I enjoy and use electronics every day, but I will be honest, I never thought I’d be writing a blog post about them. Why, you might ask? Well, I have my degree in Elementary Education, and the last ...

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 ...

If you have registered for and received your BBC micro:bits, you may now be looking for some supporting teaching resources and materials. We’ll explain exactly how to prepare for your assembly and how ...

Is your child curious about how things work? Would you like to offer them a smart construction toy to nurture their creativity? BBC Micro Bit may be just the thing you need! As Wikipedia says, the ...

Not encountered a micro:bit before? It’s pleased to meet you, too! A micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer. Simple to use, it helps you bring coding and software to life. It’s packed full of features ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link It has taken a long time for the BBC micro:bit to finally reach students in the UK. The device was first announced in 2015, but it has gone ...

This article was first published in the October 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional ...

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; ...

Much like the original BBC Micro from the ’80s, or the Raspberry Pi, the BBC Micro:Bit has proved a successful way to encourage programming and hardware hacking in younger generations and bedroom ...

A new version of the pocket-sized BBC micro:bit computer is coming to schools worldwide, packed with new features designed to keep young students up-to-date with the latest hot trends in technology.