Episode 101 – 3 Out of Toaster

This episode Tim, Tony and Patrick talk about what we expect from 2016, Thinga.com and if video games should be taught. Check out the talking points below. As always please subscribe to us on iTunes, follow us on Podomatic or subscribe to us with your favorite podcasting app.

Educational Technology Predictions for 2016?
- Tim – Oculus Rift – not to go to headset for schools, but VR will make a bigger push into classrooms this year.
- Tony – Shift in a decline of Apple products and uptake of Surface like products
- Patrick – Agrees with both Tim and Tony
Thinga – A kid friendly search engine
- Link: http://thinga.com/
- Good idea or too limiting?
- What about alternatives like Blendspace.com?
How Video Games Might Actually Help Our Brains by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan of Gizmodo
- Link: http://gizmodo.com/how-video-games-might-actually-help-our-brains-1739037196
- Gamification vs. Teaching the game
- Tim – Semester of Borderlands? Is it time for this? d. CodeSpells –http://codespells.org/