Hello Ruby – a low tech storytelling edtech venture
While this is not brand new – it is from 2014, I thought it was an interesting edtech elevator pitch video to share as it is for a low tech traditional storytelling edtech venture, which made me smile. You can find the Kickstarter here, and discover the results of this venture.
HeadCheck
Kerry Costello, the co-founder of HeadCheck is a coach, athlete herself and MBA graduate from the UBC Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School. After witnessing many career changing injuries, she recognized a need for better brain health management to help ensure athletes do not worsen existing injuries. Costello joined forces with kinesiology PhD candidate Harrison […]
Cupple
It is not an educational tool but I believe water+tea/coffee cups are essential items for all teachers or office employees. I found it in Kickstarter. The idea is very simple yet very creative. For example, as a teacher, I would like to carry as less items as possible. I would like to have either my […]
Clicbot
Clicbot is an educational toy I found on Kickstarter, designed to progressively engage and develop robotics / coding skills in children. I’m thinking, cuter, more modern, more “WALL-e” than LEGO Mindstorm. There is a progressive teaching structure, from kit-building to customization though to coding in Python.
ROCKWAY: Netflix + Khan Academy for Music
Rockway is the last pitch to present in the Youtube clip below which is from the Education Startup Pitches at Slush.Org, a European “platform that allows startups from all over the world to connect with investors, mentors, partners, and each other.” As I could not edit the clip, nor could I find a stand-alone clip […]
AssessLinkPE
This kickstarter looks at bringing technology into the PE classroom to help with assessment.
Bootkik
This is an elevator pitch that I found on Kickstarter. It is a business training app and is called Bootkik. See the video below
Teachable
Teachable is an instructor-focused online course platform that empowers course creators to build and sell courses on any topic from iOS development to watercolor painting to card tricks. The pitch: “Where else to start but at the beginning” We believe in the transformative power of knowledge. We believe it because we’ve experienced and seen it […]
OECD: Global Education Innovation Reports
The Trends Shaping Education report on the OECD website highlights that teaching is no longer just to teach students local knowledge, but rather as we are in the digital world, educators have a responsibility to give students a global perspective on the world to help them to become global citizens. This report offers educators a […]
Copenhagen Consensus Center
The Copenhagen Consensus Center is a think tank dedicated to finding the best solutions to the worlds biggest problems. Their studies are conducted by large teams economists from internationally renowned institutions who advise policymakers and philanthropists on how to achieve the best results with their limited resources. They create a framework in which solutions to the […]