Op de site van de micro:bit foundation kwam het bericht voorbij dat ze in 2024 door de grens van 10 miljoen micro:bits over de hele wereld in gebruik zijn genomen. Dit is een mooie mijlpaal jaar na de introductie van de micro:bit in 2015 in de UK.

Hier kun je het volledige artikel lezen: https://microbit.org/news/2024-12-09/celebrating-10-million-microbits-around-the-world/

Een aantal mooie cijfers heb ik er even voor jullie uitgelicht.

Our impact

So far, in total:

• 56 millionyoung people have benefitted from learning with the micro:bit
• 10 millionmicro:bits have been distributed
• 60+countries using micro:bit

Between September 2023- August 2024:

• 4 millionactive users across microbit.org, Python editor and micro:bit classroom across the year
• 75 millionblocks coded every month on Microsoft MakeCode
• 355micro:bit Champions across 53 countries
• 80+partner organisations that we’re working with globally

• 80% of students that had been taught with micro:bit agreed that ‘Computing and technology is easier to understand than other subjects’ versus 52% of those that had not used micro:bit. (BBC micro:bit – the next gen, Platypus research 2024)
• After learning with micro:bit 80% of girls agreed that coding is a useful skill to learn. (Compton Unified School Districts project evaluation, 2024)
• 90% or more teachers said they were confident or very confident to use their learning and the materials provided with their students. (Consolidated research from Compton, Infosys, UNICEF projects and our personal development courses, 2024)
• 84% or more teachers agreed or agreed strongly that using micro:bit resources had increased their confidence in teaching computing. (Consolidated research from Compton, Infosys, BBC next gen projects and the micro:bit Python Editor, 2024)