In this episode, we’re talking to John Phillips, Director of the AustSTEM Foundation about the Kookaberry - which is like the BBC micro:bit for Australia with some really interesting twists!
I got in touch with John via Damien George, who is the creator and key maintainer of MicroPython, a python implementation for microcontrollers. And as you may guess now, the Kookaberry is running MicroPython, too. While the Kookaberry can be programmed in visual and textual ways, the features that make it stand out are around the usefulness for teachers in the classroom right from the start, without internet connection and without extra computers.
https://kidslab.dev/2020/02/24/the-kookaberry-with-john-phillips/