The BBC micro:bit is a fully programmable hand-held computer that can be used for a wide variety of exciting projects, from creating games and robots to musical instruments and fitness tools. In 2016, one million year 7 students across the UK r...
Last year the BBC unveiled the design of the BBC micro:bit, part of the BBC’s Make it Digital initiative, of which element14 is a major partner. The project is producing one million BBC micro:bits that will be gifted to each Year 7 (or equivale...
Driving the micro:bit legacyMedia coverage was already pretty large on the micro:bit program. Anyway, we thought it could be intersting to get an other perspective on the initiative. This article was first published in the embedded beat blog platform...
this article was first published in embedded beat, the blog platform of www.freescale.comDriving the micro:bit legacyThe micro:bit initiative is a groundbreaking partnership in the STEM area between international corporations, including Freesc...
We were invited by Manchester's Museum of Science & Industry to spend the evening of Friday, 24th July, at the press preview of a new, hands-on exhibition, called PLAY It!, and we thought you'd like to hear all about it. This is the first time th...
Remember the BBC Micro? Tom Hargreaves does. Were they in your school, or maybe in your home? Thirty years ago these silicon stalwarts marked the first time computers became a common sight in the schools of Great Britain, and provided an introduction...
The UK is facing a significant skills shortage, with 1.4 million "digital professionals" estimated to be needed over the next five years. To meet this need the BBC has partnered with over 25 organizations in an initiative it calls “Make it Digital”, ...
