Featured Educator Series: Learn about how John and Susan bring exploded controllers to teach students and teachers about game design and game controller design. Powered by Makey Makey and everyday stuff!
, they had participants use and then remake the controllers, but John and Susan have
April is Poetry Month! Let’s celebrate by creating interactive poetry with Makey Makey! Here are some of our favorite project ideas! Sampler Poetry Did you know you could make poetry with our music sampler? Students could make or upload sound bites to accompany a poem, or even read and record poetic sound bites. Our Sa
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Cleaning and Loaning Out Kits We’ve been getting a lot of questions about cleaning Makey Makey lately, so we wanted to share this post on keeping your kits clean! This post is for those of you who want to clean your Makey Makey kits between users, or if you are loaning out kits. Here are some suggestions for keeping it
 Brush your Teeth 2) We know sometimes that you might have had too much fun
Makey Makey: An Invention Kit for Everyone. Ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? Alligator clip to start inventing the future.
So we have dedicated our lives to making easy use invention kits.
Last month we asked the community to share what you love about Makey Makey, and share storage tips and more! Check out these awesome ideas from maker educators just like you! Storage Tips Sharee shares a great photo box solution! We love how each Makey Makey kit fits in a photo box and the whole STEM pack can be in on
We have some great poetry guides on our how to page!
Jess Godwin, an artist and musician we follow on Instagram is working on a full series using Makey Makey to create beautiful and colorful videos. (If you like the videos, consider supporting Jess on Patreon!) She reprogrammed the inputs on Makey Makey to be key commands for her midi controller, plus she’s sampled her o
Many, many good things came from that time, and I have a deep love for the people
Today’s new project November idea is to invent a controller for one of our new apps! The NEW Makey Makey Piano App The new Makey Makey Piano App is the culmination of years of learning and play at JoyLabz. We took our tried-and-true piano app that was created when Makey Makey was first introduced, and we took it up a l
Buzzer App Want to make a Jeopardy-style quiz show for your classroom or maybe have
 Pay for this event and the materials will automatically be added to your cart at a discount. The Makey Makey Certified Educator Workshop is an intensive, hands-on, virtual class during which you’ll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning Makey Makey. This workshop is
This workshop is designed for teachers who have experience teaching Makey Makey with
Taking Pianos Beyond the Banana Everyone loves a good banana piano, but there are a bunch of great piano guides to stretch your thinking beyond the banana. Jordi Crespo just posted this epic piano guide on Instructables and it got us thinking about all the ways you can Makey Makey a Piano! In Jordi’s Instructables, he
 Makey Makey works by connecting alligator clips to everyday things that have some
It’s time to head back to school! We are celebrating with a bundle and save sale along with some weekly blog posts giving you the best tips and tricks for using Makey Makey in your classroom this year! Today’s post is all about creating interactive poetry with Makey Makey! Here are some of our favorite project ideas! S
(Check out this online Black Out Poetry generator if you do not have discarded
