Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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Begin your micro:bit journey
Guides and videos to take you from first use to confident coder, creating your own micro:bit magic.
Find out more about the global work of the Micro:bit Educational Foundation
First lessons with MakeCode & the micro:bit
Free online micro:bit courses for teachers
micro:bit CreateAI
Get hands-on with AI and machine learning
Use movement and machine learning to start your AI journey with the micro:bit
Learn to code
From beginner to confident user and beyond
We help you pick the programming tool that's right for you, from block coding to text-based programming with Python.
Microsoft MakeCode](https://makecode.microbit.org/)
Python](https://python.microbit.org/)
Professional development
Our courses for teachers and educators
Our free online training courses allow you to develop your computing and micro:bit knowledge in your own time and at your own pace.
Creative projects
Get coding and change the world!
Transform your micro:bit with quick Make It: Code It projects.
Transform your world with problem-solving activities and the do your :bit challenge.
Emotion badge
Use your micro:bit to express how you’re feeling
Saving sea creatures
Two simple projects to learn about the threats faced by fish and sea turtles and how technology can help them survive and promote bio-diversity. Design challenges for finding solutions to the Global Goals for sustainable development (SDGs).
Dice
Shake your micro:bit to make random numbers
Protecting animals on land
Two simple activities exploring how technology can be used to protect biodiversity in your neighbourhood and the wider world using the BBC micro:bit. Design challenges for finding solutions to the Global Goals for sustainable development (SDGs).
Step counter
Make your own step counter with a micro:bit
Healthy oceans
Two longer, advanced projects to explore how wireless networks, smart materials and algorithms can help keep our oceans clean. Design challenges for finding solutions to the Global Goals for sustainable development (SDGs).
Teleporting duck
Teleport a duck between micro:bits using radio