Help me give my students Makey-Makey kits so they can be very creative with their computers. Makey-Makey allows them to build out of cardboard and create a circuit which will then act as a keyboard.
As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty Title I school, my students are faced with challenges every day, both in and out of the classroom. Regardless of the many challenges they face, I am looking to instill pride in their learning as well as thinking about their future as 21st century citizens.
My students are creative, clever and technology-based learners!
They like to move, they love to read and love lots of positive attention. Our school, as a whole, is receiving free and reduced-price lunch based on the majority of our socioeconomic status.
These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the experiences many of us see as "typical". From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom, I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able to control their home lives, but I can certainly control their experience during the school day. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire even our earliest learners to continue on a path of academics.
My Project
Makey Makey connects several different science and technology skills. Students will work circuits in order to create actions and buttons on their computer. We will discuss conductors and electricity with this tool.
Makey Makey incorporates computer science, and allows students to take their codes to the next level.
Students will be able to attach their coding skills to actions that they can bring to life and use for real world purposes.
I am hoping to expand our STEM and computer science opportunities. The future is in my students' hands. I can't wait to see what they bring to life in my classroom!
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