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BBC, Samsung, Barclays and more unveil BBC micro:bit coding computer

on Jul 7, 2015 | 0 comments

By Natalie Mortimer

The BBC, in collaboration with a string of partners including Barclays, Samsung and Microsoft, has unveiled the BBC micro:bit – a pocket-sized, codeable computer designed to let children get creative with technology.

The computer will be given to every year-seven child in the UK (around one million 11 and 12 year olds) for free to help realise the ambition to inspire digital creativity and develop a new generation of tech pioneers.

Part of the BBC’s 2015 Make it Digital initiative, the BBC micro:bit aims to help young people develop core skills in science, technology and engineering. It marks the BBC’s Read full story ›

Source: The Drum