One million free micro:bit computers are being rolled out
Posted: 23 Mar 2016, 16:36One million free micro:bit computers are being rolled out to schools
BBC Director-General Tony Hall says it has the potential to be a “seminal bit of British innovation”.
Students across the UK have received the ground-breaking BBC micro:bits computers, as schools begin their push to make children literate in coding.
The mini hardware device can be programmed to do anything from detecting motion to sending messages, teaching kids to turn it into handy bits of technology.
It can be controlled through WiFi, allowing it to be used through a computer or through a smartphone app, rather than relying on a small screen like the trend-setting Raspberry Pi.
It has been delivered free to every year 7 student in England and Wales, year 8 student in Northern Ireland and S1 student in Scotland.
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BBC Director-General Tony Hall says it has the potential to be a “seminal bit of British innovation”.
Students across the UK have received the ground-breaking BBC micro:bits computers, as schools begin their push to make children literate in coding.
The mini hardware device can be programmed to do anything from detecting motion to sending messages, teaching kids to turn it into handy bits of technology.
It can be controlled through WiFi, allowing it to be used through a computer or through a smartphone app, rather than relying on a small screen like the trend-setting Raspberry Pi.
It has been delivered free to every year 7 student in England and Wales, year 8 student in Northern Ireland and S1 student in Scotland.
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