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📤🦋 Sharing the latest entries to the Awesome micro:bit repository, a curated list of BBC #microbit resources: git.io/awesome-microbit 🤖 Bot maintained by @carlosperate.bsky.social

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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 5h
📅 Events - micro:bit LIVE USA South 2026 Conference for educators on teaching computer science through physical computing, with keynotes, workshops and hands-on sessions, in Austin, Texas on 7 & 8 of December 2026.
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EdTech Chronicle @edtechchronicle.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#EdTech Leader Katie Henry, Head of North America for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, answers our "EdTech Leaders Say This Will Matter" Q&A. Read here: edtechchronicle.com/edtech-leade...
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EdTech Leader Katie Henry, Head of North America for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, Says This Will Matter • EdTech Chronicle
Katie Henry is Head of North America for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation and is passionate about building partnerships using physical computing to bring innovative learning to young people. A for...
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🤖⚽ Who needs real football when you can have robot football! This is definitely my favourite out of all of the @elecfreaks.bsky.social World Cup challenges!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🎮 I've just discovered there's a micro:bit display shield extension in MakeCode. Looking forward to exploring this some more . . . #microbit @microbit.org
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L Ramalho 🍉 @ramalho.org · 30/04/2026
Lombada eletrônica de trenzinho. 209 km/h é a velocidade que teria o trem real, convertida de acordo com a escala 1:87 do modelo.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🦀 Rust Guides - The Discovery book This book is an introductory course on microcontroller-based embedded systems, using #microbit, that uses Rust as the teaching language rather than the usual C/C++.
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GitHub - rust-embedded/discovery: Discover the world of microcontrollers through Rust!
Discover the world of microcontrollers through Rust! - rust-embedded/discovery
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pro² network+ @prosquared.org · 05/05/2026
Have you applied yet for our 3.5 day summer school at Lancaster University? 30 places available with accommodation, meals & all course content included for just £100, plus thousands in prizes to develop the most compelling and impactful prototypes into products. Apply by 13 May: lnkd.in/etb-b6jC
A photo shows a blurry person in the background holding out an electronic device prototype which is in focus in the foreground. The device is made with a BBC Micro:bit and solder:bit gamepad components, and has a row of green glowing LED lights in the centre. Text reads '14-17 July 2026 Device Prototyping Lancaster University Summer School, Apply by the 13th of May'. Underneath are the EPSRC, Lancaster University and pro2 network+ logos.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🚩 Other Languages - TinyGo Go Language for microcontrollers and small systems, with out-of-box support for the BBC #microbit ([examples](https://github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo-zoo)).
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Macc Tech @macctech.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Good to see the Illuminate project BBC Micro:bit creations on display in Macclesfield Indoor Market today - if in town, go check them out #Macclesfield
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
🎓 Machine Learning Editors & Tools - CreateAI Create AI on your BBC #microbit using movement and machine learning. Train and test a model from your own movement data, and create a #MakeCode programme with the model to run it on your #microbit.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🎓 Machine Learning Editors & Tools - ML-Machine This project was the foundation for CreateAI, an interactive machine-learning platform by Aarhus university. Streaming the #microbit accelerometer data via Bluetooth to train and run a model in-browser.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
🆚 Visual Programming - MicroCode MicroCode is an icon-based (minimal text), editor for the #microbit V2, which can also be used to write programmes directly on the #microbit with an Arcade Shield. It is suitable for younger learners and users with variable accessibility needs.
microbit-apps.org
MicroCode start
A powerful programming environment for micro:bit
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Cody Creed @mrcodycreed.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Thanks for the follow, @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social ! I made something massive (60x60) on that tiny (5x5) display. Here is a link to the treasure hunt project: makecode.microbit.org/S98183-63412...
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Treasure Hunt Hot Potato
Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode for micro:bit.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
📚 Books - Make the most of your micro:bit Explore the #microbit features with 50 hands on projects for all ages, with clear instructions to code a range of exciting and creative projects to make your own.
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Book
I have published my very own book of projects for the micro:bit! It is available worldwide on Amazon. Make the most of your micro:bit with 50 hands on projects for all ages. Explore the features of…
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🎃👻⛓️MatnEEEK!!!⛓️👻🎃 @matneee.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Mojo the Laser Eyed Woe Kitten inspects the first of her advanced prototype assault tanks. Soon the entire city shall be crushed under her merciless paw. #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOfBsky #Lego #MicroBit
A Calico cat with her eyes reflecting the light walking on a wooden table. She's looking at a DIY remote control Lego tracked vehicle, all wires and components and circuits.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🎥 micro:bit LIVE - micro:bit Live Athens 2024 Recording of the live stream from the local #microbit Live Athens 2024 event.
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Artur Coelho @arturcoelho.masto.pt.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026
Sábados de formação. À distância, mas a partir da sala LED, porque sou preguiçoso e não me apeteceu levar os exemplos do que se pode fazer com microbit para casa... 😇
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🗿 MakeCode Extensions - micro:bit Timers Provides timer based functions for debouncing, throttling, delaying and running code in the background.
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GitHub - robo-technical-group/pxt-microbit-timers: Port of pxt-arcade-timers to the micro:bit platform
Port of pxt-arcade-timers to the micro:bit platform - robo-technical-group/pxt-microbit-timers
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🔩 Hardware - solder:bit Gamepad Open source #microbit gamepad with RGB LEDs, designed as a kit to learn how to solder with surface-mount components.
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GitHub - devices-lab/solderbit-gamepad: Learn-to-solder kit for the BBC micro:bit
Learn-to-solder kit for the BBC micro:bit. Contribute to devices-lab/solderbit-gamepad development by creating an account on GitHub.
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BlogMyWiki @blogmywiki.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
I made a very rough tide clock using a BBC micro:bit and an eInk display. Updates every 5 minutes, battery-powered, fixed interval between tides of 6h 12m 30s, set by flashing code with the number of seconds between tides. Next steps: setting the tide remotely by radio! #microbit
A BBC micro:bit with a Pimoroni inky:but electronic ink display showing a bar chart of tide height, an arrow to show if it's rising or falling and the temperature.Blocks of code that make it workA screen shot of today's tide times in Gwithian, Cornwall, where I am not.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
🔩 Hardware - micro:bit PCB Edge Connector A reproduction of the #microbit V2 PCB edge connector for KiCAD.
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GitHub - JohnVidler/kicad-microbit-v2-edge-connector: A reproduction of the Micro:bit v2 PCB edge connector for KiCAD
A reproduction of the Micro:bit v2 PCB edge connector for KiCAD - JohnVidler/kicad-microbit-v2-edge-connector
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RetroTechy @retrotechy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
When old meets new, Super Mario Bros. 2 theme song on a BBC micro:bit #bbc #nintendo #microbit youtube.com/shorts/HBBlp...
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When old meets new, Super Mario Bros. 2 theme song on a BBC micro:bit #bbc #nintendo #microbit
YouTube video by RetroTechy
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🅰️ Accessibility - Access:bit Designing and builds the Access:bit, an add-on for the #microbit using 3.5mm jacks for adaptive switches and I/O.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🅰️ Accessibility - microbit.org Accessibility Micro:bit Educational Foundation guides and resources to help teachers support students with different needs when using the #microbit.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🎥 Videos - micro:bit Science Projects YouTube playlist with fun science projects you can do with a #microbit. Great for students new to programming and electronics.
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micro:bit science projects
Fun science projects you can do with a micro:bit. Great for students new to programming and electronics.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
📐 CAD - 40 Pin Vertical SMT Edge Connector A CAD 3D model of the CYLCONN surface mount 40 pin vertical edge connector for #microbit.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
🖨️ 3D Printing - 3D Printed micro:bit Holders for the Classroom Forward Education 3D printed, tested and reviewed 7 different #microbit holders to use in the classroom.
forwardedu.com
3D Printed micro:bit Holders for the Classroom
We tested 7 different 3D printed micro:bit holders to see which one was best for the classroom.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
📐 CAD - 80 Pin Edge Connector A CAD 3D model of the #microbit through-hole 80 pin card edge connector for #microbit.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🏫 Professional Development for Teachers - Teach computing: Introducing physical computing Bring physical computing to the classroom with the #microbit, using #MakeCode or #Python and control external devices like sensors, RGB LEDs, and buzzers.
edx.org
RaspberryPiFoundation: Teach computing: Introducing physical computing | edX
Explore the exciting world of physical computing! Learn how to bring physical computing into your lessons using your choice of one of two devices and programming languages. Either explore what your learners can do with MakeCode block-based programming to control the sensors and outputs on the BBC micro:bit, or discover how they can use the power of the text-based language Python to control external devices like RGB LEDs and buzzers via the Raspberry Pi Pico.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🎓 Machine Learning Resources & Projects - Machine learning using the micro:bit A collection of six KS3 computing lessons using the #microbit with AI.
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St. John Ogilvie Business & Computing @stjohscomp.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
When you accidentally put one ot the microbits in hot water (don't do this...) Mr McKay made a couple of props for our S1 classes who are starting microbit soon. @microbit.org @stjohs.bsky.social
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🖼️ Posters - microbit.org Posters All the posters from #microbit.org, showcasing the device, editors, and projects.
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sebairstein.bsky.social @sebairstein.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
😀 c'est vraiment tres amusant cette #microbit #sebairstein #drums
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
🎓 Machine Learning Editors & Tools - MicroPal Craft your own interactive #microbit project that responds to your voice. Create a Teachable Machine Model, load it into the MicroPal website, and control the #microbit via Web Bluetooth.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
©️ RTOS targeting micro:bit - RIOT A friendly, real-time, multi-threading operating system that supports a range of devices that are typically found in the Internet of Things (IoT).
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
📅 Events - micro:bit Live Global 2026 Explore innovative approaches and powerful collaborations to unlock creative insights into computer science education in this Barcelona event on 27 & 28 of February 2026.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🎥 micro:bit LIVE - micro:bit LIVE Barcelona 2023 Event description and session recordings from the in-person Barcelona 2023 event.
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micro:bit Live Barcelona 2023
micro:bit a les aules: desenvolupant competències clau per al futur | 1a jornada presencial ! | 11 novembre 2023, de 8.30 a 14.00 | Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona
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Chris Lovell @mrlovellcomp.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Merry @microbit.org Christmas! 🎅🎄
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🅰️ Accessibility - micro:bit Switch Access Project instructions to design and 3D print a custom #microbit Bluetooth switch accessibility device for people with physical or cognitive impairments.
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Micro:bit Assistive Technology 3D Printing Project | PrintLab
In this micro:bit assistive technology project, you'll learn how to use Tinkercad or Fusion 360 to design a 3D printable Bluetooth dual switch access device.
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Guillermo Medrano @gmedranotic.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
La tecnología tiene sentido si tiene propósito💡 #Microbit controla humedad de planta y la riega por goteo debajo del umbral de humedad Y alimentada solamente con 2 pilas AAA♻️ youtube.com/shorts/My3eG... #CodeWeek #CodigoEscuela4_0_Madrid #claustrovirtual #Steam #Tecnología #ESO
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Riego automático sencillo con Micro:bit
YouTube video by Gmedrano TIC
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
📅 Events - Micro:bit Foundation Events Micro:bit Educational Foundation list of events, webminars and code-alongs.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🧑‍🏫 Teaching Resources - Coding for Climate Action KS2 & KS3 #microbit units to investigate natural hazards, design early warning systems, and address climate change through hands-on, project-based coding.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🧑‍🏫 Teaching Resources - Sustainable Computing BBC #microbit projects combining physical construction, coding, and environmental awareness to engage students in understanding the nature of the world around them.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🚩 Other Languages - Forth Forth for the BBC #microbit
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
🦀 Rust - Welcome to Bare Metal Rust Part of Google Android's team's [Comprehensive Rust](https://google.github.io/comprehensive-rust/index.html) course uses the #microbit v2.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🐍 MicroPython Libraries - Decimal Numbers A Class to perform mathematics using actual decimal numbers (not floating point numbers).
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GitHub - rhubarbdog/decimal-numbers: Perform mathematics with genuine decimal numbers
Perform mathematics with genuine decimal numbers. Contribute to rhubarbdog/decimal-numbers development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🦀 Rust - impl Rust for micro:bit Book Open source book teaches embedded Rust using #microbit by building simple and fun projects like clap-to-smile, shake detector, smart LED, send data to phone via Bluetooth, and more.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
📅 Events - micro:bit Live California 2025 Hands-on #microbit learning, sharing best practices, and shaping the future of digital education. Presented by the Micro:bit Foundation, supported by Amazon & hosted by Parallax.
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Awesome micro:bit @awesomemicrobit.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🛠️ Programming Tools - micro:bit PXT code extractor Tool to extract the embedded source code from Universal Hex files generated by the #MakeCode editor.
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GitHub - maehw/microbit-pxt-code-extractor: Extract code from Universal Hex files generated by the PXT-based Microsoft MakeCode IDE for micro:bit
Extract code from Universal Hex files generated by the PXT-based Microsoft MakeCode IDE for micro:bit - maehw/microbit-pxt-code-extractor
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