wraggster
March 12th, 2015, 20:05
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/d4eab875f807af38eed771b29179c42a/201678722/bbc.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/12/bbc-micro-bit-coding)It's the first year of a major new coding curriculum (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/02/bbc-bitesize-coding-computing-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 spiritual successor to the BBC Micro (http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15969065), called the Micro Bit, which will give students a physical companion in their path to coding competence. It's going to be a small, standalone device with an LED display that children can carry around with them and plug into a computer to continue their work. The hardware will be basic, as the BBC calls it a "starting point" for "more complex" devices such as the Raspberry Pi andKickstarter-funded Kano kits (http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2014/10/09/kano-review-diy-computer-coding-kit-curious-minds/). The project is still in a prototype phase, but the BBC claims it'll be ready to give away one million of the new microcomputers to year 7 students this autumn.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/12/bbc-micro-bit-coding/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/12/bbc-micro-bit-coding/