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 ...
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BBC micro:bit launches to a generation of UK students

In a landmark moment, from today up to one million BBC micro:bits are being delivered free to every year 7 student in England and Wales, year 8 student in Northern Ireland and S1 student in Scotland.
Digital Journal

BBC micro:bit to teach ‘hundreds of millions’ to code

The micro:bit was conceived as a device to get children interested in computers, emulating the excitement around early PCs like the BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum in the 1980s. With the micro:bit, the BBC ...
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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 ...
Express & Star

The BBC micro:bit computer is helping more pupils get into coding

Research to mark the device’s first anniversary suggests both students and teachers are impressed with the coding tool. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's ...
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Playing with the new micro:bit - three MakeCode projects for you to try out

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 device ...