The Microsoft MakeCode platform is a free online blocks-based programming tool that's used to write the code that tells the micro:bit hardware what you want it to do. It’s very easy to use and ...

A micro:bit, battery pack and micro USB cable, plus a suitable computer for programming. 2 crocodile clip leads. A piezo speaker or an audio amp or even an old pair of earphones (don't use a good ...

A beige, 8-bit machine with an impressive 4MHz processor, colour graphics and seven connectivity ports, the Micro came with its own BBC BASIC operating system, designed to be easy for beginners to ...

A new book – “Coding with the micro:bit – Create Cool Programming Projects” – teaches children how to use the BBC micro:bit. Update: The book has now been published, with an updated title After ...

Think of the Micro:bit as more of an Arduino than Raspberry Pi. Its primary function is to teach children basic programming by enabling clever creations.

More information: Kobi Hartley et al, Meet MicroCode: a Live and Portable Programming Tool for the BBC micro:bit, Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference ...

The Micro Bit is just the tip of the BBC's new initiative, however. The organisation is developing classroom resources under its Bitesize and School Report brands, as well as a slate of events to ...

Following this morning's announcement of the BBC's Micro Bit programmable computer, WIRED.co.uk takes a closer look at the new piece of technology, and speaks to one of the people behind its creation ...

Programming: The BBC Micro Bit is programmed through a web-based editing environment. Editors support Microsoft's Touch Develop language, JavaScript, Python, C++ and Blocks.

It’s akin to a similar program in the 1980’s, in which school children learned basic programming skills on the BBC Microcomputer — but now, decades later, the hardware is cooler, the ...