[Microbit-Python] Potentially Interesting Talk at The National Museum of Computing

[Andrew Ferguson]

Thanks so much for letting me know!

On 20 March 2017 at 12:18, Nevil Hunt <nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>
> Bill Thompson's talk at the National Museum of Computing about BBC Make It
> Digital & the BBC micro:bit is now available on YouTube
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COeOODZg7eU
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>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Nevil
>
>
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> *From:* Microbit <microbit-bounces+nevil.hunt=hotmail.co.uk at python.org>
> on behalf of David Booth via Microbit <microbit at python.org>
> *Sent:* 21 February 2017 15:16
> *To:* For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions
> *Cc:* David Booth
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Microbit-Python] Potentially Interesting Talk at The
> National Museum of Computing
>
> Hi Nevil
>
> Thanks for the link
> Do you have a link for Bill Thompson's talk?
>
> All the best
> David
>
> On 21 February 2017 at 08:04, Nevil Hunt <nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Andrew, et al,
>>
>>
>> The National Museum of Computing have just posted the first video from
>> last Thursday's micro:bit day at the museum
>>
>>
>> Showing micro:bits were David Whale from the Foundation (@whaleygeek on
>> Twitter)
>>
>> Thomas Stratford showing Simon Says and the 'MegaBit' (@MrTomsWorld on
>> Twitter)
>>
>> and myself showing zbit:connect (@ZbitConnect on Twitter)
>>
>>
>> The Video is Introduced by Bill Thompson - BBC Make it Digital
>> The Video was shot by David Allen - BBC Producer of the 1980's Digital
>> Literacy Programs and who specified and commissioned the original BBC Micro
>> !
>>
>> He managed to capture some of the excitement of the children in seeing
>> the micro:bit, particularly the girl at the end!
>>
>>
>> Here is the link:-
>>
>>
>> https://youtu.be/kg0vYWlG7fo
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> Nevil
>>
>>
>>
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>> *From:* Microbit <microbit-bounces+nevil.hunt=hotmail.co.uk at python.org>
>> on behalf of Andrew Ferguson <andrewferguson500 at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* 18 February 2017 11:26
>> *To:* For Pythonic MicroBit related discussions
>> *Subject:* Re: [Microbit-Python] Potentially Interesting Talk at The
>> National Museum of Computing
>>
>> Excellent - thanks very much for letting me know about that!
>>
>> On 17 February 2017 at 23:10, Nevil Hunt <nevil.hunt at hotmail.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Andrew,
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, it was a fascinating talk. And the good news is that it was
>>> recorded by TNMOC and their Tweet earlier today says that it will be posted
>>> in YouTube.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>> Nevil
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Microbit <microbit-bounces+nevil.hunt=hotmail.co.uk at python.org>
>>> on behalf of Andrew Ferguson <andrewferguson500 at gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* 13 February 2017 22:06
>>> *To:* Python-MicroBit
>>> *Subject:* [Microbit-Python] Potentially Interesting Talk at The
>>> National Museum of Computing
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I stumbled across this talk by Bill Thompson the other day. It covers
>>> the 'challenges and successes' of the micro:bit project and looks really
>>> interesting (to me at least), but I'm over 300 miles away, so cannot
>>> attend. The cost is around £15.
>>>
>>> Event     Bill Thompson - BBC Make it Digital: Challenges and Successes
>>> Venue     The National Museum of Computing, Milton Keynes
>>> Date     Thu 16 Feb 2017 at 6:00PM
>>> Section     General
>>>
>>> If anyone does go, do let me know how it was. There was a similar talk
>>> several months ago, and I emailed TNMOC to ask if they would be able to
>>> record the talk and upload the recording. I never got a response, and so I
>>> assumed that this would not be possible, but if anyone does decide to go,
>>> and would be able to record the talk (even audio would be fine) that would
>>> be amazing. Or, if Mr Thompson uses slides, ask him to upload them / share
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Kind regards and happy micro:bit-ing...
>>> Andrew
>>>
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