#Usb to alligator clips install#

Unplug and replug your red USB cable into your computer.

Make sure you are holding EARTH by either holding the metal of the alligator clip plugged into EARTH, or holding something conductive that is plugged into an EARTH input.

Troubleshooting: If your LEDS don't light up, or you don't seem to be making a connection, do a little trouble shooting. Your Makey Makey will light up to show which key press the object is connected to. While holding EARTH, you should be able to touch the up arrow Play-Doh and your computer should think you are pressing the up arrow on the computer. Test your controller! Remember to hold EARTH and then press on the Play-Doh to see if your controller works. Your computer will automatically recognize Makey Makey as an external keyboard.

#Usb to alligator clips install#

If you get pop up windows asking you to install drivers, you can ignore them clicking the black X in the corner. All the lights on the ARROWS and around SPACE and CLICK will flash green.

Plug the red USB cable into the Makey Makey and into your computer. Plug in the red USB cable to your computer If you don't want to hold the alligator clip,you could make a conductive bracelet out of foil or paperclips to wear so you are always grounded. Make sure when you are using your Play-Doh controller, you are always grounding yourself by holding on to this alligator clip plugged into EARTH. Plug an alligator clip anywhere along the EARTH strip on the bottom of the Makey Makey. For instance, plug an alligator clip from the up arrow on the Makey Makey (Picture 1) to the Play-Doh you created as an 'up arrow.' Do this for all the arrow keys, space, and click. Be sure to match the key presses on the Play-Doh. Plug an alligator clip into each input on the front of the Makey Makey. Here is a link to our Facebook educator group, so you can see some other iterations of the giant Makey Makey! (If you don't want your alligator clips to get junky, you could clip onto a paper clip, and put the paper clip into the Play-Doh.

Plug an alligator clip into each Play-Doh shape. Then make two balls to control space and click! Using Play doh, create a d-pad with four different pieces of Play-Doh to control each arrow on your computer.

Create Arrows, Space, and Click with Play-Doh