun MakeCode stuff for CS Education Week 2020

December 4th, 2020 by Jaqster

Hooray!!! It’s the end of 2020! And Computer Science Education Week is here! We’ve got a bunch of fun MakeCode activities for students to do during the week, whether they’re at school or at home.

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MakeCode for the micro:bit V2 Release

November 23rd, 2020 by Jaqster

We’ve been working closely with the Micro:bit Educational Foundation on supporting the new micro:bit V2 with MakeCode. Here’s a rundown of the new micro:bit features in MakeCode…

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micro:bit shield for MakeCode Arcade

October 16th, 2020 by James Devine

We are excited to announce that MakeCode Arcade is coming to micro:bit V2 via a brand new accessory shield.

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Microsoft TileCode: Design, Code, and Play Games on MakeCode Arcade Devices

August 20th, 2020 by Thomas Ball and Stefania Druga

MakeCode Arcade Update

July 17th, 2020 by Jaqster

Hard to believe it was only January when we released MakeCode Arcade for General Availability. So much has happened since then…

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MakeCode for the micro:bit – 2020 Release

June 12th, 2020 by Jaqster

The 2020 MakeCode for the micro:bit release is now available. Many of the important new features were announced in the post about the beta but we’ll share them with you again here.

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MakeCode for the micro:bit – 2020 Beta Release

April 28th, 2020 by Jaqster

We are happy to announce the Beta for our 2020 MakeCode for the micro:bit release which is still scheduled to ship for general availability in June.

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MakeCode Arcade One Room Game Jam

April 7th, 2020

Submissions from the second MakeCode Arcade game jam are in. We’ve been delighted and amazed by the creativity and craft on display in these games! Check out some of our favorite entries from the jam.

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Online Learning Resources

March 10th, 2020

Many schools have closed or might soon close to help prevent the spread of illness. Both educators and students may need to find ways to promote and continue learning without a classroom. To help families, the MakeCode team will be live streaming coding lessons. We thought that it might be helpful to again highlight the learning resources we have with MakeCode that support online learning. Continue reading this blog post

MakeCode Python is here!

February 19th, 2020 by Jaqster

Microsoft MakeCode already supports Blocks and the JavaScript programming language, and now we’re happy to also announce support for Python! Continue reading this blog post

MakeCode Arcade Released for General Availability!

January 6th, 2020 by Jaqster

Ringing in the New Year with a New Release! The MakeCode team is very happy and proud to announce that MakeCode Arcade has been officially released for general availability today! Continue reading this blog post

MakeCode with GitHub

December 19th, 2019 by Pelikhan

The latest episode of our GitHub intergration - streamlining the hosting of code in GitHub inside of MakeCode! Continue reading this blog post

Minecraft Hour of Code

December 2nd, 2019 by Jaqster

If you’ve ever thought about using Minecraft for teaching and learning, but haven’t taken the plunge yet, this is a great time to try it out! Continue reading this blog post

Translations in Context

October 17th, 2019 by pelikhan

Translate your favorite MakeCode editor… from the editor itself! Continue reading this blog post

GitHub Extensions - Episode 2

September 25th, 2019 by pelikhan

We’ve made a number of improvements to our GitHub authoring support. Let’s take a tour… Continue reading this blog post

MakeCode Tutorials and Projects for CS Ed Week

September 16th, 2019 by Jaqster

Computer Science Education week is coming up in December, and Educators can start planning some fun MakeCode activities for it now. Here’s a list of some quick and easy MakeCode tutorials and projects you can do for Hour of Code, or really anytime… Continue reading this blog post

Arcade Game Jam

September 12th, 2019 by shakao

We’re super excited to announce the first-ever MakeCode Arcade game jam! Continue reading this blog post

LEGO MINDSTORMS update

September 6th, 2019 by pelikhan

A number of bug fixes and a few new blocks for the LEGO editor. Continue reading this blog post

MakeCode Assignments in Teams

July 2nd, 2019 by Jaqster

We’re excited to announce a new Teams feature for Educators who are teaching with MakeCode. You can now create MakeCode programming assignments for your students by attaching a MakeCode project. Students can then open the MakeCode editor and complete the assignment without ever leaving Teams! Continue reading this blog post

MakeCode for the micro:bit – 2019 Release

June 15th, 2019 by Jaqster

It’s out! The 2019 MakeCode micro:bit update has been released! A BIG thanks to everyone who has been hammering on the Beta these past couple months to help us find bugs and come up with fixes. Unlike last year’s update… Continue reading this blog post

Project Alava: Programming Webs of Microcontrollers

April 26th, 2019 by Tom Ball

As you know, the MakeCode team is primarily a bunch of web-heads who fell in love with microcontrollers. Since early 2016, we’ve been bringing web technology to the world of microcontrollers. Continue reading this blog post

MakeCode for the micro:bit – 2019 Beta Release

April 5th, 2019 by Jaqster

Believe it or not, we are getting ready to ship the Summer 2019 release of MakeCode for the micro:bit! Thank you to everyone who helped us identify bugs and suggest new features. Continue reading this blog post

Intro to CS with the micro:bit – free Educator Materials

March 12th, 2019 by Jaqster

We’ve decided to supplement the curriculum by providing some additional Educator materials that would help new teachers learn and teach the course. We didn’t change the course at all, just added some extra materials, like… Continue reading this blog post

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