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If you ask Zach Shelby, vice president of developers, IoT services group at Arm about what the company is doing to help drive long-term Internet of Things adoption, he is likely to tell you about the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, an organization he found to help globalize hardware intended to help teach the next generation tech skills. The Micro:bit Educational Foundation is impressive not just for its relatively small footprint and price point (it can be had for $15) but its potential to inspire creativity, teaching the next generation of creators about the Internet of Things and development. “What gets really interesting is that you have sensor technology you can use: three-axis accelerometers, three-axis magnetometers, light sensors and a Bluetooth radio.”