MakeCode Arcade: from Blocks to Text to VS Code

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In this hands-on workshop we’ll create a MakeCode Arcade game together starting with drag-and-drop blocks, flipping over to JavaScript, and then finally finishing our game in Visual Studio Code and storing in GitHub. Participants will get a feel for how to offer differentiated levels of coding challenges for students, and set up a progression path for beginners through to more experienced coders. Presented by: Jacqueline Russell