--- title: SparkFun Education Blog | micro:bit (3) description: micro:bit | Maker Education Blog (3) --- [![Sparkfun](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/img/logo.png)](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/index.html) - [SparkFun Webstore](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Higher Ed](https://sparkfuneducation.com/higher-ed/index.html) - [Contact Us](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/contact-us.html) - [Follow Us](https://twitter.com/SparkFunEDU) - [Home](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Curriculum](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/curriculum.html) - [PD/Events](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/professional-dev.html) - [KITS/Materials](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/materials.html) - [Educator Stories](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/educator-stories.html) - [Activities](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com) [Blog Home](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/) / SparkFun Education Blog [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/Social/Micro4Ed%20Class-04.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/mark-your-2019-calendars-sparkfun-in-the-wild) ## [Mark Your 2019 Calendars: SparkFun in the Wild](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/mark-your-2019-calendars-sparkfun-in-the-wild) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 12/4/18 6:28 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/mark-your-2019-calendars-sparkfun-in-the-wild#comments-listing) [Professional Development](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/professional-development) [Events](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/events) [announcement](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/announcement) [python](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/python) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [Training](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/training) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) 2019 is fast approaching, and so are the 2019 educational conferences. SparkFun's Community Development Field Engineer, Jeff Branson, has already lined up some exciting talks for the beginning of ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/mark-your-2019-calendars-sparkfun-in-the-wild) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/14484-SparkFun_gator-bit-04.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-use-the-sparkfun-gatorbit) ## [How to Use the SparkFun gator:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-use-the-sparkfun-gatorbit) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 11/29/18 6:31 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-use-the-sparkfun-gatorbit#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) We recently launched a new line of products that make it easy to add sensors, buttons, LEDs and more to the micro:bit with alligator clips. This ecosystem includes the gator:bit, gator:starter, ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-use-the-sparkfun-gatorbit) [![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/c80F-K7Kd7odvTbrvfSzyF963ljZKeWrNYk0xWtsS1QmPAsxhKWk4cxdQGykysOMoCjlw-fd3zHYiyOBD0vi1dnjjNu14d6d3ixTeiamhZSK3qxpNt1EcQlC3PaDQR0YSx95IlBCdsoIlYeJRA)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-datalog-using-only-the-microbit) ## [How To Datalog Using Only the micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-datalog-using-only-the-microbit) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 11/15/18 6:28 AM [7](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-datalog-using-only-the-microbit#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [microcontroller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microcontroller) [computer science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/computer-science) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The micro:bit has taken technology education by storm and we have been working on a number of ways to help educators make it more applicable for day to day use for students and teachers rather than ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-datalog-using-only-the-microbit) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/gator-bit/gator-boards-banner.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-use-sparkfun-gatorboards) ## [How To Use SparkFun gator:boards](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-use-sparkfun-gatorboards) BY [Melissa Felderman](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/melissa-felderman) 11/13/18 6:25 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-use-sparkfun-gatorboards#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [basic circuits](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/basic-circuits) [What is a](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/what-is-a) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The SparkFun gator:board ecosystem is an amazing set of development and prototyping boards for students. The ecosystem interfaces with the micro:bit and all electrical connections are accessible via ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/how-to-use-sparkfun-gatorboards) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/microbit/gatorbit.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/the-gator-board-ecosystem-is-here) ## [The Gator Board Ecosystem is Here!](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/the-gator-board-ecosystem-is-here) BY [Melissa Felderman](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/melissa-felderman) 10/30/18 6:28 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/the-gator-board-ecosystem-is-here#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [basic circuits](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/basic-circuits) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) We know how much educators have been loving the micro:bit for classroom use, so here at SparkFun we decided to develop an ecosystem that would make the micro:bit even easier to use and safer to work ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/the-gator-board-ecosystem-is-here) [![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/k1F4aot_PaaGETUvVE1jxNfbmkzR0TaHx9oVCveA5tNFNEaOLubTnfRw5Hdj6yIWp9jAIlYtvKXM9gSFzkREIlaW8E0CkROYPngnaVbSD0mu9M83OAhkg5Bjaqu3Klz5QVmR6u68)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/creative-computation-with-microbit-and-motobit) ## [Creative Computation with micro:bit and moto:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/creative-computation-with-microbit-and-motobit) BY [Ryan Jenkins](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/ryan-jenkins) 10/25/18 6:34 AM [3](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/creative-computation-with-microbit-and-motobit#comments-listing) [Maker Education](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/maker-education) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [microcontroller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microcontroller) [STEAM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/steam) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) For past several months, our team at Wonderful Idea Co. have been developing a series of playful workshops that allow learners to explore coding, robotics and computational thinking. Many of these ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/creative-computation-with-microbit-and-motobit) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/microbit/microbit-continuum.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-school-district-ecosystem-for-computer-science-and-electronics) ## [A School District Ecosystem for Computer Science and Electronics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-school-district-ecosystem-for-computer-science-and-electronics) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 10/2/18 6:37 AM [3](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-school-district-ecosystem-for-computer-science-and-electronics#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) I see it over and over again when I tour a school district - I walk into a middle or high school technology classroom and see students doing amazing work with different tools and product sets from ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/a-school-district-ecosystem-for-computer-science-and-electronics) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/Python_Images-02-1.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/getting-started-with-micropython) ## [Getting Started with MicroPython](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/getting-started-with-micropython) BY [Shawn Hymel](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shawn-hymel) 9/27/18 6:30 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/getting-started-with-micropython#comments-listing) [python](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/python) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [microcontroller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microcontroller) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) If you are already teaching Python in the classroom, MicroPython can be a fantastic way to introduce microcontrollers into the mix to interact with hardware by blinking lights, responding to button ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/getting-started-with-micropython) [![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/wxsRKk3HtmAyCWJWoDQnRtf18PF0VaUUvI2DiWPka3wHBKm5V9lN-dJ-YMw6MWjxtu72TKJNCr5gcSMrf95Q8v9h8QqWwEIHylcxyupExhKyAcY8dcX17p1jNb0BT5p93RAXzlTMXO-wMS80Fg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/datalogging-with-the-microbit-part-2) ## [Datalogging with the micro:bit Part 2](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/datalogging-with-the-microbit-part-2) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 8/23/18 6:24 AM [3](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/datalogging-with-the-microbit-part-2#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [microcontroller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microcontroller) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In the first installment of this short series on data logging with the micro:bit we looked at how to use the SparkFun OpenLog to log data to a microSD card over a longer period of time. The OpenLog ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/datalogging-with-the-microbit-part-2) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/mb%20openlog.png)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/remote-sensing-and-datalogging-with-the-microbit) ## [Remote Sensing and Datalogging with the micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/remote-sensing-and-datalogging-with-the-microbit) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 6/21/18 6:35 AM [1](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/remote-sensing-and-datalogging-with-the-microbit#comments-listing) [micro:bit](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [microcontroller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microcontroller) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) As we have worked with teachers using the micro:bit more and more over the past year, we have seen amazing projects across different subject areas. Teachers are the smartest… digital high-five! One ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/remote-sensing-and-datalogging-with-the-microbit) [Previous](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit/page/2) [All posts](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/all) [Next](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit/page/4) ### Subscribe to SparkFun Education Blog ### Topics - [helpful information (79)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Maker Education (60)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/maker-education) - [teaching tools (55)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) - [getting started (54)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) - [Guest Post (44)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) - [computer science (40)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/computer-science) - [micro:bit (38)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microbit) - [student projects (37)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) - [STEM (36)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/stem) - [programming (34)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) - [STEAM (31)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/steam) - [Events (28)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/events) - [Arduino (25)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/arduino) - [robotics (20)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) - [e-textiles (18)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/e-textiles) - [Professional Development (17)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/professional-development) - [basic circuits (17)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/basic-circuits) - [What is a (16)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/what-is-a) - [announcement (16)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/announcement) - [makerspace (15)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/makerspace) - [Community Partnership Program (14)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/community-partnership-program) - [Training (13)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/training) - [raspberry pi (13)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/raspberry-pi) - [python (11)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/python) - [AVC (10)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/avc) - [paper circuits (10)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/paper-circuits) - [Makey Makey (8)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/makey-makey) - [SIK (8)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/sik) - [Adventures in Science (7)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/adventures-in-science) - [microcontroller (7)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/microcontroller) - [Internet of Things (5)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/internet-of-things) - [Processing (4)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/processing) - [Javascript (3)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/javascript) - [LilyPad (3)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/lilypad) - [funding (3)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/funding) - [weather (3)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/weather) - [Insider (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/insider) - [Johnny-five (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/johnny-five) All Tags ### Recent Authors - [Megan Hemmings (79)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) - [Maya Kleinbort (22)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/maya-kleinbort) - [Derek Runberg (21)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) - [Shane Diller (16)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shane-diller) - [Jeff Branson (15)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/jeff-branson) - [Angela Sheehan (12)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/angela-sheehan) - [Melissa Felderman (9)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/melissa-felderman) - [Megan Arnold (8)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-arnold) - [Brian Huang (6)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/brian-huang) - [Shawn Hymel (6)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shawn-hymel) - [Shelby Landsman (6)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shelby-landsman) - [Jahnell Pereira (5)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/jahnell-pereira) - [Hailey Blessing (5)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/hailey-blessing) - [Mike Grusin (3)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/mike-grusin) - [Peter Hanson (3)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/peter-hanson) - [Andrew Milne (3)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/andrew-milne) - [Toni Klopfenstein (2)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/toni-klopfenstein) - [Joanna Drusin (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/joanna-drusin) - [Joe Romano (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/joe-romano) - [Mrinali P. Kesavadas (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/mrinali-p-kesavadas) - [Christa Flores (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/christa-flores) - [Michelle Shorter (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/michelle-shorter) - [Colleen Graves (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/colleen-graves) - [Janelle Curtis (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/janelle-curtis) - [Eric Bogatin (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/eric-bogatin) - [Athena Zhang Baker (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/athena-zhang-baker) - [Janice Levenhagen (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/janice-levenhagen) - [Carol Hamilton (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/carol-hamilton) - [Vanessa Lail (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/vanessa-lail) - [Bobby Chan (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/bobby-chan) - [Glenn Samala (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/glenn-samala) - [Zack Weaver (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/zack-weaver) - [Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/dr-jean-sébastien-blouin) - [Daphne Sipes (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/daphne-sipes) - [Axel Reitzig (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/axel-reitzig) - [Justin Weisz (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/justin-weisz) - [Kylie Peppler (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/kylie-peppler) - [Michael Megliola (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/michael-megliola) - [Casey Kuhns (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/casey-kuhns) - [Rebecca Grabman (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/rebecca-grabman) - [Sylvia Martinez (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/sylvia-martinez) - [Charles Randolph (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/charles-randolph) - [Ira Sather-Olson (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/ira-sather-olson) - [Kathy Strickland (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/kathy-strickland) - [Pete Lewis (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/pete-lewis) - [Jamie Roth (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/jamie-roth) - [Mimi Tran Zambetti (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/mimi-tran-zambetti) - [Ryan Jenkins (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/ryan-jenkins) - [Kristen Deuschle (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/kristen-deuschle) - [Erika Myers (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/erika-myers) - [Sara Gonzalez (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/sara-gonzalez) - [Celeste Moreno (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/celeste-moreno) - [Samantha Nagle (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/samantha-nagle) - [Pearce Melcher (1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/pearce-melcher) All Authors ### Recent Posts ### Submit Your Idea [![SparkFun Education](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/img/logo.png)](http://www.sparkfuneducation.com/index.html) #### Other Resources - [Contact Us](http://www.sparkfuneducation.com/contact-us.html) - [About SparkFun](http://www.sparkfun.com) - [FAQs](https://www.sparkfun.com/static/faq) - [Customer Service](https://www.sparkfun.com/support) - [Shipping](https://www.sparkfun.com/support) - [Terms and Conditions](https://www.sparkfun.com/terms) #### Sign Up for Newsletter © Copyright 2016. All Rights Reserved.