Within a few moments I had put a simple code together and got the LED lights flashing on the micro:bit simulator. I then plugged in my micro:bit, paired it with my device and clicked download to ...

Once the code is written and tested we can then look at connecting our hardware, albeit a simple push switch. Remember that the micro:bit is designed as an educational aid rather than a rival to ...

The micro:bit is all about writing code to make things with a physical action. Some simple examples are shown the first time you turn it on. The LEDs spell out instructions for you to complete.

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation have made it simple to use by creating code projects to help you get started– ranging from flashing hearts where you programme the micro:bit to display an ...

Tools such as micro:bit figure prominently in Code Stack’s High School computer science curriculum, which Love is developing, because they are so simple, yet extensible.

I explored how the micro:bit v2's new capabilities could be used to play out some hit tunes. Piecing together tone blocks of various lengths, I was able to put together recognisable snippets from ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The BBC micro:bit is an awesome mini PC that can help teach kids (and adults) how to code ...

The micro:bit GPIO expansion board at first glance, compact and simple, the main thing it can do is provide quick and easy access to the GPIOs of a micro:bit computer. The inclusion of the ...

The BBC is giving schools a million free micro:bit computers. It hopes it will kick-start a coding revival. This is the inside story ...

It has taken a long time for the BBC micro:bit to finally reach students in the UK. The device was first announced in 2015, but it has gone through a series of delays that kept pushing its release ...

We always have mixed feelings about the drag-and-drop programming languages. But we were impressed with [SirDan’s] Morse code decoder built with the graphical MakeCode. Granted, it is reading… ...