The micro:bit is a small programmable and embeddable computer designed, developed, and deployed by the BBC and 29 project partners to approximately 800,000 U.K. Year 7 (11\/12-year-old) school children in 2015\u20132016. Referring back to its work with the BBC Micro, the BBC described the micro:bit as its \u201cmost ambitious education initiative in 30 years, with an ambition to inspire digital creativity and develop a new generation of tech pioneers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Embracing a constructionist approach to computing education, the micro:bit has moved from a local educational experiment in the U.K. to a global effort driven by the Micro:bit Educational Foundation (microbit.org), a nonprofit organization established in September 2016. There are now over four million micro:bits in the market in over 60 countries with many hardware, content, and education partners participating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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