Andy Larmand

The innovation in contemporary education is increasing every day. Schools are using more advanced technologies, like 3D printing, laser cutting tools, and maybe even drones to help impart those necessary skills for the future on their students. Among these key 21st century skills is entrepreneurship since the current gig economy is filled with new opportunities all the time.

Many kids these days are happy holding a smartphone in their hands and using their thumbs to navigate a number of screens while opening dozens of apps they may or may not even understand. It’s also become clear that kids love technology. Here are some of the best ways to combine child-friendly play with beneficial technology to get kids excited.

For this week’s Eduporium Experiment, I focused on the Samsung Gear VR, one of the best options if you are looking for an easily integrated, smartphone-powered VR experience. The Samsung Gear VR is a portable VR headset that works with Samsung smartphones and Oculus technology.

Come learn about this rapidly emerging field of technology and that impact it will have on modern education. You’ll have the chance to try out the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and more, network with some brilliant industry leaders, and hear from Caitlin Krause, a VR advocate and speaker, on the impact of immersive education in today’s classrooms.

In the past, we could rarely use our digital devices in the classroom. It was commonly believed that they distract students and also disturb a teacher’s work. Now more and more high school and university teachers allow using smartphones in class thus making the process of gaining new knowledge more interesting. How can we use smartphones during class or lectures?

If you follow us closely, you know March was a super busy month for us. Well, we’re happy to say that April looks to be just about full as well! We regularly get questions about where people can find us, so we thought we’d give you a few options for this month and publicize some of the cool upcoming events

We’ve been working hard perfecting our skills, as you can see above, and we’re ready to put on a great event. Come sample some of the best virtual reality headsets, including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and more at our FREE hands-on workshop and networking event! You’ll learn from expert speakers and get to try the headsets.

To step into a virtual reality experience is to transport yourself to a whole new world—you can become as small as an atom or fly as far away as the farthest planet in our solar system. We have the technology to literally make the world our oyster. Today, I took a look at one of the VR products we offer

Whether it’s recommending a new show to watch or automatically buying you tickets to see your favorite band, AI is getting scary smart scary fast. It’s even making its way into 21st century education and being used in K-12 schools and higher education across the world. So, what does that mean, how can we prepare, and why is this significant?

Besides hosting our own virtual workshop and participating in one regional webinar, we made our way to a handful of amazing conferences all around the Northeast. And, everywhere we went, the enthusiasm we were all met with made all the hard work worth it. Let’s recap it, shall we? Head inside for all the details on these amazing events and