# The Quick Start Guide for Teachers

The Quick Start Guide for Teachers #docs

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**Spotty internet? No problem!** (1) When online, go to https://www.microbit.co.uk/app/ and bookmark this URL; (2) use the bookmark to reload the web app, even without the internet.

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The Quick Start Guide for Teachers is available in [PDF](https://microbit0.blob.core.windows.net/pub/tovulwsd/Quick-Start-Guide-for-Teachers.pdf).

### Resources

The currently available on-line resources from the Quick Start Guide are the

* [scroll text tutorial](/js/tutorials/scroll-text)
* [flashing heart tutorial](/js/tutorials/flashing-heart)
* [button light tutorial](/js/tutorials/button-light)
* [digital key chain tutorial](/js/tutorials/digital-key-chain)
* [rock paper scissors tutorial](/lessons/rock-paper-scissors/tutorial) and [rock paper scissors challenges](/lessons/rock-paper-scissors/challenges)
* [digital pet tutorial](/lessons/digital-pet/tutorial) and [digital pet challenges](/lessons/digital-pet/challenges)
* [catch the egg game tutorial](/lessons/catch-the-egg-game/tutorial) and [catch the egg game challenges](/lessons/catch-the-egg-game/challenges)

### Errata

* compilation to the BBC micro:bit now works [off line](/offline), based on a new compiler in the web browser. The text and picture below replaces the text and picture on page 10 of the Guide:

### How does my program get onto the BBC micro:bit?

For your program to work on the BBC micro:bit, first it has to be compiled. Compiling means to translate a program into a more efficient computer language. When you hit the compile button on the Microsoft Touch Develop Editor interface, your program is compiled into a hex file that contains the machine code in the instruction set used by the ARM processor that is on your BBC micro:bit.  Compiling to ARM machine code actually happens in the web browser, where the code from script is joined with the machine code of the micro:bit runtime.

![](/static/mb/quick-start-0.png)