This blog is designed to inform and inspire teachers to use the BBC Micro:bit within schools.  There is a focus on BBC Micro:bit working together with Scratch as an educational tool to promote computational thinking in primary school children.

The BBC Micro:bit is a system designed to be used within computer education, it is a classroom-friendly tool to get your pupils coding!

This resourceful blog contains information on;

• Micro:bit anatomy
  • Introducing this to your pupils
  • Integrating the information into sessions
• Using the Micro:bit in the classroom
  • In key stage one
  • In key stage two
  • Using Scratch with BBC Micro:bit
  • Adaptable mid-term plan ideas
  • Cross-curricular links
• Glossary to explain key terminology associated with BBC Micro:bit and physical computing

To get started you’ll need:

•  BBC Micro:bit (with USB connector)
•  Bluetooth dongle to connect your BBC Micro:bit to Scratch.  (Shown below is a BLED112 Bluetooth USB Smart Dongle)
• S2Bot 4 Scratch downloaded via chrome apps to connect Scratch to your BBC Micro:bit

For step-by-step instructions how to pair BBC Micro:bit and Scratch follow this link here from Picaxe.