BOOK 2
code powers
Lets make
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Awesome! You just made a computer
Now lets play
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To get set up, follow along onscreen
Find your keyboard, speaker, and WiFi signal
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Put in an email and password to create a Kano character
Under 13? Put in a parents email, and tell them to check their inbox!
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You unlocked your Kano Desktop!
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You can make games
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Code music
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Play videos and songs
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and tons more!
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Lets start with you!
Click on your name in the top left corner
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In here, you can customize your character and background
You can also check out your badges and saved creations
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The more you play, the more youll win!
Beat challenges to gain XP, unlock swag, and level up
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Go back to the desktop by clicking the cross in the upper right corner
Or the home widget in the taskbar
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And if you ever need Help, just click on the ?
Help launcher highlighted
You can also push [FN] + [K] on your keyboard
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Lets start with Snake
Click once on the icon
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Type a command, then press [ENTER] to make it real
Snake is one of the oldest and coolest games.
Eat apples, but don't bite your tail.
Ready to make it?
Type 'python snake' then [ENTER]
You can type 'exit' at any point to quit
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Follow the instructions on your screen to start coding
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Basic Snake is cool
Basic snake
But we can make it cooler
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[python snake -b m] will make the board smaller
[python snake -t jungle] will give it a new theme!
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Make the game harder, faster, more colorful!
Beat the Level to get a new character
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Now lets try Pong
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In Snake, we typed commands
Now well build code with Kano Blocks!
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First, start the game
ClickMaketo bring Pong to life
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Use the arrow keys to play
When youre ready to make Pong even cooler,
press [Q] or click outside the window
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Click on a block, hold down your mouse, and drag it into the workspace
Workspace
Then press Make
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Lets start with painting the board
Click Start Ups, then click and drag the Boardblock
into the workspace
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Now lets pick a color!
Click on Color,and drag in the Color block
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Connect it to the Board block
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Click the Color block, and choose a new color
Then press MAKE to bring it to life
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Nice!
Next, youll use Blocks to change speed, size, and rules!
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Follow the tips at the top
The judokas finger points to the next block youll need
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When youre ready, click on MENU
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Save your creation, and Share it with the world!
Click EXIT to close Pong
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Ready for some Minecraft?
Click once on the icon
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Use code to build epic worlds
Drag blocks, connect them, add variables, and MAKE
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First, load up the game by clicking MAKE
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Play Minecraft on the computer you made yourself!
Move with [W], [A], [S] and [D].
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To go back to Kano Blocks,
you need to activate the bottom half of the screen
Press TAB on your keyboard to free the mouse from Minecraft
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Drag the mouse down until you can see it...
Then click
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First, well use Blocks to code a message
Click on the Actions tab
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Click the post To Chat block and drag it in...
then click on the block and type something inside
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Click Make to run your code
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And thats just the first challenge...
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Follow the Judokas face and finger
You can build towers, castles, volcanos, and more
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Beat all the challenges to become the Master Builder
When you're done with Minecraft, click the red cross or MENU to Exit
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Ready to raise the roof?
Click on Music
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Play tunes and beats on your keyboard
And watch them turn into code!
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You can also type in your music
And press MAKE to play it back
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Hit REC, then play notes on your keyboard
and save their code!
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Follow the tips to beat the challenges
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You can change instruments and share your masterpiece!
When youre ready, click MENU and Exit
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Ready to turn on, tune in, and rock out?
[Desktop, Video hi-lighted
Click on the Video icon
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The player can watch, save, and load videos and songs
You can search all of YouTube, or files on your computer!
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Try searching for KanoComputing
You can watch, listen, and save your favorites into a Playlist!
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Choose a small player or fullscreen
Then click Watch
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And YouTube has almost every song in the world
Plus lessons, stories, and projects
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Click the upper right corner to close the player
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Theres no limit to what your Kano can do
[desktop, Apps hi-lighted]
Click on Apps
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These apps let you draw, browse, code, calculate and more!
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Click on Chromium to browse the Internet
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Want to get some work done?
Click to install LibreOce, with docs, spreadsheets, and more
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Want to learn some more code?
Try Codecademy lessons or Scratch games
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Want to use a phone or tablet as a Kano screen?
Click on VNC, and follow the onscreen instructions
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Want to talk to your computers brain? Open the terminal!
From here, you can control everything
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Here are some useful commands
sudo reboot restart your computer
sudo shutdown -h shutdown
sudo kano-init reset reset profile setup
When asked, your password is "Kano"
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Want to add new apps and share your creations?
Click on Kano World
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Chat with Kano creators
And download brand new challenges
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Come back here often for new surprises!
For now, close World and check out your Desktop
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Youre almost a Kano Master
So check out these pro tips
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Home Jump back to desktop
Profile Log in, sync, backup, and restore your profile
Internet Status Check your connection
Kano Updater If its orange, click to get new stuff!
Settings Change your setup
Volume Keep it bouncing
CPU Monitor If its full, wait a few seconds
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