Jay Silver
Founder | Invent to Learn & Maker Education Leader
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Jay Silver is the founder of Maker Ed, a nonprofit that empowers educators and learners to engage in inclusive, hands-on learning. As creator of the Makey Makey invention kit, he has introduced millions to the joy of making and tinkering.
Silver's TED talks have inspired global audiences to unleash their inner inventor. Drawing on his background in electrical engineering and education, his keynotes equip audiences with practical strategies for fostering creativity, problem-solving, and a maker mindset in the classroom and beyond.
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Hack a banana, make a keyboard!
Why can't two slices of pizza be used as a slide clicker? Why shouldn't you make music with ketchup? In this charming talk, inventor Jay Silver talks about the urge to play with the world around you. He shares some of his messiest inventions, and demos MaKey MaKey, a kit for hacking everyday objects.
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