BBC

Playing with the new micro:bit - three MakeCode projects for you to try out

Recently at BBC Research & Development, we got our hands on the new BBC micro:bit v2, a pocket-sized computer first launched in 2015 to help teach computer science. The first generation of this device ...
TechWalls

ELECFREAKS micro:bit XGO Rider Kit Review – Introduce Robotics to Kids

Unlike many STEM toys that rely heavily on building-block pieces, the Rider kit is ready to use out of the box and you don’t ...
Hackaday

bbc micro bit

The BBC Micro:bit, while not quite as popular in our community as other microcontroller development boards, has a few quirks that can make it a much more interesting piece of hardware to build a ...
Mashable

I've built a metronome with BBC's micro:bit and British school kids can too

The BBC has a great idea: Send a free gadget to a million 11- and 12-year-old students in Britain to help them learn programming. Called the micro:bit, it started being delivered to kids in March; ...
Electronic Design

Are micro:bits the Right Way to Teach STEM?

One million micro:bits are being delivered to British school children to help teach STEM, but is it the right way to do things? 1. One million 11- to 12-year-old students will receive this tiny ...
Forbes

Young Hackers Explore The BBC Micro:Bit

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. Today's home computers, with a reliance on cartridges, DVD Roms, and ...
SlashGear

BBC Micro:bit Explained In 5 Steps

The BBC collaborates with 29 partners to send thousands of miniature computers to every grade 7 child in the UK. This is the BBC you're thinking of – the news organization – and this is not the first ...
Geeky Gadgets

Air:bit worlds first micro:bit drone can be flown from your smartphone

If you have ever wanted to build your very own drone but didn’t know where to start, the Air:bit micro:bit drone might be worth further investigation. Created by the team at MakeKit based in Oslo, ...
EDN

The micro:bit from Halloween! Part 1 – An introduction to the micro:bit

I enjoy and use electronics every day, but I will be honest, I never thought I’d be writing a blog post about them. Why, you might ask? Well, I have my degree in Elementary Education, and the last ...
Windows Central

BBC micro:bit is a great way to get kids started with code

The BBC micro:bit is a tiny little motherboard designed in partnership with Microsoft, and it is a wonderful way to get kids into coding. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Android Authority

BBC Micro:bit computer lands in UK student hands today

Today, the BBC has begun shipping out its tiny Micro:bit programmable computers to Year 7 students in UK schools, and the devices will be arriving up and down the country over the next few weeks. The ...