{"id":22375,"date":"2024-05-30T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=22375"},"modified":"2024-05-31T16:43:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T15:43:49","slug":"microbit-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/05\/30\/microbit-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro:bit Resources Empowering Scotland’s Teachers and Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"

In May 2022, every school in Scotland received 20 V.2 micro:bits, thanks to a partnership between The Micro:Bit Education Foundation, Nominet and The Scottish Government.<\/a>\u00a0 Additionally, primary schools received 20 additional micro:bits as part funding secured by Education Scotland and Scottish Government. Alongside this roll out, a programme of free comprehensive teaching resources and professional learning for all educators was delivered.<\/p>\n

This year, we were also delighted to work with the BBC micro:bit \u2013 the next gen project.\u00a0 This partnership between BBC Education, The Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Nominet allowed every primary school to sign up and receive \u00a0set of 30 micro:bits .<\/p>\n

The BBC micro:bit<\/a>\u00a0is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors, built-in microphone and speaker, and many input\/output features that, when programmed, let it interact with you and your world.<\/p>\n

To support the use and delivery of micro:bit in schools, we have worked in partnership to deliver a range of CLPL activities and pupil engagement sessions. These have included<\/p>\n