The BBC is giving schools a million free micro:bit computers. It hopes it will kick-start a coding revival. This is the inside story ...

Learning to Code with micro:bit - Lesson OneWhat is coding? Coding is our way of giving a computer program a set of instructions. Computer programs can include websites, games, apps or even how ...

Where the code really starts to look familiar and more akin with other programming languages is when you switch to the Touch Develop.

I then plugged in my micro:bit, paired it with my device and clicked download to transfer the code onto my very own microbit. It was really satisfying to see my own code brought to life almost ...

Playing with the new micro:bit - three MakeCode projects for you to try out We took part in a coding workshop as the pocket sized computer got an update - see what we made and try them for yourself!

The BBC micro:bit is a tiny little motherboard designed in partnership with Microsoft, and it is a wonderful way to get kids into coding.

We can start making our own songs through code straight away. Or we can work with our family at home to find some musical notes online that we can transfer to the micro:bit with code too.