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OKdo Selected as Micro:bit Educational Foundation Global Manufacturer and Distributor

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Monday, June 19, 2023
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LONDON, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OKdo, part of the RS Group, is pleased to announce its selection as one of Micro:bit Educational Foundation's leading global manufacturers and distributors. Additionally, this partnership will help foster a new generation of innovators, improving children's computational thinking and unlocking their creative potential.

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  • As a trusted partner, OKdo is committed to supporting The Foundation's mission by ensuring the seamless production and distribution of micro:bits worldwide.
  • With its expertise, extensive global network and marketing engine in the education sector, OKdo will play a pivotal role in driving educational initiatives and expanding access to micro:bit technology to a new level.
  • Having already impacted the lives of 39 million children and distributed over 7.5 million devices since its inception in 2016, the Micro:bit Educational Foundation provides quality educational resources to schools and children globally.
  • OKdo is a global technology company from RS Group plc which is disrupting single board computer (SBC) and IoT segments.

Tetris movie: why the story of the game's origins is legendary

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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There are very few video game elements that I could describe so simply that even some non-gamers would recognise.

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  • There are very few video game elements that I could describe so simply that even some non-gamers would recognise.
  • But I am, of course, talking about the shapes, or the “tetrominoes”, from the nearly 40-year-old game of Tetris.
  • Alongside Pac-Man, Super Mario, and Sonic the Hedgehog, Tetris was one of the first video games to break into popular culture.
  • How else can you explain the recent release of the Tetris movie, starring Taron Egerton?
  • Bizarrely, this film is based on what you think would be the rather dry legal arguments of the intellectual property rights of the game.
  • The machine had no graphical display and so the games were displayed using text but Tetris still hooked many of Pajitnov’s colleagues.

UK Digital Literacy to Receive Major Boost as 57k BBC micro:bit Coding Devices Donated to Primary Schools

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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In partnership with Nominet and the Scottish government, 57,000 BBC micro:bit devices will be donated to UK primary schools, alongside comprehensive teaching resources and online Continuing Professional Development courses.

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  • In partnership with Nominet and the Scottish government, 57,000 BBC micro:bit devices will be donated to UK primary schools, alongside comprehensive teaching resources and online Continuing Professional Development courses.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    As digital literacy and computing become increasingly important core skills, this major boost to teaching these subjects will see approximately 3,000 UK primary schools receive around 20 devices each.
  • Having launched in 2016, today there are 6 million BBC micro:bits being used by children all over the world, including most UK secondary schools.
  • The Foundation has also seen growing adoption and demand from primary schools to teach 8 11-year-olds with the devices.