<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>BBC micro:bit V2 - Workshop Webinar</title><link>https://community.element14.com/learn/events/c/e/1464</link><description>&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/620x247/__key/telligent-evolution-extensions-calendar-calendarfiles/00-00-00-00-71/contentimage_5F00_149042.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/telligent/evolution/extensions/calendar/calendarfiles/00/00/00/00/71/contentimage_149042.png-620x247.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=n7cuyxfIGZR2tjhsg36WZP8GO3NsglirSZYyDgGxXvc%3D&amp;se=2026-04-18T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=18Q5cdVdY3zC3XTAnWKEyg==" style="max-height: 247px;max-width: 620px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get to know the BBC micro:bit v2 in this "box to first project" workshop webinar and ask questions of the team that made it happen!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts from the micro:bit foundation will walk you through how simple your first project with the BBC micro:bit v2 can be. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The BBC micro:bit, a pocket-sized computer helping to inspire more than 25 million children to learn digital creativity and computing skills, will receive its first major updates since launching in 2016.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;Available from mid-November 2020, it will now include a built-in speaker and microphone, enabling people to learn through sound and to get creative with it straight out-of-the-box. The hardware also includes a number of technical upgrades to ensure that in the future the device is an ideal tool for exploring, understanding and experimenting with AI and ML, as these technologies begin to transform the planet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our webinar features members of the team that made it happen and Lorraine Underwood from &lt;a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/"&gt;element14 presents&lt;/a&gt; and winner of our &lt;a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/badassonlinefilmfestival/"&gt;#badass Online Film Festival&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;table border="1" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" height="295" style="border:1px solid #c6c6c6;width:623px;height:297px;"&gt;&lt;thead&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;color:#505050;background-color:#f2f2f2;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;color:#505050;background-color:#f2f2f2;text-align:left;" valign="middle"&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/thead&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;Katie Henry&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/259x124/__key/telligent-evolution-extensions-calendar-calendarfiles/00-00-00-00-71/contentimage_5F00_149043.png"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/telligent/evolution/extensions/calendar/calendarfiles/00/00/00/00/71/contentimage_149043.png-259x124.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=BJO%2Blp%2B9OU3qd73DtGkLx6rdT%2BZds4ikNazlMlQHXDg%3D&amp;se=2026-04-18T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=neIlfopNe4YgOyFGsS8XIQ==" style="max-height: 124px;max-width: 259px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;micro:bit Hosts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;"&gt;Inspiring every child to create their best digital future.&lt;br /&gt;Head of Partnerships, North America Micro:bit Educational Foundation&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/180x132/__key/telligent-evolution-extensions-calendar-calendarfiles/00-00-00-00-71/contentimage_5F00_149044.png"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/telligent/evolution/extensions/calendar/calendarfiles/00/00/00/00/71/contentimage_149044.png-180x132.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=VNmHhBKOpj8xspl1exjg2LZHWP1Nl0%2FdLLjgrnkvYPQ%3D&amp;se=2026-04-18T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=MEbFlrn95jLzQwZIjDE2/w==" style="max-height: 132px;max-width: 180px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lorraine &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Presents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;font-family:Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;color:#333333;"&gt;Lorraine is a Senior Teaching Associate at Lancaster University, instructing undergraduates in computer science in hands-on studio sessions. Lorraine opened her eyes to electronics, and introduced her to a new love: LEDs, which have since become one of the focuses of the many projects she's built. In 2020, she wrote her first book: "&lt;a class="" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Save-World-Code-Raspberry-Playground/dp/1260457591" style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;color:#007fac;"&gt;Save the World with Code: 20 Fun Projects for All Ages Using Raspberry Pi, micro:bit, and Circuit Playground Express&lt;/a&gt;" in paperback, which was published by McGraw-Hill and is on sale today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;padding:0px;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/4979/vcp-biography-lorraine"&gt;VCP Biography: Lorraine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/174x90/__key/telligent-evolution-extensions-calendar-calendarfiles/00-00-00-00-71/contentimage_5F00_149045.png"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/telligent/evolution/extensions/calendar/calendarfiles/00/00/00/00/71/contentimage_149045.png-174x90.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=TawTVxuNnNqrjeFY22gUdhuRCDOYYpu1U6ITF0P%2FbZo%3D&amp;se=2026-04-18T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=VJOH8J/5nHgFNOPVMIGkRw==" style="max-height: 90px;max-width: 174px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:0;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;element14 Hosts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="border:1px solid black;border:1px solid #c6c6c6;padding:6px;"&gt;Hosts from the element14 community.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>re: BBC micro:bit V2 - Workshop Webinar by Fred27</title><link>https://community.element14.com/learn/events/c/e/1464</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:35:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:81f113dc-ffec-4b26-a0a5-2d28140ea5bd</guid><dc:creator>Fred27</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I think my two boys - age 9 and 7 - would enjoy this webinar and get a lot out of it. Whether they attend will depend on what mood they're in when they get back from school (and whether they get home in time).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: BBC micro:bit V2 - Workshop Webinar by agungfadilnur</title><link>https://community.element14.com/learn/events/c/e/1464</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:50:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5f04deec-6258-4244-9b63-a07bfff1b452</guid><dc:creator>agungfadilnur</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;ah in Indonesia is Night&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: BBC micro:bit V2 - Workshop Webinar by colporteur</title><link>https://community.element14.com/learn/events/c/e/1464</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:17:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:f251e897-0aa1-4710-a484-abd4cdbfa389</guid><dc:creator>colporteur</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I was disappointed. I received the invite without the link to get to the webinar. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/1427x470/__key/commentfiles/07eef79e70814fd2b5486cddd02e66b1-3081093a-366a-4d93-b323-3ff9502392f5/contentimage_5F00_193317.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/commentfiles/07eef79e70814fd2b5486cddd02e66b1/3081093a/366a/4d93/b323/3ff9502392f5/contentimage_193317.png-1427x470.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=%2BPmxAPG89TayfXOEL48%2Fm%2FhwIswx0bWRyaCZKKw%2FLkI%3D&amp;se=2026-04-18T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=HZtp1jTANbjwXfe/x3FsPg==" style="max-height: 470px;max-width: 1427px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The link takes me to a bio but no link. &lt;a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challengesprojects/element14-presents/vcp-program/w/documents/4979/vcp-biography-lorraine"&gt;VCP Biography: Lorraine&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I eventually found a link on the webinar page. Rather frustrating!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: BBC micro:bit V2 - Workshop Webinar by baldengineer</title><link>https://community.element14.com/learn/events/c/e/1464</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:12:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:25adcb06-3bcf-482c-9457-65c412a7789d</guid><dc:creator>baldengineer</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I missed the live session, but glad there was a recording. The Micro:Bit (and now v2) is a much more interesting platform that I realized.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>