1. Makey Makey!

2. We are going to:
Set up the Makey Makey and make sure it works!
Control your keyboard
Control your mouse
Connect the Makey Makey to Scratch
And maybe even….
Play a game and make an instrument!

3. Connecting the Makey Makey.
Check that its connected to
USB

4. Testing the circuit works.
PRESS HERE
PRESS HERE

5. Testing the circuit works.

6. Testing the circuit works.

7. Controlling the keyboard.
W, A, S, D, F, G

8. Controlling the keyboard.
Open up some software that will let you type onto the screen.
E.g….

9. Controlling the keyboard.
PUSH A WIRE INTO ANY OF THE LETTER CONNECTORS.
HOLD THE END OF THE WIRE AND PRESS THE EARTH TO TYPE THE LETTER ON THE SCREEN!
PRESS HERE

10. Controlling the keyboard.
Arrow Keys
Space Bar
LEFT

11. Controlling the keyboard.
Arrow Keys
Space Bar UP

12. Controlling the keyboard.
Arrow Keys
Space Bar
RIGHT

13. Controlling the Mouse. PUSH THE WIRES INTO HERE TO CONTROL THE MOUSE.
PRESS BOTH TO MOVE THE MOUSE

14. Available at http://scratch.mit.edu/
Connecting to Scratch.
Open up Scratch.
Available at

16. Moving around the screen.
Try using 4 bananas to make your cat move around the screen.

17. Connect to the Makey Makey space bar
Press the green flag to run the programme.
Now add…
Connect to the Makey Makey space bar
What happens to the cat?

18. For more ideas and links: https://makeymakey.com/
What else can you do with it?
For more ideas and links: