Coding made easy with a micro:bit and the MakeCode platform

Find out more about the Microsoft MakeCode platform and the micro:bit, plus how you can access free coding training and ...
Business Wire

Micro:bit Small-board Computer Launches in U.S. & Canada to Inspire Next Generation of Students

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Micro:bit Educational Foundation announced today the micro:bit is now available to schools, clubs and families across the U.S. and Canada. The micro:bit is a credit ...
ZDNet

BBC micro:bit arrives in the US: Can it repeat Raspberry Pi's success?

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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; ...
Ars Technica

BBC starts sending free Micro:bit computers to a million UK students

Starting from this morning, March 22, about a million teachers and students across the UK will begin to receive a free BBC Micro:bit computer. The idea is to get an ...
Electronics Weekly

micro:bit version 2 : educational computer now runs AI and gets a loudspeaker

Details have been announced of version 2 of the BBC micro:bit educational computer. micro:bit v2 is built around a Nordic Semi nRF52833, which will run application code, Bluetooth stack and handle USB ...
Hackaday

Micro:bit

The Micro:bit is a fun microcontroller development platform, designed specifically for educational use. Out of the box, it’s got a pretty basic sound output feature that can play a single note at a ...
The Independent

BBC micro:bit: Can a pocket-sized computer 'inspire digital creativity' in Britain's children?

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Hackaday

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 ...