The BBC is giving a tiny computer to every year 7 child in the UK - for free

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The BBC has announced the final form of the micro:bit, a tiny computer it's giving to every year 7 child in the UK for free.
The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized, codeable computer - and one million have been earmarked for every 11 or 12-year-old child in year 7 or equivalent in the UK for free.
The name is a nod to the 1980s BBC Micro computer, and the device is a part of the BBC's 2015 Make it Digital initiative, which is designed to help inspire kids to get into science, technology and engineering.
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