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

The first micro:bit was invented by the BBC and partners and launched in 2015, honouring the BBC’s legacy of computing that ...

Recently at BBC Research & Development, we got our hands on the new BBC micro:bit v2, a pocket-sized computer first launched in 2015 to help teach computer science. The first generation of this ...

In this series, pupils can learn lots about coding whilst being artistic, mathematical & musical by using block-based programming.

Micro:bit Solar Panel In conjunction with our ICS research, the CEDAR Center has devised a micro:bit activity to simulate a solar panel control system. In this activity, students 3D print then ...

BBC Micro:bit will hopefully help kids learn to code, like the BBC Micro before it.

BBC Micro:bit—a free single-board PC for every Year 7 kid in the UK BBC wants to create a generation of techie kids, just like the Micro did in the 80s.

The BBC Micro Bit is the latest tiny programming board to arrive. As the name suggests, the BBC is hoping that the Micro Bit will follow in the footsteps of the legendary BBC Micro and inspire a ...

BBC micro:bit: Can a pocket-sized computer 'inspire digital creativity' in Britain's children? The 4cm by 5cm device will be given free to all 11- and 12-year-olds ...

Deliberately invoking the legacy of the BBC Micro of the early 1980s, the device is aiming to change the emphasis from consumption to creation when it comes to young people and technology. As well as ...