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Category Archives: HMWA
MaKey MaKey
This last Wednesday, the class had an interesting day that isn’t typical for any English class. I, in particular, had a pretty fun day. My group was brainstorming on Monday ideas we could use with the MaKey MaKey. Jared had … Continue reading
Posted in HMWA, Reflective Response
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MakeyMakey
MakeyMakey is the is a very interesting technological invention with endless possibilities. It allows one to connect electronic devices such as computer keyboard and various remote controls to a lot of different items such as fruits, light bulbs, watercolors etc … Continue reading
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
In his poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”, Walt Whitman focuses on the nature of one’s relationship with strangers in New York. Through Whitman’s eyes, all people share the same experiences in everyday life therefore all people share a common ground. He … Continue reading
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MaKey Makey
I always admire people who possess that talent to invent something unusual and useful. Before, I never got a chance to create something in technical area, and never tested any technical inventions. That is why, the thought, how close technical … Continue reading
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Trial and Error
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
MaKeyMaKey!
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
Makey Makey
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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Makey Makey
In class today, we obviously worked with the Makey Makey. At first, Eli and I really had no clue what we wanted to make. My problem with brainstorming for our invention was that I really couldn’t grasp the infinite opportunities … Continue reading
Working with Makey
Working with the Makey Makey really brought out the creative side of everyone. Even though we had little to work with we were still able to come up with things so original and outside the box. My group’s idea was … Continue reading
Makey Makey
In order to fully understand what we did as a collective group I’m going to explain the process that McKenzie and I took when coming up with our plan. At first we both thought that the Makey Makey was quite … Continue reading
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