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Hong Kong Schools at Micro:bit Educational Foundation Booth @BETT Show 2018, London

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micro:bit has won the hearts of Hong Kong schools!

 

@BETT 2018, 7 Hong Kong schools shared 10 micro:bit projects* on the Micro:bit Educational Foundation booth (and fischertechnik booth) over the 4 days: 24 - 27 January 2018, in London.

Hong Kong school's participation was reported on the news section of the official BBC micro:bit web site:      http://microbit.org/en/2018-03-01-microbit-in-hong-kong/

 

Hong Kong schools@ BETT 2018:

12 students - 9 teachers - 3 principals were there having lots of sharing and dialogues with visitors from around the world!

As part of the  group of 76 educators and supporters in IT in Education on the Hong Kong delegation to the UK in January, we have our students, teachers and principals, as well as display-only Hong Kong school projects  "on-duty" on the Micro:bit Educational Foundation booth over the 4 days at the BETT Show in London, the world 's largest annual educational technology show, with visitors from over 100 countries, featuring the best-of-the-best classroom solutions and thought leaders.

The Hong Kong projects were also at the fischertechnik booth:
3 out of the 4 schools (5 projects) presenting in person at BETT built their micro:bit projects with fischertechnik STEM construction materials.

 

 

Click project title(s) below each of the school names to read the project description as part of the display at BETT 2018:

Chinese YMCA College
青年會書院:
Whac-a-mole /
Intelligent crutch


Ma On Shan Ling Liang Primary School
馬鞍山靈糧小學:
Intelligent plant system


Po Leung Kuk Dr. Jimmy Wong Chi-Ho (Tin Sum Valley) Primary School
保良局王賜豪(田心谷)小學:
Tea technician/
Paper plane launcher

Fukien Secondary School Affiliated School
福建中學附屬學校(小學):
IoT cradle

STFA Yung Yau College
順德聯誼總會翁祐中學:
Smart guide path


STFA Yung Yau College
順德聯誼總會翁祐中學:
Smart baby hat


Baptist Rainbow Primary School
浸信會天虹小學:
Intelligent rubbish bin


Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) Primary School
陳瑞祺(喇沙)小學:
Water sensor door and automatic window

 *ETC Educational Technology Connection (HK) Ltd, in collaboration with AiTLE (The Association of IT Leaders in Education) arranged with the Micro:bit Educational Foundation to bring Hong Kong students and their projects to the micro:bit and fischertechnik stands at BETT.     AiTLE was the leader of the Hong Kong delegation to BETT show 2018.   ETC is the official reseller for micro:bit and fischertechnik in Hong Kong.

 


David Whale, Official micro:bit Wizard was talking to the teacher about the whac-a-light project - using torch light to hit the randomly generated light on multiple micro:bits to score.

Exhibiting Hong Kong school principals, teachers & students, HK Secretary for Education, Micro:bit CEO, Chairman of the Association of IT Leaders in Education (AiTLE) on micro:bit stand

The Hong Kong delegation @BETT show 2018

 

How all these Hong Kong micro:bit frenzy started?

Hong Kong has been known for its international outlook and has always been on the lookout for the very latest in technology in education.   micro:bit is the hottest coding and STEM solution our schools are adopting these days since 2016.    

The uptake has been completely ground-up:   initiated by teachers and principals, and not from the typical top-down policy route.

micro:bit - brought to Hong Kong by teachers, for teachers

It all started with the 2016 Hong Kong delegation to the BETT show.   micro:bit has stolen the limelight as the most sought after solution that teachers “wanted” to bring back to Hong Kong.     Since August 2016, micro:bit’s uptake by schools has taken an exponential growth rate, and continues to grow steadily, covering both primary and secondary schools, across different subject areas.
ETC Educational Technology Connection (HK) Ltd has been working with the Association of IT Leaders in Education since BETT 2016 to bring both the micro:bit and micro:bit trainings to Hong Kong since August 2016.    1 million British Years 7 (age 11) students received their micro:bit for free from the BBC in May 2016.
With the committed and ongoing efforts of the Association of IT Leaders in Education,  hundreds to thousand of Hong Kong teachers have been undergoing continued trainings in the use of micro:bit in the classroom and after-school activities. 

 

About the micro:bit:

For those who are not familiar with the micro:bit, hear what Zach Shelby, ex-CEO, micro:bit said in 30 minutes to Hong Kong teachers, at ETC Educational Technology Connection booth @ Learning and Teaching Expo 2017, Hong Kong. 

Zach approved our request to showcase Hong Kong school projects at BETT 2018 - a big thank you on behalf of our schools!


What can you do with the micro:bit? (4.5mins)


Let's make a dice - Coding with micro:bit (8mins)


Ready Dice!! - Download your programme to micro:bit (7mins)


 Q&A (include: Can we code micro:bit offline? Or code with tablets? Is micro:bit breakable?) (6mins)


Q&A (include: Can we swap Codes between Block & Text? Or control our smart phones with micro:bit?) (6mins)

Blocks/Java Script MakeCode Editor 

 

Hong Kong Government Information Services press releases:

Included the coverage of the Secretary for Education's visit to the Micro:bit Foundation Booth, showing support to Hong Kong students/teachers/principals on 24th January at BETT show 2018:

June 2018  edition of the Hong Kong Review, newsletter of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (HKETO) 

See the mention of Hong Kong teachers and students showcase of projects on the BBC micro:bit booth at BETT show January 2018, duirng the  Education Secretary, Mr Kevin Yeung's  visit to UK this January per  the June 2018  edition of the Hong Kong Review, newsletter of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (HKETO)  

http://www.hketolondon.gov.hk/news/docs/HK_Review_June_2018.pdf#ESUK 

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