Drag and drop the code blocks onto the workspace (see below) to create your code. Then download this file onto your micro:bit to take coding off the screen and into your hand.

The Micro Bit is central the the BBC's Make It Digital initiative, which is aimed at raising proficiency and understanding of coding and digital creativity across the country.

A beige, 8-bit machine with an impressive 4MHz processor, colour graphics and seven connectivity ports, the Micro came with its own BBC BASIC operating system, designed to be easy for beginners to ...

To put code on my micro:bit I just downloaded it from the website and then copied it onto the device. I loaded the code onto my micro:bit and here’s what happened: The 1,2 square lit up as expected. I ...

In a move that will bring a nostalgic smile to some British kids (and teachers) of the 80s, the BBC has announced that it is to produce a new educational mini-computer -- codenamed the 'Micro Bit ...

The micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer with an LED screen, built-in speaker, microphone and touch sensor that can help you to learn about coding.

The BBC micro:bit is a tiny little motherboard designed in partnership with Microsoft, and it is a wonderful way to get kids into coding.

School-going children in Singapore will soon be using a pocket-sized, codeable computer, called the micro:bit, to pick up coding skills. The move is aimed at instilling passion for technology ...

It's the first year of a major new coding curriculum in the UK, and now the BBC wants to play its part in training the next generation of star programmers. The broadcaster is developing a ...

Not-for-profit educational foundation Micro:bit has committed to donating 57,000 coding devices to UK primary schools for free, in a bid to boost computer science skills amongst younger students.

The BBC Micro Bit, the tiny computing device designed to get children coding, is going on sale to the general public.