Code It! Programming and Keyboards You Can Create Yourself

Cool Makerspace Gadgets & Gizmos

by Jessie Alkire

Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Code It! Programming and Keyboards You Can Create Yourself, kids will make a computer key out of a banana and use popular software programs to code music, game characters, and more! Step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

32 pages, Library Binding

Published December 15, 2017

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought several books in this series for my school’s library with every intention, or at least hope, of being able to create Makerspaces. Now that we are going back to school in 2020 to distance learning I have been exploring books available on Epic that I also have in the school library and trying out crafts and such. This book is really engaging and teaches you students the very basics very well. Two requirements are access to the internet, specifically Scratch, and a Makey Makey board. My students, obviously, do not have Makey Makey boards at home. But if they have access to the internet they can do the coding projects. Although, it seems like if they were to use the ebook to follow beginning coding instructions, they may need help from knowledgeable others with split-screening or using an additional resource to access the internet, using one for the coding and one for the open book.

Still, for the intended purposes of the book, it is well done and worthy of inclusion in a makerspace lab, as long as the Makey Makey kit or similar tools are able to be provided.