This Is the Easiest Way to Build Accessibility Tech for Kids with Disabilities
One size DOESN’T fit all, especially when it comes to education. MaKey MaKey lets teachers tailor tech education for student needs.
Continue ReadingOne size DOESN’T fit all, especially when it comes to education. MaKey MaKey lets teachers tailor tech education for student needs.
Continue ReadingThere are all kinds of DIY instruments available for you to experiment with, but electronic instruments have to be some of the craziest.
Continue ReadingToday, Makey Makey gets a smaller sibling called Makey Makey Go, the latest version of our favorite interface board designed to allow people to quickly take everyday objects and use them to control their computers. The thumb drive shaped device is the second product from Jay Silver and Joylabz, who introduced the first Makey Makey exactly three years […]
Continue ReadingBlindfolded, the child sat at a table before a set of toy bricks and another set of cubes. The child was asked to pick them up and sort them, putting bricks on one side and cubes on the other. It’s a simple but useful task for a 3-year-old, one of many object-based exercises that Maria […]
Continue ReadingArtist Kara Stone and graphic designer Gabby DaRienzo created a knitting simulator for knitting virtual sweaters!
Continue ReadingMaker Faire Orlando is inviting educators to “Harness the Maker Movement in Your Classroom” with a special Educators session September 13th that will feature Dale Dougherty, Jay Silver, and Mark Greenlaw , all founding board members of the Maker Education Initiative (MakerEd) that seeks to create more opportunities for all young people to develop confidence, creativity, and interest in science, technology, engineering, math, art, and learning as a whole through making.
Continue ReadingGet your MaKey MaKey from the Maker Shed and use this list of ten creative projects as inspiration for your own awesome interactive build.
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