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STEM TOYS THAT LEAD TO A NEW WAY OF SEEING THE WORLD

25 March 2016
Fabio Guaricci
DESIGN, EDUCATIONAL, TECHNOLOGY, TOY Blog

Today we hear a lot about the need to integrate children into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications during play, and this approach is typically supported by STEM toys that lead to a new way of seeing the world, using a simultaneous combination of exploration and creative action.

“Innovative education” leads kids to get a way of thinking that is more elastic, more free, less conformed and capable to take decisions to face reality and free their potential.

DESIGN FOR KIDS THAT DOES HAVE A HUGE IMPACT

20 January 2016
Fabio_Guaricci
DESIGN, DISABILITY, SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGY, TOY Blog

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Posted by Upworthy on Martedì 3 novembre 2015

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I have come to know the E-Nable project almost by chance, and it was a good chance indeed! E-Nable is a group of Makers, Engineers, Medical Professionals, Tinkerers, Teachers, Students, Artists, Philanthropists, Parents and “Ideas people” who have come together from across the globe to collaborate, innovate and re-design the 3d Printable open source design of a mechanical hand device that was released as the original “Robohand” open source file in 2012.

an app to support kids in daily worries

We can not avoid more and more kids to have a smartphone in their hands, so why not think about an app to support kids in daily worries?

What if toys can communicate through light?

I really enjoyed this post by Disney research programme. I am one of those who is usually very critical about “christmas tree innovation”. By this I mean that I think about how a technology can have impact on education first, rather than being impressed by “tech for tech sake”.