Crazy 8's Math Club Here at the annual National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) conference, we just came across a company that - this is something that we never thought we would say - has made math club pretty cool. When you think of math and math club, some of the very last words you think [...]
There's a revolutionary product on Kickstarter right now and it's not Potato salad. Sure it's a stretch to claim anything is truly revolutionary but GoGlove fits that bill. Every active person on earth should have a GoGlove. Why, because it solves one of the most annoying problems in the world. Whether you're jogging, biking, skiing, [...]
Gametime Play This week, we are in Nashville, TN for the annual National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) conference. Much like ISTE, we brought along our 6 year old special correspondent Tatum F. Tatum is here to help us find the good stuff, that young kids like. One such thing is the GameTime play grounds. Needless [...]
EdTech: Ensemble Video Of all the various content mediums out there, video is growing the fastest. It is no coincidence, then, that video's adoption in the classroom is taking off as well. YouTube is a great platform, but is was not built for education purposes. However, while we were at ISTE, we came across a [...]
Do you remember the good ole day, where after rigorous training with your dad, mom, grandparents or an adult family friend you finally got to take the training wheels off your bike. It was no big deal if you fell off your bike and hit your head? In fact you wore your bruises, bumps and [...]
Project Based Learning App Field Day While we were at ISTE last week, we had a chance to check out a lot of great educational products and software. The sheer amount of educational products out there is pretty amazing. That said, the great majority of these products and software seem to offer the same experience [...]
Global Debate Platform Create Debate Over the past several months, as we have shifted towards covering more education based startups, we have seen a ton of inventive products. Though a lot fall outside of this, there seems to be a trend towards increasingly complex and robust technologies. However, we just came across a pretty [...]
Outernet Infographic The infographic below has been making its way around Reddit and other sites lately. Though after some investigation, it looks shaky at best. Anyhow, we thought it was worth a share. The infographic is about the Outernet. The Outernet, according to the people behind the idea is pretty bold: Through satellite data broadcasting, [...]
Kajeet Smart Spot There is no doubt that the internet is a powerful tool for education. There are a huge amount of apps, tools, programs, and other resources available through the internet. However, a lack of access still presents a challenge to some school districts. There is one company, Kajeet, that wants to completely eliminate [...]
Nest For Window Units Monolyth A couple moths back we told you about the Sensibo, a device that turned any A/C unit into a smart unit. Today, however, we came across a similar product: Monolyth. The Monolyth was built by Entia, a Slovenian company that has already built a bunch of different smart home products. We had [...]
