{"id":171471,"date":"2015-05-28T11:52:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T11:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/the-bbc-microbit-and-microsoft\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T10:36:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:36:15","slug":"the-bbc-microbit-and-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/the-bbc-microbit-and-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"The BBC micro:bit and Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The BBC and partners, including Microsoft, announce the BBC micro:bit \u2013 a pocket-sized, codeable computer that allows children to get creative with technology. Nearly 1 million micro:bits were given to every 11 or 12 year old child in Year 7 or equivalent across the UK in 2016, for free.<\/p>\n