Pixowl's Sandbox game is a STEAM focused virtual world builder for kids. The fun game, with infinite possibilities, drives kids with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) focused principles, to create virtual worlds. The game literally takes place in a sandbox and allows players to manipulate more than 150 physics elements. The game has [...]
Are you one of those people that just doesn't like Evernote? Yeah me too. It's good software but sometimes it just doesn't fill the precise void you need in a note taking application. One of those spots is taking notes in school. Sure Evernote and hundreds of other note taking apps on the market take [...]
Kickstarter and Indiegogo are filled with some amazing things. We've seen a great backyard weather station. We've seen solar powered roads and even the internet of things reach tooth brushes. Kickstarter has also provided a jumpstart to books, albums, movies and video games. But this week we found out that Kickstarter is even the place to [...]
There's going to be a time in the not so distant future where the term flipped classroom won't exist anymore. Why, because in education in the future all classrooms will be flipped. (If you're not familiar with flipped classroom we've got a great overview here.). While the US is struggling with common core in an [...]
Unfortunately for Zynga this isn't a brand new game where you can collaborate with millions of people across the world to create the best roller coasters on earth. It's not the latest in a strong of casual social games like Farmville and Cityville that brought Zynga to the forefront in the social gaming space. Nope, [...]
Here at TechFaster, most of us are coffee addicts. That said, we are always on the lookout - at least I am - for some new innovative coffee product. Over the weekend, we came across what is easily one of the more interesting coffee products we have ever seen. This is the Hey Joe Coffee [...]
It seems that Apple CEO Tim Cook and Senior Vice President of Engineering Craig Federighi did a great job earlier this month getting people fired up about iOS 8. Typically the world waits with baited breath for the release of the next iPhone, and while we are waiting for that iOS 8 seems to have [...]
By Marisa Sergnese, training and professional development leader at Steelcase Education Steelcase Education believes that pedagogy, technology and space are three key elements of an active learning environment. Just as we all grapple with the ongoing rapid-fire upgrades and updates to our digital devices, new technologies in education also continue to emerge. Consequently, teaching methods [...]
Mark Cuban is by all accounts one of the most recognized, smartest and shrewd entrepreneurs in the world. From delivering great advice as a shark on ABC's Shark Tank, to delivering startup advice on his own blog, blogmavreick.com he cuts away the bull shit and gives entrepreneurs (and wantrepreneurs for that matter) great advice on [...]
This week, President Obama hosted the first White House Maker Faire, proclaiming a National Day of Making and encouraging young people to be designers, engineers, and inventors -- not just consumers. And he called for more programs and activities to mentor and empower a new generation of Makers. You might expect that the Maker Movement [...]
