TIMIO – Interactive Music and Audio Player
Originally posted by MET student shuebrook on 24/01/2020 TIMIO is an educational audio toy and music player that offers quality sound, interactivity, and content to help develop your child’s vocabulary, intellect, and imagination. TIMIO uses magnetic discs to unlock a library of curated content, from nursery rhymes and lullabies to fairy tales and vocabulary, all […]
Superbook – Turn Your Smartphone into a Laptop
Originally posted by MET student carlo trentadue on 20/01/2020 Have you ever wished you could check those email attachments from a laptop instead of your Smartphone? Or perhaps you wished you could edit that document with a full keyboard rather than a small touchscreen. With Superbook, you can. Superbook is a universal laptop dock that […]
Layup LMS
Originally posted by MET student Sydney H on 25/05/2019 Layup is an LMS that has been created by a small eLearning company from Sri Lanka. They LMS was developed with social learning in mind, with the aim of making eLearning in the workplace more engaging. Watch their pitch below from the 2017 SeedStar Summit, then […]
PocketLab Air
Originally posted by MET student Jason on 25/05/2019 The PocketLab company has been around since 2015, with a number of successful products under their belt. PocketLab has found consistent success with the Kickstarter community, and returned with their 3rd product the PocketLab air. Their target market this time around? Citizen scientists, and people of the […]
Visionary Kits: Renewable Energy Kit
Originally posted by MET student Malorie Fisher on 23/05/2019 Visionary Kits is a STEM Educational Kit founded by both Yasir Malik and Saad Hameed and aims to, “help kids learn how to build and hack useful and practical products while learning about topics such as renewable energy through gamification and community-based learning.” The hopes for this […]
In The Sports Zone
Originally posted by MET student Vincent Dong on 22/05/2019 Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is a TV show produced by Entrepreneur magazine, and it gives each contestant a 60-second elevator ride from lobby to the boardroom to sell their business idea. Watching the quick pitch live, a panel of expert investors makes their judgement. If the investors are impressed, […]
Tech Will Save Us: Dough Universe
Originally posted by MET student Marc Tavares on 22/05/2019 Tech Will Save Us is a venture founded by Daniel Hirschmann and Bethany Koby that develops “toys to help kids learn about the world through technology and play” and encourages kids as creators, not just consumers and users of technology. The Dough Universe project introduces children […]
Tech DIY – Learn electronics through sewing
Originally posted by MET student Scott Lillis on 21/05/2019 From the minds of creative technology teachers passionate about introducing children and adults to the joy of making and exploring with electronics and creative technologies comes Tech DIY. They believe that all children are natural makers and tinkerers, but many technology and engineering projects are not […]
Root – Coding Robot
Originally posted by MET student mlavoie on 21/05/2019 Root – the robot that can crawl on the walls This robot from Harvard University turns any flat surface into an interactive coding experience. The product leverages commonly found items in classrooms (whiteboards, tablets) and its designers understand the importance of scaffolding in teaching (anything, but in […]
MudWatt – Powerful Mud!
Originally posted by MET student chava kassierer on 21/05/2019 Probably the only way to get me to invest in having my kids play with mud… This successful pitch on Kickstarter caught my attention: It’s “green”, it’s affordable and even though it has extra amazing educational abilities when paired with the MudWatt app, kids from lower […]