{"id":264525,"date":"2016-07-13T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T20:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-research-item&#038;p=264525"},"modified":"2020-03-18T10:34:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T17:34:12","slug":"faculty-summit-2016-thebbc-microbit","status":"publish","type":"msr-video","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/faculty-summit-2016-thebbc-microbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Summit 2016 &#8211; The BBC micro:bit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC micro:bit is a wearable and programmable device that visibly features a 5\u00d75 LED display, accelerometer, compass, buttons, I\/O pins, Micro USB plug, Bluetooth Low Energy antenna, ARM Cortex-M0 processor, and battery plug. The first wave of micro:bits landed in the UK this spring, with every Year 7 student in the UK receiving one, for free. Microsoft Research has been working on the hardware and software technology behind the BBC micro:bit. We also have been working with academics and others in Microsoft to explore how to make use of the BBC micro:bit in CS and STEM education in the United States. Come hear about the BBC micro:bit and what it means for teachers and students in the US.<\/p>\n<h3>People<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chair:<\/strong> <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.microsoft.com\/#\/detail\/2121300700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Ball<\/a>, Microsoft Research |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2016\/07\/Ball_Tom_FS2016_Microbit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slides<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.microsoft.com\/#\/detail\/2148968909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Finney<\/a>, Lancaster University |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2016\/07\/Finney_Joe_microbit-runtime-Faculty-Summit-2016_r01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/education\/people\/ben-shapiro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Shapiro<\/a>, University of Colorado | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2016\/07\/Shapiro_Ben_2016-Microsoft-Faculty-Summit-Shapiro-FINAL-no-notes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC micro:bit is a wearable and programmable device that visibly features a 5\u00d75 LED display, accelerometer, compass, buttons, I\/O pins, Micro USB plug, Bluetooth Low Energy antenna, ARM Cortex-M0 processor, and battery plug. 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