THE BLOG

Hour of Code Challenge: Day 4: Code an Instrument

Dec 06, 2018 Happy Computer Science Education Week! We've been having a great week seeing so many teachers introducing students to coding. We thought we'd share one of our favorite challenges today. Everybody loves a good banana piano, but what about coding your... READ MORE

Hour of Code Day 3 and Makey Maze Challenge

Dec 05, 2018 This week is Computer Science Education week and we are celebrating by issuing a daily Hour of Code Challenge. Our 3rd challenge for Hour of Code is to code your own maze in Scratch! Earlier this year, we challenged the... READ MORE

Hour of Code: Day Two Challenge

Dec 04, 2018 We hope you are enjoying Hour of Code this week! Yesterday, we announced a new labz guide for "The Ultimate Stomp Pad." With this guide, we challenged makers to create a one button game in Scratch. We'd love to see the games... READ MORE

Happy #CSEdWeek! Here's our Day One Challenge

Dec 03, 2018 This week is the start of Computer Science Education Week and schools around the country are introducing kids to Computer Science with Hour of Code activities. Last week we shared a few ideas for coding with Scratch and controlling those... READ MORE

Hour of Code and Beyond!

Nov 28, 2018 Every December schools around the country celebrate Hour of Code as part of Computer Science Education Week. We can't wait to see how you have your students mash up coding with inventing out of everyday stuff. We know from years past that... READ MORE

Fun Fact Friday: Great News for Labz!

Nov 16, 2018 Google Classroom Sync Did you know that you can now sync your Google Classroom classes with Makey Makey Labz? Now it's easy to create classes in Labz and share remix ideas with students! Here's a super quick tutorial on how... READ MORE

Introducing our Fall 2018 Ambassador Class!

Nov 15, 2018 We are so happy to introduce our first global class of Makey Makey Ambassadors! In a flood of applications, these 20 individuals stood out by producing great content in Labz, actively training other educators about Makey Makey, and/or having a strong... READ MORE