Farnell celebrates production of 5 million micro:bit cards

Since 2016, micro:bit has been adopted by several educational organisations around the world to support the learning of STEM disciplines through educational programmes

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Farnell, exclusive manufacturing partner of the Micro:bit Educational FoundationFarnell, the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, has reached the milestone of 5 million BBC micro:bit devices produced.

Since 2016, micro:bit has been adopted by several educational organisations around the world to support the learning of STEM disciplines through educational programmes, helping the Foundation reach around 25 million children in over 60 countries and teach them computer skills.

And the Micro:bit Educational Foundation has announced a new micro:bit board with increased memory capacity, a faster processor and, for the first time, 'out of the box' audio and touch functionality. The new solution will be available for purchase from Farnell from November.

Lee Turner, Global Head of Semiconductors and SBC at Farnell , said: "Farnell is honoured to be the exclusive manufacturer of the Micro:bit Education Foundation and we are proud to join our partners in celebrating the production of 5 million micro:bits, along with their announcement of a new upgraded version of the board".

Farnell's commitment to education

Farnell also provides a range of resources to help educators, teachers and parents support children in STEM disciplines. The STEM Academy on the element14 community, in particular, provides a wide range of content and support for those who want to start using micro:bits. It is an online space that provides content for everyone to learn electronic and computer design in the classroom. The Learning Circuit' series from the element14 community presents a series of instructional videos exploring the micro:bit. These short videos show users how to use micro:bits in their projects and offer instructions and tips on how to make some of them. Further resources are also available on the Micro:bit Educational Foundation website.

 

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