Geek Lab: Makey Makey Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators

18 January 2018

Get ready for a fun hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to teach Invention Literary, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning Makey Makey invention kit used by educators in all 50 states and around the world and featured in TED Talks.

This workshop is new and being delivered throughout the US and now the UK. You’ll learn best practices and gain access to a multimedia training website that you can use later when you train others or teach the students you serve.

Workshop details

When: Tuesday 6 February 2018, 9am-5pm
Where: Venue TBC

Agenda:

  • 8:30am-9am: Participant check in and log in/test wifi
  • 9am-11:30am: Morning session
  • 11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch
  • 12:30pm-3pm: Afternoon session
  • 3pm-3:30pm: Break
  • 3:30pm-5pm: Additional training for lead trainers (train-the-trainer)

What you will need

Computer - Everyone needs to bring a laptop and their charging cable. The following computers work well: Chromebook, Mac, Windows, Linux. Do not bring tablets because they will not work. Regardless of the kind of laptop used, it must have the ability to plug in a USB ‘type A’ plug - these are the most common type of USB plugs and it is how the Makey Makey is connected to a computer. Some new laptops don’t accepted a USB type A plug so the user must supply their own adaptor (‘dongle’).

Note

Makey Makey have had teachers show up at the workshop with a school issued laptop only to find that:

  1. the wifi does not work outside of the school, or
  2. access to some websites is blocked (e.g. YouTube).

Neither of these situations are ideal, so it is preferable you check with your IT department to ensure your laptop will work.

Download the Geek Lab workshop invitation (PDF, 88.9 KB).

If you have any questions or require further information please contact learning@dreamland.co.uk.

Contact Details

Email: learning@dreamland.co.uk