Loving the 16 yr old “Sneaker Don”… and apparently so are DJ Khaled and Chris Brown. His 1+ Million in sales track with 2018 projected sports global shoe sales of 84.4 Billion. source: Transparency Market Research #entrepreneurship #disrupt #kids #growth #shoes #2018 #sportshoe #Sneakers #Kicks #Consumption
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Hi, Matthias Brendler here, transdisciplinary designer blogging what's interesting or significant relating to: Design, Education, Culture, Technology and Business (as well as anything that's really cool).
PLAY: Minecraft x Classroom: “engage students and drive new ways of thinking”
MineCraft x Social Studies
Making allows students to learn by doing and solve problems by tinkering, trial and error. Minecraft is a 3D sandbox game, which has made its way into classrooms because it engages students across a range of subjects. Imagine the learning that happens when these two popular education movements are combined.
The outcome is a powerhouse of student engagement, says Mike Washburn, head of computer science at Richmond Hill Montessori & Elementary Private School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In his mind, games shouldn’t be relegated to the fringes in classrooms. Educators should leverage them to engage students and drive new ways of thinking.
TEACH: 1970s Music Teacher with Students Singing David Bowie
Elementary School Music teacher records students singing classic rock songs in the 1970's to vinyl. Later made to a CD: "Innocence & Despair", 2001
GIRLPOWER: PLAYLab loves GoldieBlox: Disrupt the “Pink Aisle”.
Awesome as breakthrough children's intelligent play.
“Being in Toys R Us is our first step towards proving to the world that engineering for girls is a mainstream concept. We are faced with an enormous opportunity and challenge: we must prove that GoldieBlox deserves to be on the shelves.
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