The BBC Micro Bit is a key tool in electronics education, introducing students to coding, hardware design, and IoT principles. Its onboard sensors, Bluetooth capabilities, and LED matrix enable experimentation in embedded systems and interactive technology. The Micro Bit Foundation works globally to promote STEM engagement, with millions of units distributed across classrooms. As an open platform, it also inspires hobbyists and prototypers. BBC Micro Bit news showcases how foundational tools shape future electronics talent and learning.
Lancaster University and the micro:bit Educational Foundation are collaborating on a research hub, MIRL. It will address innovations in physical computing and digital education. MIRL stands for the micro:bit Innovation and Research Lab. Its work will centre on the BBC micro:bit, 11 million of which have been distributed in the last decade. The pocket-sized programmable computer, it is estimated, has ...
Time once more to do a periodic roundup of our recent Gadget book previews, from the realms of electronics, gadgetry, or general technology...
A new book - Coding with BBC micro:bit in easy steps - teaches children how to use the micro:bit.
Micro:bit Educational Foundation, BBC Education and web domain name registry Nominet are to offer 30 credit card sized micro:bit educational computers to every primary school in the UK – potentially close to 700,000 devices. The project, called ‘BBC micro:bit – the next gen’, builds on research by the Foundation and Nominet last year which found “that teachers feel overwhelmingly unprepared ...
Micro:bit Educational Foundation has annonced a Python editor for the BBC micro:bit educational single-board computer, “purpose-built to address the hurdles learners usually face in working with the type of languages used by most developers by creating a more user-friendly and intuitive learning experience”, according to the Foundation. The editor has drag-and-drop code snippets, code structure highlighting and auto-complete, and “has ...
Pleased to see this - version 2 of the excellent Micro:bit STEM teaching aid is imminent - as I was lucky enough to be at the launch of the original, at the BBC, back in July 2015.
One for budding Gadget Masters: Digital Summer Camp is opening in August and a new collaboration will provide school children with 3,000 MiniMu musical gloves for real digital participation.
Education technology specialists Kitronik have launched two new products for the BBC micro:bit device: the Discovery Kit and the ZIP Halo HD.
Xinabox has launched IoT and SD card based data logging capabilities to a community of over 4 million learners on the BBC micro:bit. Heavily utilised in STEM and natural science programmes across primary, secondary and third level educational institutions. Xinabox’s interface brings the functionality to connect micro:bit via Wi-Fi for IoT applications, sensor data gathering and cloud control of devices. ...
Axiom Manufacturing Services has donated over £5000 worth of technology kits to primary schools in South Wales to launch its Education through Industry initiative. The manufacturer has provided seven schools with Kitronik inventor’s kits, a set of resources for the BBC micro:bit enabling students to carry out 10 experiments with LEDs, motors, LDRs and capacitors. The kit is designed to ...
