BBC to give every 11-12 year-old in the UK a ‘Micro Bit’ Programmable Hardware Device

RE: BBC to give every 11-12 year-old in the UK a ‘Micro Bit’ Programmable Hardware Device

element14Dave — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:20:32 GMT

Interested in the micro:bit? We're giving away 5 to be RoadTested! Click here to apply.

RE: BBC to give every 11-12 year-old in the UK a ‘Micro Bit’ Programmable Hardware Device

MAb — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:42:42 GMT

there are more details issued on the program now. Have a look at Micro:bit Unveiled | Embedded Beat for Design Engineers

RE: BBC to give every 11-12 year-old in the UK a ‘Micro Bit’ Programmable Hardware Device

johnbeetem — Mon, 18 May 2015 01:47:28 GMT

Have they published the hardware details yet? The only thing I've seen on it is the BBC announcement from 12 March: BBC - The Micro Bit - Media Centre

It just occurred to me that BBC is short-changing those 11-year-olds if the Micro Bit is indeed "yet another ARM mini-board". In honor of great British logicians like Bertrand Russell, Lewis Carroll, and of course George Boole, it should be an FPGA. 11 years old is a perfect time to teach logic. "Logic! Why don't they teach logic in these schools?" asks the Old Professor in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

JMO/YMMV