Buying and trading basketball video clips at NBA Toopshot can be compared to collecting trading cards, but in a digital format. “NBA Top Shot is an online company launched by Vancouver-based blockchain company Dapper Labs, and backed by the NBA, that…
How memory, focus and good teaching can work together to help kids learn
“The problem with multitasking is it interferes with forming memories … when students rely on the Internet for knowledge, they are programming themselves to look for information on the Internet and not in their heads … when asked to recall…
FCC approves $50 monthly internet subsidies for low-income households during pandemic
CNN reported yesterday that he FCC just approved a $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program that could provide struggling families up to $50/month to pay for internet service during the pandemic. The FCC hopes to get the plan rolling within…
Five ways to nurture a teenage hacker
eschool News shares some good tips on how teachers and parents can keep an eye out for students that show an interest in hacking. It also has good ideas on how to put the kid’s computer skills to work in…
Northrop Grumman sends the S.S. Katherine Johnson to space
Northrop Grumman named the Cygnus spacecraft after Katherine Johnson, the late Black mathematician who supported early NASA missions and was a central figure in the book and movie Hidden Figures. Johnson died last year at the age of 101. According…
A technology firm in the Nevada desert aims to be a government
According to AP News, “Jeffrey Berns, CEO of Nevada-based Blockchains, LLC, envisions a city where people not only purchase goods and services with digital currency but also log their entire online footprint — financial statements, medical records and personal data…
Spread love not germs
Omni Calculator helps people understand the importance of wearing masks in public. It shows how your individual actions may limit the spread of COVID-19.
Teachers are calling two screens a game changer
EdSurge shows how Two Screens for Teachers lets teachers see their students on one screen and teach lesson plans on the other. Matt Lerner, former student-turned-benefactor, is trying to provide a second screen to as many public school teachers as…
Learn how to track your digital footprint
Whether you’re teaching kids or simply navigating the web, it’s a good idea to track your digital footprint. Also known as a record or trail left by the things you do online, your digital footprint includes “your social media activity,…
The Super Bowl Will Look Like Madden IRL
Watching the Super Bowl this weekend will make you feel like you should have a controller in your hand. The broadcast will use 120 different cameras and often resemble a video game when shot with a shallow depth of field.…