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Roybi: Ingenuity Interactive
(Photograph courtesy of Roybi, and used with permission.) - - Roybi Robot is cute, interactive--and covering brand-new ground. - As a "smart" toy, about the size of a small teddy bear, this robot is customizable to young users,
LACO: Interaction, Innovation and Music
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's Meet the Music is a fun and engaging chamber music concert geared to students in grades four through six.(Photo courtesy of LACO, and used with permission.) - Chamber music that reflects grade-school students' lives?
Makers Respond to COVID-19
(Royalty-free image by Lutz Peter from Pixabay.) - When the pandemic struck, Orlando's nonprofit Maker Effect Foundation had one question: - "How can we help?" - Their solution: creation of the Maker Effect COVID-19 Maker Response Team. -
Evolving Through Immersion
(Photograph courtesy of Amy Peck, and used with permission.) - - Can immersive technology allow us to create a better world? - Amid the uncertainty of COVID-19, immersive technology strategist Michelle Excell sees, and guides others in,
Robots On the Front Lines
Are robots ready for a widespread role in battling the coronavirus pandemic? - Not quite yet, says Eugene Demaitre, senior editor of The Robot Report. But they're evolving in that direction. - Sanitizing, delivering,
Living Popups: AR That Inspires
(Photograph courtesy of Ella Pravetz, and used with permission.) - How can twenty-first century technology teach kids to love to read? - Living Popups CEO Cheryl Bayer has an imaginative and entertaining answer. -
“On the Precipice of Disruption”
"We will get through this," says futurist, XR consultant and Forbes columnist Charlie Fink. - Charlie, who is currently writing his third book, sees the current coronavirus pandemic drastically changing our society.
Rumii: A Virtual Connection
Royalty-free image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay - Rumii is available, free, during the COVID-19 pandemic. - Now--what is Rumii? And why might you want to use it? - Quite simply, it's a virtual-reality platform that allows up to forty people--from...
The Art of Real-World Solutions
What is Design for Good in the Classroom? - As artist, visual arts educator and designer Travis Sevilla teaches it, it's a project-based curriculum that makes a difference. - Travis shows Canyon Crest Academy students, grades nine through twelve,
The Ultimate Innovator Test
Due to unforeseen technical issues, our regularly-scheduled Over Coffee® episode will air next Monday, March 16th at 12:01 am. Please enjoy this repost of one of our all-time most popular interviews! What does it take, to be an astronaut?