Lancaster University has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education in recognition of its work for the BBC micro:bit. It is the UK’s highest education honour. The sole academic institution involved with developing the device, Lancaster University created the micro:bit’s run-time operating system. And it also helped deliver the hardware and shaped the coding experience. The handheld, programmable STEM ...
Time for our first addition to the Gadget Master library in 2024. Check out Save the World with Code: 20 Fun Projects for All Ages Using Raspberry Pi, micro:bit, and Circuit Playground Express.
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 ...
To teach children about programming processors that are powered by energy harvesting, Northwestern University engineers have made the Micro:bit educational computer power-aware and self-backup-ing. Three things are required: a modified version of Microsoft’s drag-and-drop MakeCode programming environment, an energy harvester such as a solar panel, and an SPI FRAM chip – the team is using Adafruit’s ‘SPI non-volatile FRAM breakout’ board. The Northwestern ...
Here's a lockdown challenge for young Gadget Masters: build an ecopod, with the BBC micro:bit board and the Kitronik Smart Greenhouse Kit.
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.
Farnell is shipping a new BBC micro:bit with extended capabilities including greater memory capacity, a faster processor and, for the first time, “out of the box” sound and touch capabilities. EW has more technical details on micro:bit v2 here The updated pocket-sized computer also provides future potential for AI and Machine Learning (ML) in the classroom, paving the way for ...
Details have been announced of version 2 of the BBC micro:bit educational computer. micro:bit v2 is built around a Nordic Semi nRF52833, which will run application code, Bluetooth stack and handle USB. The core in this chip is a 64MHz Arm Cortex-M4 with a floating point unit – described as “the CPU power to run AI and Machine Learning workloads”, by ...
Mind your step, here comes the Kitronik robot buggy :MOVE Motor, which works with the BBC micro:bit mini educational computer.
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. ...
