bitsbox

Ask your instructor for help if you need it.

1. Click the picture to the left to open BitsBox in a new window.
2. Press the Get Started button
3. If this is your first time or you have not created an account, press the Let’s Go button. If you have an account, select Kids Sign In.
4. Follow the directions to select the Food Fight project from your tablet.
5. While coding, you must type each line of code manually. NO COPYING AND PASTING!
6. When finished with the Food Fight app, click the home button to return to your tablet’s home screen.
7. Before doing another project, follow the directions below to create your account so your work is saved. 
8. Press the New App button. For now, choose No when it asks if you have a Bitsbox book or card with you.
9. Choose at least one of the other four intro projects to complete: Dancin’ Hal, So Long Homework, BlockCraft, or Red Racer.

Creating an Account:

1. First, update your user settings. From the home screen/tablet, look to the bottom right hand corner of the tablet screen and click on the gear icon. Enter your first name (or a nickname), choose your favorite color,  select your age and whether you are a boy or girl. You may also choose a new background for your tablet. When you are finished, press the tablet’s home button to save your changes. 
2. Now, you can create your account. Look to the far upper right hand corner of the screen for the hamburger/three line menu button. Press it and then select Save Your Work!
3.  You will be asked to enter an email and password. For your email, please use the name of an animal with a 4 digit number @tb.com. For example, cobra7531@tb.com or tiger8935@tb.com. Try to choose a four digit number that will be easy to remember, like the last four digits of a phone number you know. 
4. Password should be the reverse, number then animal (ex. 7531cobra, 8935tiger). Confirm password means to enter the same password again. They want to be sure you typed it correctly. 
5. Once you’ve entered your email, password, and confirm password, press the Sign Up button.
6. When it asks if you have a BitsBox home subscription, select “Nope. I don’t have a subscription.” from the dropdown box and then hit the Done button. 
7. Your account has now been created. Keep working on more coding projects. 

Have fun!