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New Project November: Personalized Controllers

Today's New Project November is from a rad student named Rami!  This was shared with us on Instagram by cheltenhammuscat! Rami in Grade 6 was tasked to recreate the classic game of "Pong" using Scratch. Our pupils enjoyed the experience of...
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STEAM Siblings: Mamta and Mrunal

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...
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Happy #ScratchWeek 2021!

Yeah! It is Scratch Week! Every day this week, keep an eye on the Scratch homepage, where they will be featuring a new themed studio every day. Thursday's theme is "Invent an Instrument!" We love this studio collection and we want to...
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Introducing our Fall 2018 Ambassador Class!

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...
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Garageband and Makey Makey Stomping Pads by Frazer Merrick

TIMING{;} 2 hours --- GRADES{;} 6th-   --- SUPPLIES{;} Makey Makey Classic Cardboard Rubber Bands Tinfoil Sticky Tape Acoustic instrument Garageband --- PRODUCTS{;} Makey Makey Classic --- TAGS{;} Scratch, Cardboard, Controller, Electronics, Music Education, Engineering, Music Technology, Performing Art   ---...
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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...
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GameBender Taking a New Direction

On May 24th, 2019, we announced our new company, GameBender. The soul of GameBender is our mission "The World is a Construction Kit." We encapsulated this mission over the last 4 years in GameBender OS (software that lets you create...
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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...
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Great new Midi App Made by MrBombMusic !

We've added a new musical app to our "Apps for Plug and Play" page!  All the apps on the "plug and play" page require no coding, so they are perfect for testing Makey Makey invention ideas, or focusing on playing...
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New Project November: Makey Makey Arcade Buttons

Today's New Project November idea comes from Frazer Merrick! In Frazer's Ableton guide, he shares how to make your own controller with these great arcade buttons.  These satisfying clicky buttons work great with Makey Makey! You can use 1 to 18...
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