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Get hands-on with computer science and technology making computing fun and meaningful.
Microbit is a pocket-sized computer that transforms learning and how we make sense of the world and computing technology. Microbits make computing physical.
Get a Microbit kit and start exploring what you can code. After trying out and playing, reflect on the following questions: - What was your experience of using a Microbit? What impact did it have on you?
- How can you use this game in your training and learning activities?
Submit your reflection responses to the badge evidence below.
Watch a video introducing to the BBC micro:bit:
Inspiring resources:
- Getting started with BBC micro:bits resources and activities
- This user guide provides a range of useful information related to the micro:bit
- Quick projects to suit all ages, searchable by computing topic, level, coding language and micro:bit feature
Awero organisation collaborated with Youth Work Ireland Midlands to create this educational resource and activity to support trainers' digital competence development.
Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for trainers to work internationally. In particular: - Is comfortable with exploring and experimenting digital technologies and tools
- Promoting creativity, problem-solving and 'out-of-the-box' thinking
- Enables participants to be creative and think out of the box
- Facilitates problem solving
- Dares to improvise and experiment and to acknowledge the importance of this
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