JoyLabz / Makey Makey is excited to be part of the Maker Music Festival that will go live May 15-16, 2021. We’re planning a few Makey Makey exhibits in what will be a virtual building space dedicated to Makey Makey projects. Sign up and share today!
We have a whole building of Makey Makey exhibits in our virtual building space
July was full of Teacher Professional Development. Not only are we currently leading our InfyPathfinders Summer Institute, but we are seeing so many great PDs held around the country! Infosys Pathfinders Our two week long summer institute hosted by the Infosys Foundation USA is focused on learning the basics of circuit
counter created with our Sampler web app, hula hoop game controllers, and we still have
This epic kayak controller was made for our new MakeCode Arcade Extension! MakeCode Arcade 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
Once you’ve added it, you’ll have a Makey Makey drawer that has two distinct blocks
(Guest post by Fraser McKay and Chris Smith) Maths geeks the world over adopt the 14th March (written as 3.14 with calendars whose format is month-day) as PiDay to celebrate all things Mathsy but specifically the number pi which begins 3.141592653589793… Chris Smith is renowned for his PiDay antics – it was the topic o
We have a giant 18×18 aluminium (tinfoil) grid, stuck to a black plastic sheet
Ever wondered why sunflowers are so mesmerizing? Or why lightning bolts seem to branch in just the right way? The answer isn’t just „because nature is cool“ –Â though it totally is. Nature is actually following a secret code –Â a hidden language of patterns and rules that shape the world around us. And guess what? This n
Symmetry: Nature’s Design Rulebook Why do butterflies have identical wings?
We know parents and teachers are working with their kids at home for the next few weeks, so we wanted to compile some great resources we’ve seen shared by famous authors and illustrators. A lot of these creators are doing live events to help all of us with keeping our kids learning and loving literacy, music, and makin
Each book seems to have writing activities and making activities.
Meet Rhianna Parry I am a Product Design graduate from Edinburgh Napier University who is passionate about using the power of design to solve environmental and social issues and to help improve the lives of people around the world. I like to make products that delight people, that bring joy when they are used, and can
There are thousands of women around the world who are congenital amputees, or have
We’ve been following the work of Michael Bycraft for a few years now! His students often use Makey Makey to learn the iterative design process. Today we were wowed by this controller that uses Makey Makey with a helmet to create a tilt sensor you control with head movement! Simply amazing design that can also be used a
I love video games and always have.
We are thrilled to be part of #InfyPathfinders​ Summer 2021 Professional Development training program for K-12 public school teachers, hosted by @InfyFoundation. Discover our PD this summer and apply today.
You will want to have some recyclables handy so you can realize the full potential
Wanna make something fun and wacky? Check out this kayak simulator with a pool noodle! Plug and Play with MakeCode Arcade! You can build (or mod a preexisting game) and play this game with your own alt controller built with Makey Makey.
You will have one EARTH for the left side of your kayak and one EARTH for the right
