“The Micro Bit mini-computer is to be sold across the world and enthusiasts are to be offered blueprints showing how to build their own versions. The announcements were made by a new non-profit foundation that is taking over the educational project, formerly led by the BBC. About one million of the devices were given away free to UK-based schoolchildren earlier this year. The BBC says they encourage children, especially girls, to code. However, the delayed rollout of the machines to last year’s Year 7s (11-to-12-year-olds) caused problems for teachers who had less time than expected to prepare related classes.”