Name: Get Creative with a Makey Makey
Start: 2026-08-03T14:00:00-0400
End: 2026-08-03T14:55:00-0400

CSPDWeek 2026

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Get Creative with a Makey Makey

Monday August 3, 2026 2:00pm - 2:55pm EDT

TCNJ, BSC 225 West @ 2000 Pennington Rd, Ewing Township, NJ 08618, USA

This session will start with the Makey Makey basics and progress to include creative projects and coding.

Welcome to the world of Makey Makey! We will begin with some basics of using Makey Makey by testing everyday items for conductivity and building simple circuits. We will proceed to incorporate project ideas that will get you thinking creatively, and end with how to integrate Scratch coding to level up your Makey Makey game.

You will need a USB-C to USB adapter if you do not have a big rectangular USB port on your laptop. See this sample.

Speakers

Ellen Fishter

Former Tech Coach/STEAM Teacher

Ellen Fishter was previously Technology Coach and STEAM teacher in the Livingston Public School District. In addition, Ellen has led numerous professional development sessions on educational technology and has assisted in developing Livingston’s STEAM curriculum, aligned with the... Read More →

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