Alumni Spotlight: Jasmine Gao
We sat down with Technovation 2011 Alumni, Jasmine Gao to catch up and see what she has been up since her with us as a Technovation Droidette. Jasmine...
Read MoreBadge based gamification: is this just the thing that education needs?
Before these trends get too overblown, I’d like to dissect and compare two terms that are on their way to becoming the next big thing in education: ...
Read MoreThe costs to gamify education
In a previous post, I laid out what it means to gamify education (short answer is: incorporate best teaching practices). If you read that post, ...
Read MoreGamification and Education: the Core Principles
I always like to say the gaming industry has done in 30 years what the educational industry hasn’t been able to do in 300, namely make self-sust...
Read MoreConceptualize, Protype, Remix, and Test Small!
It’s a great time to learn coding! Everyone from will.i.am to Chris Bosh to Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook are stating the facts: software is now ...
Read MoreThe problem with MOOCs, you see, is that…
…I don’t like them very much. It was Thursday morning, and the Mozilla Teachtheweb MOOC was about to kick off. I was languishing in a simple d...
Read MoreHow to Live a Technovation Life
You might be thinking, “What is a Technovation life and why would I want to live one?” For the last 3 months, I have been a mentor in the Technova...
Read MoreWhat is my child learning?
As a parent you have the unique privilege of seeing your child learn over many years. If your child is very young, it is very hard to pinpoint what ex...
Read MoreTips for Submitting Your App
Congratulations, Technovation teams, you are entering the last week of the Challenge. Below is my general advice for getting the maximum score on each...
Read MoreHow to hire great people
Its been seven years since I started Iridescent and I have learned a lot about hiring! Here are the various stages I have gone through starting...
Read MoreCastilleja School Innogators
We meet the Innogators, two Technovation teams from the Castilleja School, as they work on their apps and pitch videos.
Read MoreGetting Feedback for Fantastic Apps!
So you’re building a mobile app? That’s awesome! Dreaming up a hot new app can be so much fun. There are a lot of steps to learn, like designing, ...
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