micro:bit Blog

BBC micro:bit and Premier Farnell: A Closer Look

jlucas

The BBC micro:bit is one of the most ambitious initiatives Premier Farnell has ever been involved with. Working closely alongside the BBC and a number of major global partner corporations, the project is set to ensure that every UK school child has a...
- 26 May 2016
10 BBC micro:bit Projects in 10 Days

jlucas

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...
- 26 May 2016
BBC micro:bit - making it happen

jonathansmith

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...
- 18 Mar 2016
The BBC micro:bit initiative, a STEM program - Freescale contribution

MAb

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...
- 28 Jul 2015
Partnership with BBC (and other partners) on micro:bit, a STEM program

MAb

this article was first published in embedded beat, the blog platform of www.freescale.com Driving the micro:bit legacyThe micro:bit initiative is a groundbreaking partnership in the STEM area between international corporations, including Freesc...
- 28 Jul 2015
MicroMemories: Preview of PLAY It! Retro Games Event in Manchester

spannerspencer

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...
- 27 Jul 2015
MicroMemories of a Silicon School Day

spannerspencer

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...
- 7 Jul 2015
BBC to give every 11-12 year-old in the UK a ‘Micro Bit’ Programmable Hardware Device

GardenState

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”, ...
- 17 May 2015