COMPUTER PROGRAMMING OR CODING
A few years ago Microsoft bought Minecraft and made changes to it. One of the changes was to introduce Agents (programmable robots) for each player. One of the programming languages used to program these 'cute' robots is MakeCode. 

MakeCode is a blockly language which means it uses a Google developed method of creating a program. Code blocks can dragged and dropped to fit together (like a puzzle). This is easy for beginning programmers and there are fewer syntax errors.

TASK
Click on the MakeCode link
This will take you to a MakeCode Documentation web page
Find the agent link under the Reference heading and read about the blocks that the agent can be controlled by. Look at player and blocks as well 
This website is a very good reference to help you when you need to know more about MakeCode.

GETTING MINECRAFT AND CODE CONNECTION WORKING
Minecraft should be able to be searched using the search window in the bottom corner of the computer screen.

To login to Minecraft you will need to enter:
1. Your school email e.g. [email protected] 
2. Press next and wait to be redirected to another screen for password entry
3. Your school computer network password
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To run the Code Connection
1. Enter the '/code' command in Minecraft
2. Click on the MakeCode button
Or
Activate the Code Connection (shortcut is on the desktop). Load the '/connect ...' code into the console. Then click the MakeCode button.​

​MAKECODE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)
Each of the buttons on the left have a selection of commands associated with that button.
The buttons of importance for this assessment are:
Player, Blocks, Agent, Loops, Logic, Variables, and Advanced.
If the Advanced button is clicked you will be able to see Functions, Text, and Arrays.

TASK
​Find and click all these buttons

MAKECODE FOLDER STRUCTURE
All the file for this assessment need to be kept on the school network (not the cloud). You should already have an 11TGN folder, find it and make a new folder called 'MakeCode'. Inside the MakeCode folder make a 'programs' folder.

SAVING A MAKECODE PROJECT
Saving your code will be very important. In this assessment you will need to submit a working program. There is a floppy disk icon at the bottom of the MakeCode programming screen. Click this to save the project. A Windows Save screen will open and you can navigate to your "programs' folder. When a MakeCode file is saved it should have an ',mkcd' file extension or be called a MKCD file. It's a good idea to check files are saved correctly.
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TUTORIALS
To learn about the MakeCode programming language there are tutorials provided in the code connection. These tutorials will affect your minecraft world. Since we are focused on using the 'agent' try those ones (Agent move, and Agent build). Other tutorials such as Billboard are also useful. The tutorials appear when you first open the MakeCode Code Connection.
TASK
Complete the Agent move, agent build and billboard tutorials.