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Microsoft touch develop and the BBC micro:bit. / Ball, T.; Protzenko, J.; Bishop, J. et al.
2016. 637-640.

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Ball, T, Protzenko, J, Bishop, J, Moskal, M, De Halleux, J, Braun, M, Hodges, S & Riley, C 2016, 'Microsoft touch develop and the BBC micro:bit', pp. 637-640. https://doi.org/10.1145/2889160.2889179

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Ball, T., Protzenko, J., Bishop, J., Moskal, M., De Halleux, J., Braun, M., Hodges, S., & Riley, C. (2016). Microsoft touch develop and the BBC micro:bit. 637-640. https://doi.org/10.1145/2889160.2889179

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Ball T, Protzenko J, Bishop J, Moskal M, De Halleux J, Braun M et al.. Microsoft touch develop and the BBC micro:bit. 2016. doi: 10.1145/2889160.2889179

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Ball, T. ; Protzenko, J. ; Bishop, J. et al. / Microsoft touch develop and the BBC micro:bit. 4 p.

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