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Accessibility Guide: Teaching Sign Language with Scratch and Makey Makey

TIMING{;} 30-45 min --- GRADES{;} 4th-12th --- SUPPLIES{;} Makey Makey Classic Scratch Account --- PRODUCTS{;} Makey Makey Classic --- ENDCAP{;} Get inspired and see what other people are creating! --- INSTRUCTIONS{;} Step One: Craft This The first step...

Invention Literacy Foundations: Prototype Game Controller for Makey Makey Soccer App

TIMING{;}45 min --- GRADES{;} 2nd-10th --- SUPPLIES{;} Makey Makey Play-doh Paper clips Cardboard Foil Cardstock --- PRODUCTS{;} Makey Makey Classic --- ENDCAP{;} Get inspired and see what other people are creating! --- INSTRUCTIONS{;} Joystick History Joysticks were first used...

Thinking Ahead for the Fall...at Home or at School

We know that learning is going to look different again this school year, and we are hoping we can help by providing content for kids, whether they'll be learning from home or at school. We wanted to share some ideas for...

Game Controller Challenge

TIMING{;}Up to 1 hour --- GRADES{;} 4 - 12+ --- SUPPLIES{;} Makey Makey Cardboard tape tinfoil wires old electronics --- PRODUCTS{;} Makey Makey Classic --- TAGS{;} Scratch, Controller, Makerspace, Computational Thinking, Game --- DOWNLOAD{;} N/A --- ENDCAP{;} Get inspired and see...

Fun End-of-Year Projects to Spark Collaboration and Physical Activity with Makey Makey

As the school year winds down, students start itching for a little more movement, creativity, and fun. It’s the perfect time to trade in worksheets for teamwork, and turn up the volume on collaboration, physical activity, and end-of-year celebration! Whether...

STEAM from the Heart: Connecting Making and SEL

Save the date for our next webinar! Join these lively educators as they discuss ways they've used making as a springboard for teaching SEL concepts.Learn how to focus on teaching your students to support others while making, how to solve...

Lesson Eight: Draw and Code a Poem Generator

TIMING{;}30-45 min --- GRADES{;} 4-12 --- SUPPLIES{;} Makey Makey Pencils Scratch --- PRODUCTS{;} Makey Makey Classic --- STANDARDS{;} CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.DUse precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events. --- ENDCAP{;} Get inspired and see...

New Project November: Pixel Art Fingerpaint

Today's New Project November post comes from Rosie Herold! We love seeing students take on our Makey Makey projects, and this combination of math, coding, and art is one of our favorite projects! MS math group working on coordinate...

Musical Instrument Challenge by Dori Friedman and Students

This spring Dori Friedman, a tech and innovation teacher in California, challenged her students learn about music, sound waves and more. Then students were challenged to design and build musical instruments with Makey Makey and Scratch. Dori's Inspiration Instrument Because...

Featured Educator: Josh Burker and Margaret Pastel

We love the innovative ways that educators (in both formal and informal learning spaces) introduce learners to the concept of physical computing with Makey Makey and coding languages like: Scratch, Processing, and Python. Each month, we like to feature an...

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