Makey Makey Going Beyond the Banana Piano LMS

Who am I? Anne Apperson Library Media Specialist Flower Mound 9 th Grade Campus Lewisville

Where are we at? Give me a show of fingers  1 finger – I’ve never seen a Makey Makey before today.  2 fingers – I’ve played with a Makey Makey once or twice.  3 fingers – I’ve facilitated several lessons integrally using the Makey Makey.

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Typical Makey Makey Process

Creativity and Innovation That’s crazy as Jay Silver help to invent this to inspire creativity and innovation. See his Ted Talk. a_banana_make_a_keyboard?language=e n

Sadly the process ends up looking like this…

When it was intended to be more like this…

Several Tools to Explore  Scratch Scratch  #MakeyMakey #MakeyMakey  Lesson Plans Lesson Plans  #MakerSpace #MakerSpace  Compatible Apps Compatible Apps

More Ideas  Simple Circuits Lesson Plan Simple Circuits Lesson Plan   Using Scratch and Makey Makey  Showing Probability Showing Probability  The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail

Other Ideas  Multiple Lesson Plans Multiple Lesson Plans   Pinterest ideas for Makey Makey Pinterest ideas  Eric Rosenbaum’s YouTube Channel Eric Rosenbaum’s YouTube Channel  Tons of ideas on creative ways to use the Makey Makey

Hands-on Time with the Makey Makey

Designing a Game Controller  We are going to get friendly in here. You will need to work with a shoulder partner who has a laptop.  I have a few chromebooks available for partners that do not have a laptop available.  Please take note of where you get things from so that you can put them away when time is coming to a close.

Designing a Game Controller  Subject Connections:  English and Reading  It requires students to research the history and development of game controllers.  Coding Basics  A great addition to this lesson is to have students code their own game in Scratch. It is not necessary, but is a fantastic add-on.  Design Thinking  Students can revamp their design based on user input. This is a critical thinking and problem solving piece.

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 We don’t have time to research Game Controllers today. So here’s a quick history lesson.

Design a Remote Controller  Tips  Don’t make one like you saw in the video  Use the materials around you  Be creative  Be original  Design it to go with a specific game

If Time Permits  You can design a very simple game in Scratch and use the controller to play it. Scratch is very simple to use.  You can find a game online and play the game using your game controller. My personal favorite is tetris.

Last Activity In a group of 2 or more people, brainstorm other ideas of how the Makey Makey can be used.

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