8P11-Makey Makey

1. I can use Play-Doh

2. I can use a metal pan

3. I can use foil

4. I can play Snake 

5. I can play Pac Man

6. I can play any game that involves you using the arrow keys

7. Christmas Lights

8.  coding recipes

9.  light up houses

10.  Digital Camera

11. Solar System

12. Self-Portrait Collage

13. Scale Slider

14. recycling

15. Counting change

16. Talking bookshelf

17. Floor Drum Pad

18. Using bananas, just like Play-Doh

19. A basic Giggle Circuit

20. A little drawing, and use it like a banana

21. The Screaming Carrot

22. Talking Drink Fountain

23. Play the Piano

24. Magnetic Mazes

25. Whack a Potato (Or Whack a Mole)

• Using a Makey Makey and Play-Doh, I created Play-Doh pieces and connected wires from the Makey Makey to the Play-Doh, then I connected the Makey Makey to the computer so that the Play-Doh can be my own clicker, space button, and arrows keys. I  did this because I wanted to learn how to use the Makey Makey. Before I used it, I did not know how to use it because last year my partners did not trust me with the work so they just told me to film it.

• During this process, I learned how to use the Makey Makey. My partners from last year in this class did not trust me with helping setting it up because I was a bit loud and a bit energetic. Last year I only took the photo and video. Now, I looked at the pictures and videos I put on my website from last year, and with only that as my help, I created a Play-Doh Makey Makey. I also learned the very tiny wires that you plug in and it can be the "w,a,s,d" keys and a couple other things.

• The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to Knowledge Constructor because I took what others learned (Others as in my teammates from last year.) and I built off of that. I learned about the tiny wires, I learned there is much more than click and arrow keys on the Makey Makey, etc. I built off of that and created more knowledge. Now younger people can look at my site and see what I did and build off of my knowledge.

• A challenge I overcame on this project was the limit of Play-Doh (I only could find 1 cup). I was able to do it by giving each wire a small amount, but I did not have enough for the small wires. So I decided to just do the click, space, and arrow keys and nothing else. Another problem is that at the end of the day that I could use the Makey Makey, it would not work, so I became worried. So the next day I did some tinkering and moving some Play-Doh around and it worked again. Then I asked one of my classmates to take a video of me.

• Given a chance to do this again, I would change what I used with the Makey Makey. The reason why I would change it is because I did not have enough Play-Doh to use all of the different keys, so I think I would change it to something else. I do not know what I would change it to, probably a banana, but that does not matter. I already completed my project, so I do not need to worry, so I can just kick back and relax, until next year, when I am going into 9th grade, where I am going to have a lot of problems.

• Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing.  My project connects to the Computer Programming CTE program at Hastings High School.  My project connects to careers in Software application developer, Web developer, Database Administrator, Computer systems analyst, Computer systems engineer.

5. Are you working by yourself or in a team?

I am working by myself.

6. What materials will you need for your project?

Makey Makey, a lot of wires, and Play-Doh.

7. What is your plan to create in this project?

I want to use the small wires and learn how to use the Makey Makey.

8. What unique qualities will your project have?

It will be a bit crazy, but it will be perfect and neat.