<div dir="ltr"><div><div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/makeitdigital/micro-bit">http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/makeitdigital/micro-bit</a><br><br>article, with video:<br><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31834927">http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31834927</a><br><br>"The Micro Bit will be a small, wearable device with an LED display that
children can programme in a number of ways. It will be a standalone,
entry-level coding device that allows children to pick it up, plug it
into a computer and start creating with it immediately."<br><br></div><div>(Standalone, except for the part where it requires a host computer... which b ythe way could be a Raspberry Pi)<br></div><div><br></div>Product partners/champions include Microsoft and the Python Software Foundation.<br><br></div><div>The BBC will supply massive audiovisual educational content.<br></div><div><br></div><div>They "anticipate working with a wider network of informal partners to magnify the educational impact of the project."<br><br></div><div>Deployment starts this September and when the 1,000,000th is distributed, production will be halted.<br></div><div><br></div>Sean.<br><br></div>