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  • Charter School for Applied Technologies
  • Buffalo, NY
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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While coding and 21st century skills are necessary, my classroom also goes beyond code by incorporating robotics and technology with collaborative STEAM activities, nurturing students’ imaginations in ways no other classroom can. A MaKey-MaKey is a small invention kit that comes with a MaKey-MaKey board, wires, alligator clips and a USB cable. You can take everyday objects and turn them into a touchpad that interacts with a computer program. Objects attached to the MaKey-MaKey become "buttons" that replace a basic keyboard or mouse. ANY MaKey-MaKey activity is great for teaching open and closed circuits. Students can hold hands and as long as they are touching the person who is holding the MaKey-MaKey's ground alligator clip, they can operate the computer by touching whatever objects are hooked up. As soon as they let go, the circuit is broken and nothing will happen. The Sphero BOLT app-enabled robot provides endless opportunities to be creative and have fun while learning. Students will create and customize games and learn to code by drawing on their screen, using Scratch™ blocks, or writing JavaScript text.

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While coding and 21st century skills are necessary, my classroom also goes beyond code by incorporating robotics and technology with collaborative STEAM activities, nurturing students’ imaginations in ways no other classroom can. A MaKey-MaKey is a small invention kit that comes with a MaKey-MaKey board, wires, alligator clips and a USB cable. You can take everyday objects and turn them into a touchpad that interacts with a computer program. Objects attached to the MaKey-MaKey become "buttons" that replace a basic keyboard or mouse. ANY MaKey-MaKey activity is great for teaching open and closed circuits. Students can hold hands and as long as they are touching the person who is holding the MaKey-MaKey's ground alligator clip, they can operate the computer by touching whatever objects are hooked up. As soon as they let go, the circuit is broken and nothing will happen. The Sphero BOLT app-enabled robot provides endless opportunities to be creative and have fun while learning. Students will create and customize games and learn to code by drawing on their screen, using Scratch™ blocks, or writing JavaScript text.

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