Code the Real World with Micro:bit, Makey Makey and Scratch

Microcontrollers

Coding is more than a keyboard and a screen. See how hardware such as Makey Makey and Micro:bit connects to the block based coding program Scratch to create new inventions, design custom controllers and bring ideas to life.

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Keri Haas

Keri is a maker enthusiast who works during the day as a technology integration specialist for school districts across Long Island. Keri likes to learn and tinker with all types of technology with the intention of inspiring students and adults to create. Keri knows a little bit about a lot of things such as photography, woodworking, screen printing, coding with Scratch, Micro:bit, Makey Makey and her favorite of them all is 3D printing.

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What inspired you to make this project?
I went to the Scratch conference at MIT last summer and was introduced to Micro:bit for controlling Scratch games. I thought it was a wonderful, easy way to link the real world to coding. I went out and bought a class set of Micro:bits and have been trying to come up with fun ways of using them. I also saw a presentation on Explode the Controller which included both Makey Makey and Micro:bit.