Digital Technology strikes again!!

This week the Tech Leaders on our workshop to Breens.  

We made Ukuleles with the laser cutter.  First we got a Ukulele outline.  Then we designed the Ukulele to our needs. Then we downloaded the custom ukulele to the laser cutter. The laser looked like the sun in a telescope. The ukuleles smelled like burnt wood after they were cut. 

Next we used a coding program called Scratch.  On Scratch we programmed the sounds we wanted on our Ukuleles. Then we loaded the sounds into a device called a Makey Makey. 

We used alligator clips to hook the ukulele up with the Makey Makey.  Now we can play our wooden ukuleles. 

Thanks Breens for a great workshop! And thank you for reading my article. 

By Sam Youngman