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BBC micro:bit

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BBC micro:bit E-Textiles Making Projects Process 

E-Textile Christmas Tree

November 21, 2020January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 1 Comment e-textiles, micro:bit

This project involves the creation of an e-textile Christmas tree made out of felt and controlled by a BBC micro:bit.

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Example e-textile circuit featuring the micro:bit holder.
BBC micro:bit E-Textiles 

micro:bit Holder for E-Textiles

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 1 Comment

Recently I have been investigating different ways of simplifying the incorporation of the BBC micro:bit in e-textile projects. Currently the

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BBC micro:bit Making Projects Tools 

Simple DIY Input/Output Board for BBC micro:bit

March 20, 2018January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 2 Comments micro:bit

Using external input and outputs with physical computing devices can be intimidating for learners new to working with micro controllers.

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BBC micro:bit KS3 Logic Making Projects Process 

micro:bit Logic Gates Practical (Updated)

February 22, 2018January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 2 Comments logic, logic gates, micro:bit

In a previous post I presented a practical logic gates lesson using the BBC micro:bit, however it required quite a

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BBC micro:bit Cross-Curricular 

Cross-Curricular micro:bit Activities

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 0 Comments cross-curricular, micro:bit, science, STEM, stem micro bit

This set of activities were designed to demonstrate how the micro:bit can be used to bring programming to the science

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BBC micro:bit Visually Impaired Learners 

BBC micro:bit for Visually Impaired Learners

January 3, 2018December 18, 2018 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 4 Comments micro python, micro:bit, visual impairments

I have recently been working with visually impaired children and wanted to investigate how physical computing could be made accessible

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BBC micro:bit 

microbit Logic Gates Practical

January 17, 2017February 1, 2018 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 1 Comment logic gates, micro:bit

microbit Logic Gates Practical Overview: I wanted a hands on way to teach logic gates and truth tables to my

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BBC microbit Lessons for Micro Python

January 11, 2017February 1, 2018 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 2 Comments iteration, micro python, micro:bit, microbit lessons, mu editor, networking, selection, sequencing

microbit Lessons Overview: This is a set of BBC microbit lessonsĀ I developed using Micro Python. It features six lessons in

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