I have created starter code for unit projects in MakeCode Arcade. Inevitably, 50% of students will decide to take their “after finishing the project free time” up front. The starter code provides structures and graphics so that there is some chance they can finish a project in two days.
For Unit 4 I have a Wordle[^1] game. Within that Wordle game there is an array of 5757 five letter words.
When I share the starter code with the class the URL is good for a few seconds. Students can pull up and copy the project. After that they get
Sorry, the page is missing
Is there some kind of process that removes pages based on size?
Is there some kind of process that removes pages based on copyright issues?
If the url worked at any point, it’s not a size issue (there is a size limit, but that will fail to generate the link, not get taken down after being created).
There are content moderation systems in place, which is a requirement for many schools (and, well, online sharing in the first place) – this can remove projects containing e.g. profanity & ‘school inappropriate’ content.
Few easy ways around this; you can download the project as a png
We actually encode the source file into the image when doing this, so dragging that image into the editor will load it in. Same is true if you have downloaded for a device previously; the uf2 can be dragged back into the editor and loaded back up.
Alternatively, the github integration can be used; less restrictions there (though they still exist, of course), but more tedious / less beginner or classroom friendly.
