Did you know you can get a full scale #piano with your #MakeyMakey invention kit? Use the ##MakeyMaxbackpack to plug and play all the inputs on your next musical invention! #STEM #STEAM
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Featured Educator Series We love the innovative ways that educators (in both formal and informal learning spaces) introduce learners to the concept of empathy and assistive technology . Each month, we like to feature an educator and a unique project they’ve worked on recently. To read more educator posts, simply sign u
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A few educators on our Facebook group took tinkering to a whole new level this school year by making their own giant Makey Makeys. Our team thought this was a great idea for teaching students about microcontrollers. Hence, we asked our Director of Creative Content to create a free guide for making your own functional gigantic Makey Makey. Let’s get started!
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Simple Circuit: To complete a simple circuit, you must create a loop for the electrons to flow. Since all inputs on Makey Makey complete a circuit, you just need to figure out how to wire up an LED and build a simple switch. If you build a successful current, your light will shine on any key press! In this lab, you will create your own simple circuit with Makey Makey, building simple switches, and once you’ve mastered that, you’ll move on to parallel circuits.
Remember that LEDs have a short leg to indicate the
Learn to create your own guitar sounds in Scratch or with our Makey Makey Sampler and turn cardboard into a musical instrument!
(You have a limit of five seconds) Press to test your
Check out our new plug and play projects for exploring Makey Makey! Over the last two years, we’ve developed new plug and play apps, released booster kits, and even new Makey Makey backpacks (an expansion board set that makes it easier to use the back of your Makey Makey!) All these new products, mean we’ve been workin
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The ‘Musical Paint Brushes’ offer a variety of therapeutic benefits to include: improving fine motor coordination, improve grasp, improve visual motor coordination, improve cause/effect understanding and improve social play. Accessibility / Assistive Technology / Occupational Therapy / Gamify Learning
Next, if you are using paint brushes that have metal
Great News! We added a Makey Makey extension to MakeCode Arcade! What is MakeCode Arcade? This Microsoft programming environment enables students to quickly develop programming skills by creating and modding retro games. With a few blocks or lines of code, students can create custom games for others to play. Welcome
Once you’ve added it, you’ll have a Makey Makey drawer
Create your own Ableton controller with a Makey Makey and you can trigger samples, control loops and play beats with this arcade inspired device. Using arcade buttons and a Makey Makey, you can build your own custom controller and perform electronic music live, all with the push of an arcade button. Ableton controller
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Meet Ulla Hauptman, a passionate international educator who has found creative ways to connect biology and computer science using Makey Makey in her classroom. Ulla has a background in biology and computer science and currently teaches students ranging from 5th to 13th grade at a public school in a small German rural t
Foundation, teachers were able to take everything home to have
