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Creating paper circuits is an introductory activity to teach about the concepts of circuits and switches. It can also be used for prototyping etextiles. Paper circuits can be used at all levels by students and adults. To work with copper tape students will need to be able to manage copper tape which is like working with sticky tape.  Paper circuits can be used to add bling to dioramas, poster and models in subjects that don't usually incorporate digital systems, such as Art, History, Geography, Science. Paper circuits can be used to prototype more complex systems. There are now a range of resources that allow you to create more complex circuits that also include digital technologies such as stick on stickers and sensors. ChibiTronics  were created by Jie Qi and she show cased a range of projects that incorporate copper tape and micro-controllers. This is an example of Jie Qi's integration of paper circuits and micro controllers with Art. Original link This

Did you know the Micro:bit requires firmware upgrades. Firmware is the operating system for the Micro:bit board. If you are getting unexplained errors when downloading programs it may be that your firmware is out of date. To check what version of firmware you are running there are 2 methods. Method 1 Plug in the Micro:bit to the USB port. Open the Block coding editor  https://makecode.microbit.org/#editor Click on the three dots beside the download button. Click on Pair device When you click on Pair device a window will pop up to prompt you to pair. Click on Pair Device . Then click on the device you want to pair from the list. Click on Connect. If you get this message below, you will need to update your firmware. How to video Under "Update Firmware" it will list the minimum firmware version you will need. Click on Check you firmware version here and update if needed." This will take you to the  support site  published by Micro:bit on how to troubles