In the CBBC series The Dumping Ground, Izzy, Dita and Erin use the BBC micro:bit to create a radio door alarm to monitor the door to their secret den. They set up a trap as they want to find out who ...
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 ...
It’s a rather odd proposition, to give an ARM based single board computer to coder-newbie children in the hope that they might learn something about how computers work, after all if you are used to ...
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 ...
After experimenting with different versions of the BBC micro:bit, I decided to try out its add-ons/accessories that might help make my upcoming projects easier. Currently my choice is the micro:bit ...
It was launched in 2016 as part of the BBC 'Make it Digital' campaign and four years later over five million have been used by schools and children around the world. The project is no longer run by ...