Teaching Python with BBC micro:bit

Episode #184, published Fri, Nov 2, 2018, recorded Fri, Oct 12, 2018

Transcript

How can we make learning Python and teaching Python more real for students, especially younger students? The BBC in the UK had a great idea. Make it more physically real with actual devices. That's where Nicholas Tollervey got involved. He helped bring the BBC Micro:bit and Python to millions of kids in the UK.
Links from the show

Nicholas on Twitter: @ntoll
Python in Education pamphlet: oreilly.com
Programming with MicroPython: shop.oreilly.com
CodeGrades: codegrades.com
CodeGrades on Twitter: @codegrades
Mu editor: codewith.mu
Mu project blog: madewith.mu
Mu developer docs: mu.rtfd.io
PyCon 2018 talk on Mu: youtube.com
EuroPython talk: A Million Children (and MicroPython): youtube.com
PyCon Poland: Python in Education: youtube.com
The Story of MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit: ntoll.org
Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

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Nicholas Tollervey

Nicholas is a classically trained musician, philosophy graduate, teacher, writer and software developer. He's just like this biography: concise, honest and full of useful information.

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