Virginia Tech DC Metro Area Thinkabit Lab STEM Education and Workforce Development Programs: Building your own computer input devices

Virginia Tech's DC Metro Area Technical (STEM) Education and Workforce Development Programs is one of the longest-serving collaborator in the Qualcomm's highly regarded Thinkabit Lab program network. The mission of our Thinkabit Lab is to serve Washington, D.C. area students, teachers, administrators, parents, and collaborators in preparing the future technical workforce through career exploration and the hands-on electronic and programming foundations of IOT and Smart Cities, AI and robotics automation, sensors, actuators, data collection and analysis, and entrepreneurship and innovation.

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Building your own computer input devices

Makey Makey is a great tool for helping learners of all ages appreciate the broad scope of input devices that could become widely useful in a 5G wireless environment. Our 9th grade intern Maddy led a workshop today for our CyberJutsu Girls camp and the results were terrific.

More on the Women's Society of CyberJutsu and the Girls Academy:
https://womenscyberjutsu.org/

More on Makey Makey kits: https://makeymakey.com/