In a move that will bring a nostalgic smile to some British kids (and teachers) of the 80s, the BBC has announced that it is to produce a new educational mini-computer — codenamed the ‘Micro Bit’, a play on the broadcaster’s original ‘BBC Micro‘ computer — and will give away 1 million devices to British school kids aged 11. It will be distributed nationwide from autumn 2015.
Dublin event to highlight the many opportunities from using chatbot technology
The Intel Tech Learning Lab will give students and educators around the USA access to cutting-edge VR technology.
The laptop is designed to make immersive education open and collaborative.
Lets hope that these are child proof because that USB port looks a tad fragile...