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We talk with Rich Schramm, Rich is the founder of iGotThis - an app, community, and mission dedicated to helping ADHD families and extraordinary kids better navigate the expectations of our ordinary world. Rich has had a number of hands-on and leadership roles in the corporate and consulting sectors of the technology industry over the past 25 years. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife and 3 ADHD kids.

Why Every High School Should Teach A Social Media Class - An Idea For You "Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." - Warren Buffet It's time to teach social media to high school students. While some adults who don't understand social media - ironically because they were never taught it -still dismiss it as a novelty or distraction, the reality is social media has become a force of incredible power, change, and business.

Cubetto is a programmable robot for pre-schoolers I had a chance to play with a Cubetto recently. It's a little, wooden, happy face robot on two wheels. You can control which way it goes by inserting colorful plastic chips on programming board (which also has a wood top). There are four kinds of chips: turn clockwise, turn counterclockwise, move forward, and call subroutine.

The Future of Goggles is Frogglez, we love these things and give them a dad and daughter 2 thumbs up! https://www.madebymydad.com/ The Most Comfortable, Award Winning Swim Goggles. "As a global leader in the kids' products market we exceed all safety standards, CPSIA, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act standards, as well as California Prop 65 requirements. Our products are latex free, Phthalates-free, Lead-free, Formaldehyde-free and are continuously tested to ensure the safety of our children. Love the hassle-free design of our brand and enjoy the unsurpassed safety." - Frogglez website.

Doing a start-up - tough. Being an entrepreneur - tough. Being a stay-at-home parent - tough. Handling all three - insane. But this is what Martin Hill has accomplished. Oh, by the way, he also solved the third hand while feeding your child called Beebo . When I did a pre-interview with Martin Hill and saw how harried he looked, I knew this was going to be a great interview. Martin talks not only about Beebo but his journey with Beebo and taking care of two kids at the same time. Give it a view!

The Robot Factory lets kids build, test, and collect whatever they can imagine. Robot cats. Robot samurais. Robot spies. Robot butlers. Robot wizards. Robot lizards. Robot dancers. Robot doctors. Robot moonwalkers. Kids can create thousands of different robots from 50+ parts: exoskeletons, zephyr mechanisms, hydrostatic tentacles, ungulate feet, machinos locomotors, solartronics, and more. Then, they can test their robots in a fantastical world full of obstacles. Whether their robots survive or bust, kids can build, rebuild, and retest endlessly. And, kids can save and collect all of their robots.

YouTube Kids launching next week

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Tangible Play is creating a New Play Movement with the launch of its inaugural product Osmo built around its proprietary Reflective Artificial Intelligence technology. Osmo aims to unleash the boundaries of the screen and expands the playing field onto any surface in front of the connected tablet by turning any real world objects - pen, paper, clay, blocks, etc. into a digitally connected game piece that interacts with the digital device. Osmo comes with three interactive games built from the ground up called Newton, Tangram and Words, that all use Osmo's Reflective AI and encourages creative thinking and social interaction. Osmo officially launches on May 22, 2014, using crowdfunding to raise $50,000 to help complete manufacturing of the product and garner early feedback. The device will retail for $99, but presale backers will get discount pricing starting at $49 (limited availability). Special discounts include $5 off for every friend you refer. Osmo is expected to start...

It all started when a dad couldn’t persuade his kids to eat egg yolks. They liked the whites of hardboiled eggs but left the yolks behind. The dad knew that 99% of an egg’s nutrients reside in the yolk. So he found a fun way to scramble the egg inside the shell, creating golden-colored hardboiled eggs with the yolk and white blended. MixedEggsTM have a taste and consistency kids and adults alike love. The dad, inventor Assaf Gurner, is now raising funds on Indiegogo to bring Eggxer® “Eggxer is the world’s first appliance for scrambling any egg inside its shell to create a single texture and color from the white and the yolk – a MixedEgg,” says Isaac Eldar, CEO of Egglogix Ltd, the startup where Gurner serves as president. “Eggxer is compact, easy to use and it will change the way people eat eggs. It opens up a world of culinary possibilities.” A true “superfood,” especially for children, eggs contain B-complex vitamin choline, a nutrient that is essential for brain development ...

Nerd Stalker interview with Dan Shapiro inventor of Robot Turtles . Robot Turtles is a board game you play with your favorite 3-8 year old kids. It sneakily teaches the fundamentals of programming. Robot Turtles launched on Kickstarter, where it became the bestselling board game of all time. Which is pretty darn amazing. The Kickstarter campaign is over. 1,500 copies went up on the Make Magazine store and they sold out in 8 hours. Now there are a few copies at http://buy.robotturtles.com . For you Robot Turtle aficionados make sure to get the e-book here  and use the code " kickstarter " to get $5 off the ebook . We must admit that we secretly bought Robot Turtles under a private name so as to experience the whole fulfillment process like a general consumer would. We received it prior to the holidays despite the hot demand for the game. I sprung Robot Turtles on my six year old daughter who was thrilled with the game. In no time she ran through the basics t...

Adolfo Foronda of Nerd Stalker interviews Michael Domaguing, Director of Product Marketing at Jumpstart . Jumpstart is featuring a 3-D MMO RPG game called " School of Dragons " based on DreamWorks animated movie " How To Train A Dragon ". The game looks like a ton of fun, your kid can actually fly a dragon, multiple dragons really. Your child will recognize all the familiar characters from the movie. Believe it or not the game is free although there are monthly subscription options and in game purchase options. The game runs on the unity platform via any web browser (iOS and Android apps are coming) so no gaming hardware is needed. The game is ever-expanding and given that it is web-based you will see updates as they release them. At first we thought this was strictly entertainment but there is a science educational angle to the site as well. Under their resources section there are science worksheets, experiments, activities and a page on the scie...

This is a Nerd Stalker review of Ubooly a children's technology toy. The toy is made up of a stuffed animal and iOS application. The stuffed animal comes in multiple colors and the iOS application is free. To use Ubooly you place your iPhone with the application turned on upside down into the stuffed animal. The application can be personalized for multiple children, this is a nice touch. Each toy includes over 1000 activities, free credits to unlock lessons, and customizable content for your child. The recommended ages from 4 to 10 although we have observed more interest on the younger end of that spectrum. The toy is dead simple to use, this is a huge plus for a child, it takes almost no time to learn. The toy is like a tutor and friend and includes educational learning packs like language, math, science, music, history lessons for K through five and developed by teachers. We did experience a couple application hangups but these should be quickly resolved with updates be...

by Adolfo Foronda - Nerd Stalker Maker Faire interview with Matt Johnson of Bare Conductive , makers of the electrically conductive paint for makers of all ages. With Bare Conductive products you can learn how to draw paper circuits or paint physical interactive projects, oh the possibilities.

Oh god what has become of me? He owns eleven pairs of sneakers, hasn’t worn anything but jeans in a year, and won’t shut up about the latest Death Cab for Cutie CD. But he is no kid. He is among the ascendant breed of grown-up who has redefined adulthood as we once knew it and killed off the generation gap. read more ...

Thanks to some buddies in Lake Tahoe we discovered the wonders of Bumbo , it's a support kinda seat thing for babies who can support their own neck. They sit upright and look freaking halarious in it, it's pretty rocking check it out .