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It's our Bananaversary! Celebrating 10 Years of Invention

May 16, 2022 Happy Bananaversary to Makey Makey! We're stoked to announce a new milestone for Makey Makey! This month, we are celebrating 10 years of invention! From the start, we have placed a high value on learning through play and discovery, delivering tools that inspire joy and creative... READ MORE

Come to Maker Music Festival May 15, 2022

May 06, 2022 Maker Music Festival is just one week away! There will be new exhibits and live sessions May 14th and 15th! What is it? The Maker Music Festival celebrates the makers of innovative, experimental and just plain unusual musical instruments. In... READ MORE

STEAM Siblings: Mamta and Mrunal

Apr 27, 2022 Makey Makey Workshop and the STEAM siblings Last May, we led our first Makey Makey Certified Educator Workshop where we met Mamta and Mrunal Shah! At the workshop, they introduced themselves to us as the STEAM siblings. Mamta Shah, PhD is... READ MORE

Interactive Sheet Music with Makey Makey

Apr 21, 2022 A year ago, we were blown away by this Instructable by Lina Maria: Teaching Music, a MUSIC SHEET That Actually SOUNDS! We made our own with a vinyl cutter and some foil! Check it out! READ MORE

Makey Makey Poetry Ideas

Apr 07, 2022 April is Poetry Month! Let's celebrate by creating interactive poetry with Makey Makey! Here are some of our favorite project ideas! Sampler Poetry Did you know you could make poetry with our music sampler? Students could make or upload sound... READ MORE

Scratch for CS First

Apr 04, 2022 Did you know students can access Scratch through Google CS First? As a teacher, you can create classes and add students. Then students can create their Scratch projects in Google CS First. READ MORE

Interactive Games by students at St. John Bosco High School

Apr 01, 2022 Mr. Corkhill students in the Computer Science Pathway have made some amazing Makey Makey projects! (Learn more about Academic Pathways at St. John Bosco High School) This Reel features a project for the AP Computer Science Principle students. This is their... READ MORE