BBC

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

The Microsoft MakeCode platform is a free online blocks-based programming tool that's used to write the code that tells the micro:bit hardware what you want it to do. It’s very easy to use and allows ...
TechCrunch

BBC micro:bit learn-to-code device finally rolling out to UK schools

A tiny computer intended to encourage UK kids to get programming is finally being delivered to schools, some half a year later than originally planned. The micro:bit was announced a year ago — the ...
PC World

BBC reveals Micro:bit, a programmable PC that fits in your pocket

The BBC is getting into the hardware hacking craze with its second device aimed at school age children in the last 34 years. The British broadcaster recently unveiled the Micro:bit, a ...
The Straits Times

Micro:bit launch: What you need to know about the coding gadget Singapore plans to introduce

SINGAPORE - School-going children in Singapore will soon be using a pocket-sized, codeable computer, called the micro:bit, to pick up coding skills. The move is aimed at instilling passion for ...
BBC

BBC micro:bit celebrates huge impact in first year, with 90% of students saying it helped show that anyone can code

To celebrate its first year, the BBC has released figures showing the positive impact the BBC micro:bit has had amongst UK students and teachers. Thirty years ago the BBC Micro got the nation ...