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Supporting coding with your class
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This page focuses on the features of our official editors that support coding in your classroom, including approaches to easily share and save code.
For details of all our recommended code editors visit Let's Code.
micro:bit classroom
You can use micro:bit classroom to run a live code session with your class using Microsoft MakeCode or the micro:bit Python Editor. No registration or accounts are necessary for either teacher or student.
You can launch a session with the code from any of our micro:bit projects and lessons, or start a blank classroom session and add your own starter code.
Once your classroom session is live:
Students join easily (no accounts needed)
Share code with students
View students’ code in real time
Download student code for review
Save the whole lesson for resuming at a later date
Microsoft MakeCode
Microsoft MakeCode, our official block-based coding editor, offers tools to support teachers working with a class of students including:
Share your project
Set a Microsoft Teams assignment
Save a MakeCode project
micro:bit Python Editor
The micro:bit Python Editor, our official text-based coding editor, is designed for use in the classroom.