The BBC micro:bit is a tiny single-board computer designed to be distributed to students. First introduced five years ago, about five million micro:bit devices have been distributed to teachers and ...

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.

The BBC micro:bit will be updated in mid-November with a new enhanced version. The original model was launched in 2016 and the BBC has shifted 5 million units, said to have been instrumental in ...

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 ...

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 ...