The BBC micro:bit
discover your inner maker!
presented by István Koren, RWTH Aachen University
KOREN@DBIS.RWTH-AACHEN.DE
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© 2016
© 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXT7b-C6pJ0

What’s This micro:bit About?
Initiated by the BBC, 34 years after BBC Micro
Very small computer designed for beginners with
next to no programming skills
Goal: teaching children basic coding skills
All British 11-12 years old get one for free
Over 700.000 micro:bits already shipped
BBC has lead, backed by number of partners
Microsoft
Samsung
ARM Holdings
Python Software Foundation
© 2016 by bbc.co.uk

Features
2 buttons
“Screen”: 5x5 pixels
Sensors
Speed
Direction
Tilt
USB port
Bluetooth
Battery pack
Easy to code
on the Web
on your mobile
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© 2016 instructables.com

What You Can Do With It
Use it as a standalone device
Wearable
Fashion
Gaming
Connect it to other hardware
Your mobile phone
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
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© 2016 microbit.co.uk
© 2016 gadzine.com

Disclaimer
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under
grant agreement No 687669. http://wekit.eu/
Q & A
Presented by István Koren, RWTH Aachen University
koren@dbis.rwth-aachen.de
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