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Python on Hardware

By Maker.io Staff

A whole generation of programmers have now grown up with the web, where JavaScript is the de facto language for creating dynamic user interfaces and managing databases.

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Micro:Bit is Making Its way into US Schools

By Kevin Walseth

The BBC Micro:Bit is a tiny programmable computer, designed to make learning and teaching easy and fun!

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Maker Faire Bay Area 2019

By ASHLEY

The time has come yet again for Maker Faire Bay Area!

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2018 Holiday Gift Guide

By ASHLEY

Are you looking for inexpensive gifts that will challenge and engage the recipients mind? This year DigiKey has put together a list of a few products that will do just that.

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Let’s Make a Robot: MOVE: with the Microbit

By Andrew Leer

If you’re reading this maybe you’re interested in building your very first robot and being able to program that robot. The MOVE: for the Microbit microcontroller may just be the answer to all of your problems.

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An Overview of Makecode and Getting Started With micro:bit

By Maker.io Staff

The micro:bit is a small microcontroller designed to make microcontroller projects easy and entertaining. In this how-to article, we will look at getting a micro:bit running on MakeCode, a programming platform for the micro:bit.

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Valentine's Unicorn Box

By Kevin Walseth

My 8-year-old daughter was tasked by her 3rd grade teacher to build a Valentines box. She searched the web and picked a unicorn box and wanted scrolling eyes. So I thought about the Micro:Bit.

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BBC microbit Development Board

By Lindsay Foy

The micro:bit is incredibly user friendly and can easily be used by entry-level makers including those in elementary school. The micro:bit is programmable by drag and drop of a hex file with no software to install.