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Meet the 2019-2020 Global Makey Makey Ambassadors!

We are so excited to introduce our newest class of Global Makey Makey Ambassadors! We love seeing passionate maker educators spreading around the globe from Fiji to Iraq to Tennessee!  Check out this Ambassador Map! Without further ado... Meet our...
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New Project November: Scratch for CS First by Christine Dixon

Christine Dixon wanted to make the 4th grade ELA Benchmark fun, and had students use Scratch inside Google CS First to make the stories come to life! What a great idea!   That #STEM lesson that has you leaving the...
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"Cashing In" on Design Thinking: An Epic Collaboration Project

Accessibility Series We love the innovative ways that students and educators use Makey Makey to create assistive technology! In fact, we are working on making a page to feature "accessibility" projects. This post is the perfect start if you are interested in...
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Assistive Technology, Occupational Therapy, and More Accessibility Resources

We've seen a lot of great Makey Makey work centered around the topic of accessibility and assistive technology devices. More and more occupational therapists are starting to gamify their work. Schools are also seeing the importance of combining empathy alongside invention literacy....
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It's our Bananaversary! Celebrating 10 Years of Invention

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...
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New Project November: Digital Citizenship

Today's new project November idea comes from Dr. Melissa Negreiros a professor at the College of Charleston. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Melissa Negreiros, Ph.D. (@drn_cofc)     She had her college students work in groups...
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New Project November: Cardboard Keyboards

Today's New Project November comes from Makey Makey ambassador Bradley Quentin! We love how these keyboards have an EARTH strip so that as students press down each key, a musical note will play! Bravo Mr. Quentin and students!   @Sinclair_ES...
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Celebrating Juneteenth with a Maker Mash-up by Sam Yancey

Sam Yancey from our Makey Makey Educator Facebook group recently shared some maker mash-up antiracism projects  that we wanted to share with you! Sam is working to amplify black lives and experiences through his maker projects. Here is a project he...
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Holiday Door Display for Christmahanakwanzika!

Teachers love their winter door displays and since it is the season, we wanted to share this mini guide on making your own door display featured on Instructables AND we wanted to share this amazing Makey Jukebox by one of our...
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Build a Better Book Webinar

Check out our last webinar of the school year! The Build a Better Book project works with school and library Makerspaces to engage youth in the design and fabrication of inclusive media, including picture books, games and graphics. Using both low-...
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