They go by names like littleBits, Makey Makey, Squishy Circuits and Makeblock, and their goal is to get kids thinking like inventors instead of passive learners. Aligned with the maker movement—which ...

There are plenty of interactive Arduino projects for beginners, but for the last decade, Makey Makey has been a favorite among kids, parents, and educators alike. Created by MIT alums Jay Silver and ...

SALISBURY — Have you ever seen a 3D printer or 3D Doodle pen in action? Played with a GoPro camera? Experimented with a Makey Makey? Rowan Public Library and the Catawba College Curriculum Materials ...

At about the size of a credit card, the original Makey Makey (now called the Classic) isn't exactly a behemoth, but it's not really something you could wear around your neck or dangle from your ear ...

This is where Makey Makey comes in. It’s a $49.99 circuit board you clip onto any object you wish to turn into a controller for one of your gadgets–provided, that is, that said object is mildly ...

Unscrambling a web of wires and computer code was the task at hand for a group of junior high students earlier this month. The students at South East Junior High used Makey Makey kits — tools that ...

While conducting research for my recent graduate thesis to complete my Master's degree in Educational Technology from New Jersey City University, I uncovered the fact that the maker movement, a ...

It’s easy enough to decide to focus more on a specific topic or skill, such as STEM, in the classroom, but it’s sometimes more difficult to find tools and resources to support that skill. Teachers ...

‘Makerspaces in the early years: Enhancing digital literacy and creativity’ (MakEY) is a 30 month project (€531,000), funded by the EU H2020 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) programme and ...

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