Monthly Archives: March 2013

The Dedication of Innovation

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Nansi Matua

The use of technology and how it leads to innovation has always been a topic I have been interested in. I spend time reading up on how some of my favorite social networking sites came to be and who is … Continue reading →

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MaKey MaKeyboard – Alvin Kumaga

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Alvino

Wow. What an experience? I had never heard of anything called Makey Makey and I was quite enthused and grateful that I was among the first to ever experiment with it. I wish I had been allotted more time to play around … Continue reading →

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Makey Makey Make Me a ______?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by jk142717

The Makey Makey session required immense amounts of not creativity but well thought-out planning and desire. Like writing an essay, one does not need to be creative when picking a thesis. One must pick a thesis because he/she has a … Continue reading →

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Makey Makey Session

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Rachel

Working with the makey makey and constructing an essay have many things in common. Both are elaborate processes that are time consuming, require creativity and originality, as well as attention to detail. My group originally decided to create a painting … Continue reading →

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Are you the next big innovator?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Vanessa

Since I consider myself an entrepreneur in the making, this experiment was especially interesting to me. I’ve battled with the thought of trying to invent something before. You know, like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuck…wait, I’m getting ahead of … Continue reading →

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Trial and Error

Posted on March 7, 2013 by NastShcher

Playing around with the Makey Makey was certainly a bizarre experience. I mean, how often are we promoted to play games, experiment with different materials, and create something that’s fun rather than useful? To be honest, it was awkward to … Continue reading →

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MaKeyMaKey!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

On Wednesday, March 6, we worked with a funky invention known as the MakeyMakey. This little invention could be described as a panel reminiscent of the first Nintendo controller. The device is used to create basically anything into a keyboard … Continue reading →

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Makey Makey NYC

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Anthony Pescetto

Well Wednesday’s class was very interesting and very frustrating. My group and I had an amazing idea that we thought wouldn’t be too hard until we actually got into the room and tried to figure it out. We thought of … Continue reading →

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Makey Makey

Posted on March 7, 2013 by aq143586

While we were in class watching the Makey Makey do things that I couldn’t believe it could do, I was totally amazed. It was exciting to see the different ways the it could control keys. I mean, who doesn’t find … Continue reading →

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Makey Makey

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Stephane He

On March 6th 2013, we visited and experimented with the Makey Makey system; it is essentially a keyboard operating system that allows you to connect various inputs into the circuit board to produce the same outcome as any other keyboard … Continue reading →

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