Description: Another new title in the QuestKids(R) children's series that was launched by In Easy Steps in 2018, designed to make learning fun for children. Coding with BBC micro: bit teaches children how to use the BBC micro: bit, and then guides them through 10 exciting projects, including a temperature sensor, simple interactive games, and an alarm system.
Brief description: Dan Aldred is a Computer Science teacher and a freelance resource writer and hacker. He has championed the use of the Raspberry Pi as a tool for learning and creativity and is a Raspberry Pi Certified educator. Dan led the winning team of students for the first Astro Pi competition, whose code is now orbiting Earth aboard the ISS. Dan has authored a set of international micro: bit teaching resources with ARM and hacked Scratch with a Microsoft Kinnect for an open evening at school and invited all the students to dance. Dan currently resides in the UK. Dan runs the TeCoEd website (www.tecoed.co.uk) and also a YouTube channel.