Today ITRT, Mrs. Robinson, and I spent some time in a 2nd grade classroom using our new MaKey MaKeys for a lesson on counting coins. A MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. It allows you to turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. If you aren’t familiar with what exactly a MaKey MaKey is check out this short video.
After introducing the students to the parts and pieces of the MaKey MaKey we broke the students into smaller groups and worked together to assemble their contraptions. They had to attach a REAL penny, nickel, dime and quarter to the MaKey MaKey wires!Students plugged their MaKey MaKey into a laptop and pulled up a Scratch program that our boss, Jon Wirsing, created: