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 ...

The BBC micro:bit is a tiny gadget that was distributed to about a million students in British schools earlier this year as a way to encourage kids to learn to code. A few months later, the BBC ...

Earlier today the BBC surprised everyone by announcing the Micro Bit, a micro-computer aimed at teaching people how to code. We had a chance to go hands-on with the little device to understand how the ...

The aim is also to encourage teachers to discuss the technology, and coding in particular, in the classroom. For this, element14 is asking educators to register on their community portal and to upload ...

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.

BBC’s plans to get a million small, programmable computing devices into the hands of UK students may have taken a little more than planned. But the BBC began giving away micro:bit computers to ...