Virtual Classroom for micro:bit/AI Education

Una Virtual Classroom enhances MakeCode coding environment by incorporating cloud-based solutions and real-time interactive capabilities, offering an innovative and sophisticated learning experience for AI education and computational thinking education using the Micro:bit

Lower Learning Barrier

Empower students to effortlessly make AI Web Apps and micro:bit devices through intuitive block coding on MakeCode.

Elevating Teaching Productivity

Offer rich content, AI integration, quota management, and other convenient features.

Streamlining Large-Class Instruction

Keep track of individual student progress in real-time and record every code on the cloud.

Inspiring New Perspectives in Teaching: One-Minute Essential Shares from School Teachers

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The world's only virtual classroom with Microsoft MakeCode embedded

● Technology

- Cloud & Real-time Communication

● Teaching Content

- Una-provided or user-uploaded

● Coding

- Enhanced MakeCode with AI technology applications

● Apps

- AI Web Apps and Micro:bit smart devices

Basic Features of Virtual Classroom

● Easy coding for creating Micro:bit devices*

● Built-in 50+ hours of micro:bit teaching materials*

● Preloaded sample code (and micro:bit extensions*)

● Upload your own teaching materials

● Flexible group formation

● Collaborative coding for groups

● Automatic cloud saving

● Real-time dashboard monitoring

● Task-based learning

● Quick student assemble

● Waiting points

● Q&A assessments

● Grading

● Multiple login options

Advanced Functions - AI Virtual Classroom

● Include all basic features (except those limited to the micro:bit virtual classroom*)

● Develop AI Web Apps through coding

● Use Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services through coding

● Use Google Teachable Machine models through coding

● UnaML: No-code machine learning tool

● Use camera through coding

● Allocate cloud-based AI usages quota to students

● Publish Apps via shareable links

Annual Subscription

BASIC
(STEM Basics)
INTERMEDIATE
(STEM Maker)
ADVANCED
(AI Maker)
Number of User Accounts

– SSO teacher: 1
– Dummy Student: 5
– SSO Student: Max. 1,200

– SSO teacher: Unlimited (Free)
– Dummy Student: 5 (Free)
– SSO Student: Min. 25

– SSO teacher: Unlimited (Free)
– Dummy Student: 5 (Free)
– SSO Student: Min. 25

Micro:bit Virtual Classroom
AI Virtual Classroom

1-month trial “AI Maker 2.0” course
(3 hrs)
AI Quota: Number of times per AI service
100
100 x Number of student
Una’s course materials
“Micro:bit Coding Basics” (17 hrs)
All in Basic +

– “STEM Maker” (14 hrs)
– “STEM x AI” (10 hrs)
– “STEM Days” (9 hrs)

All in Intermediate +

– “AI Maker 2.0” (10 hrs)
– “Microsoft AI-900” (12 hrs, self-study materials & videos)*

Max. number of self-upload activities
100
Unlimited
Unlimited

HKD 120
/ year / student

HKD 280
/ year / student
BASIC
(STEM Basics)
Number of User Accounts

– SSO teacher: 1
– Dummy Student: 5
– SSO Student: Max. 1,200

Micro:bit Virtual Classroom

AI Virtual Classroom


1-month trial “AI Maker 2.0” course (3 hrs)
AI Quota: Number of times
per AI service


100
Una’s course materials

“Micro:bit Coding Basics” (17 hrs)
Max. number of self-upload activities

100
INTERMEDIATE
(STEM Maker)
Number of User Accounts

– SSO teacher: Unlimited (Free)
– Dummy Student: 5 (Free)
– SSO Student: Min. 25

Micro:bit Virtual Classroom

AI Virtual Classroom

AI Quota: Number of times
per AI service


Una’s course materials

All in Basic +
– “STEM Maker” (14 hrs)
– “STEM x AI” (10 hrs)
– “STEM Days” (9 hrs)

Max. number of self-upload activities

Unlimited

HKD 120
/ year / student
ADVANCED
(AI Maker)
Number of User Accounts

– SSO teacher: Unlimited (Free)
– Dummy Student: 5 (Free)
– SSO Student: Min. 25

Micro:bit Virtual Classroom

AI Virtual Classroom

AI Quota: Number of times
per AI service


100 x Number of student
Una’s course materials

All in Intermediate +
– “AI Maker 2.0” (10 hrs)
– “Microsoft AI-900”
(12 hrs, self-study materials & videos)*

Max. number of self-upload activities

Unlimited

HKD 280
/ year/ student

Highlights of School Teachers' Feedbacks

"It’s difficult to find a product that allows students to learn AI continuously at home. Empowered by Una, students can participate in the online lesson interactively and collaboratively. It is surprising that students can even test the coding result through a Raspberry Pi remotely. As a teacher, I appreciate that the lessons provide clear learning objectives and comprehensive design of assessments so that we can review what students have learned. Like!"
Mr Jimmy Chan
Vice Chairman of Council of the Hong Kong Association for Computer Education (HKACE) and Head of IT committee of SKH Li Fook Hing Secondary School
“Una lessons are also well-paced and offer different levels of difficulties for students with different coding abilities. This platform provides great freedom for students to demonstrate their creativity and programming ability on the Challenge page. All students’ works are collected onto the same platform, which becomes very convenient for teachers to manage and follow up on their work.”
Ms Pauline Ip
STEM & IT in Education Coordinator from Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division
“It is easy and convenient to upload my own teaching content onto Una. Una helps students to study in groups that cater to individual learning diversity.”
Mr Eric Leung
Vice-Chairman of Association of I.T. Leaders in Education (AiTLE) and Head of Technology Education in Munsang College (Hong Kong Island)

FAQ

As of May 2021, Una Virtual Classroom has waived fees for teacher accounts. When a customer subscribes for every set of 25 student accounts, they will be granted a complimentary teacher account with an equivalent subscription plan, intended for lesson preparation purposes.

No, we prefer not to offer a monthly subscription option as we do not wish for schools to have to alter their established teaching schedules.

No, each account is intended for individual use by one teacher or student. All users must register with an email and login via a third-party account or a one-time password.