A Million Children

(and MicroPython)

Nicholas H.Tollervey / @ntoll

Last year...

My First Computer

http://codewith.mu/

PyZeroZero

https://github.com/py-zerozero

• PyGame Zero - A zero-boilerplate 2D games framework.
• GPIO Zero - A simple interface to everyday GPIO components used with Raspberry Pi.
• Network Zero - Making it easy for learners to use simple networking in Python.

TL;DR ~ simple child-friendly APIs on top of real modules.

http://uflash.rtfd.org/

http://microworldtour.github.io/

http://pythonineducation.org/

"Asking what sort of education and learning our community supports is how we decide what sort of community we become.

For it is through education and learning that we engage with our future colleagues, friends and supporters."

Nicholas Tollervey, 2015. :-)

We need help with:

• The Mu editor - generic Python support!
• FooBarZero and tools - See Dan Pope's talk this afternoon!
• pythonineducation.org - early days. Internationalisation!
• Playful resources that will inspire kids, teachers and developers - content!
• Other cool stuff - Jupyter for micro:bit!

This week:

One more thing...

Questions..?

ntoll.org

twitter.com/ntoll

MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit

• The source: https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython
• The docs: http://microbit-micropython.rtfd.org/
• The tools: http://uflash.rtfd.org
• The editor: http://codewith.mu/
• Examples!
• Questions.