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Shift key not working, well fix it with a blueberry muffin. No seriously. MaKey Makey, the creation from JoyLabz allows you to connect items to the MaKey Makey (pictured above) with the alligator clips and then connect the USB cable to the computer. Simple right? You get to put on your inventors hat and go to work!
Bill Nye "The Science Guy" and GE partner to bring you...Emoji Science?
Bill Nye the Science Guy Wednesday, May 06, 2015
I say science and I'm pretty sure emojis are not the first thing that come to mind. But General Electric has partnered with Bill Nye for a web series called Emoji Science. They are also working with the National Science Foundation to give you actual lesson plans. As I kid I remember watching Bill Nye the Science Guy, so I am glad to see him being reintroduced to this generation. Probably the hardest part with the instantaneous age we live in is getting kids attention and keeping it.

Over the weekend TechCrunch held it's Disrupt 24-hr Hackathon ahead of the actual Disrupt NY event that is happening right now. Now before I share my favorite gems from the hackathon, keep in mind that some of these may never come to fully exist or don't expect a complete turn around in the next week. I mean the coders and creative minds were up all night.

What is Power Box? Simply put a well curated resource of black owned businesses from all over. The creator, Tami Sawyer started by posting businesses on her personal Instagram page and it evolved into something much bigger.


