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My particular workshop was something I’ve led many times before. Today was special, though, as Stephen Lewis provided FunkeyFunkey boards and sensors for us to use and was available to help and troubleshoot when needed. Here’s the description from the program:
Scratch, Cardboard, and FunkeyFunkey Musical Instruments
FunkeyFunkey is a microcontroller board – just like MakeyMakey – that allows you to use every-day objects and materials such as aluminum foil, playdough, and bananas to interact with your Scratch projects. We’ll construct cardboard shapes, add conductive elements, connect them to FunkeyFunkey, and program different instruments, sounds, and notes using Scratch to play music and form a band! Audience: People of all ages (children under 8 years old should bring a parent or older sibling to help out) no prior Scratch experience is needed.
Steven (@inventionlab), created the FunkeyFunkey as part of his Make!Sense line of reasonably-priced and accessible micro-controllers and sensors. It’s a pleasure to be able to purchase great tools from Stephen, as he also provides assistance, resources, information, and local delivery! The FunkeyFunkey Simple is only $9.95 and the FunkeyFunkey Sensor starts at $29.95 plus whichever sensors you purchase. At The Brearley School, we invested in class sets of FunkeyFunkey Sensor boards, Infrared (IR) breakbeams, hearbeat sensors,tilt sensors, three different kinds of touch sensors, and a bunch of his well-designed alligator clips.
Finally, below are some pics from Tracy’s awesome Makerspace at The Computer School. Tracy is such a rockstar, and if you try to gush about her or the magic that happens in her classroom (which I do often), she’ll always say, “It’s not me, it’s the kids!”
Tagged as FunkeyFunkey, MakeyMakey, Michael Tempel, physical computing, scratch, Scratch Day, Stephen Lewis, The Computer School, The Logo Foundation, Tracy Rudzitis
November 2, 2016 · 3:53 pm
Class 5 #FunKeyFunKey cardboard @Scratch instruments! @BrearleyNYC #MakerEd #STEAM #musedchat
I feel so lucky and blessed to have joined the community of teachers and learners at The Brearley School this year. It is a K-12 girls school established in 1884 (a year before my beloved Bryn Mawr College), and as per their mission statement, Brearley “challenges girls of adventurous intellect and diverse backgrounds to think critically and creatively.” They embrace #SplendidNerdiness, and everyone is kind and brilliant. I’m surrounded by Doctors, as many of my colleagues hold doctorates in their fields, and I joke it’s like working in a hospital!
My colleague, Pietro Ennis, and I both teach Class V (aka, Grade 5). We have been brainstorming ways to infuse the curriculum with more STEAM, hands-on, and MakerEd opportunities. Our first project of the year is a variation of something I launched previously with  Emily Sticco and her 8th graders at The School at Columbia University. Students craft original creations in cardboard, design circuits, add conductive elements, program music in Scratch, and connect their cardboard “instrument” to their Scratch project with a FunKeyFunKey board.
(I’m running a similar project at the next Scratch Day on December 10th which will be hosted at The Computer School. It’s a great, free, family-friendly event for any ability level from beginner to advanced.)
My friend, Steven Lewis (@inventionlab), created the FunkeyFunkey as part of his Make!Sense line of reasonably-priced and accessible micro-controllers and sensors. It’s a pleasure to be able to purchase great tools from Stephen, as he also provides assistance, resources, information, and local delivery! The FunkeyFunkey Simple is only $9.95 and the FunkeyFunkey Sensor starts at $29.95 plus whichever sensors you purchase. We invested in class sets of FunkeyFunkey Sensor boards, Infrared (IR) breakbeams, hearbeat sensors,tilt sensors, three different kinds of touch sensors, and a bunch of his well-designed alligator clips.
Tagged as 5th Grade, FunkeyFunkey, inventionlab, MakeSense, MakeyMakey, Pietro Ennis, PietroEnnis, programming, scratch, Scratch Day, Splendid Nerdiness, SplendidNerdiness, Stephen Lewis, The Brearley School, The Computer School, The Logo Foundation, The School at Columbia University
June 20, 2016 · 12:23 pm
“Cardboard @MakeyMakey @Scratch Instruments” shared notes at @Teach21c. #MakerEd
I’m leading a Teach21 professional development workshop this afternoon, Cardboard, MakeyMakey, and Scratch Instruments. Here’s the description:
By adding the Arts to traditional STEM goals, (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), we can embrace design, creativity, and integration and discuss interdisciplinary possibilities. Let us embrace STEAM by crafting cardboard instruments with conductive elements, programming notes and sounds in Scratch, and using the MakeyMakey to provide interactivity while discussing other project ideas and opportunities.
Click here to go directly to the webpage of shared notes or see the embedded document below:
Awesome Cardboard @MakeyMakey @Scratch instruments from our @teach21c workshop this afternoon. #MakerEd #STEAM pic.twitter.com/jsJKIMymPx
— Karen Blumberg (@KarenBlumberg) June 21, 2016
Cardboard @MakeyMakey @Scratch clarinet from our @teach21c workshop this afternoon. #MakerEd #edtech pic.twitter.com/oKvrQKUm2W
— Karen Blumberg (@KarenBlumberg) June 21, 2016
Tagged as cardboard, DIY, instruments, Karen Blumberg, KarenBlumberg, makered, Makey Makey, MakeyMakey, music, music education, scratch, Teach21, Teach21C
June 15, 2016 · 3:03 pm
Thanks, @techlearning! Sneak Peak with @EmilySticco of our #ISTE2016 poster session “Bits of Music”!
Kevin Hogan, Content Director of Tech & Learning, invited me and @EmilySticco to offer a Sneak Peek of our ISTE 2016 poster session Bits of Music, Lots of STEAM. We’ll be sharing two projects that Emily and I led in her 8th grade music mini-course at The School at Columbia University:
1. Cardboard MakeyMakey Jam band
2. Arduino light-up album covers
You can watch our video below. Don’t forget to marvel at the comically bad screen capture. I look like I’m eating a hamburger.
Tech&Learning Live @ISTE2016—Session Sneak Peek with @KarenBlumberg and Emily! https://t.co/MPdkLKMnMI
— techlearning (@techlearning) June 14, 2016
Tagged as 8th Grade, arduino, Bits of Music, Emily Sticco, Garageband, International Society for Technology in Education, iste, ISTE2016, Karen Blumberg, KarenBlumberg, makered, MakeyMakey, STEAM, STEM, The School at Columbia University
I couldn’t find a satisfactory wall mount for a mini glue gun, so I made one with @Tinkercad and an @Ultimaker. You can find it on the @thingiverse… @BrearleyNYC #MakerEd #STEAM
Pics from my visit to @DwightSchool’s #SparkLab designed by @lesa_wang! #makerspace #MakerEd #STEAM
Gathering my notes and tweets from yesterday’s mycelium workshop at @GenspaceNYC (organized by @STEMteachersNYC)… #STEMintheCITY #scichat #STEMed
Finally finished this chandelier made from the rolled up flyers that flooded my mailbox in June before the mayoral primary. #MakerEd #STEAM #ArtEdTech
Presenting “Experiences As A Maker Educator (Before, During, And After COVID)” at @Make Education Forum, 12pm EDT. I’ll share a variety of projects from @BrearleyNYC. #MakerEd #STEAM
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