From March 11th through 16th, forty top high school scientists have come together in Washington D.C. for the annual Intel Science Talent Search competition. The Intel Science Talent Search is the country’s most prominent science research competition which offers the chance  for high school seniors to present their research to a group of professional scientists. These students are competing for $630K in awards with the winner receiving $100,000 from the Intel Foundation.
We headed to D.C. to meet with these young …

This weekend in New York City, thousands of K-12 students from all five boroughs came together for three days of a student robotics competition. The 10th annual New York City FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC: high school) combines the regional FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC: high school), FIRST LEGO League (FLL: middle school) and Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr. FLL: elementary school level) in one Mega event. This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the New York City FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). FIRST is a non-profit, volunteer-driven …

Ekomini Interactive Moneybox is a new high tech piggy bank that connects to your computer to scan and count money as it’s deposited. This cool toy helps kids learn about the fundamentals of spending, saving, sharing, and investing in a fun and interactive way. Using Ekomink, Kids can play at Ekominiville, an educational web-based savings platform where kids can play games, track their savings and learn how to earn, set goals, spend, share and invest.

For those not familiar with the PeeWee PC, it is a computer designed specifically for kids – an educational and safe computer that allows your kids freedom to use the computer securely without having to watch them every minute. But if you don’t have the PeeWee PC, but really would like to have all the benefits of it – then the PeeWee Kit is perfect.  The PeeWee Kit turns any computer into an age-appropriate PeeWee PC for children. A great kiddie computer bundle, the PeeWee …

The amount of iPhone apps for kids keeps growing and growing. Aside from fun games designed for kids, there are a lot of educational apps coming out too, giving parents another reason to justify the purchase of an iPod Touch or iPhone for their child. Learning Colors with Vegetables is one such app, that is based on Elizabeth Gordon’s “Mother Earth’s Children” book. Learning Colors with Vegetables combines illustrations with poems as a fun method of teaching children about colors. The Learning Colors with Vegetables …

The VTech MobiGo is an innovative handheld that also offers touch-screen technology with a full tactile slide open Qwerty keyboard. Perfect for those parents who are not ready to commit to a Nintendo DSi.

Plenty of parents have ebook readers these days. Be it a Kindle, Nook, etc…so it only comes natural that if you have kids, they want what their mommy and daddy has.  The VTech FLiP is the first real world animated e-reading system designed for kids. Its colorful, features touchscreen technology, and is a fun interactive way for parents and kids to read together. Not only is the FLiP fun it is also made very well and comes in the colors blue and pink for boys …

Kidlandia isn’t just another piece of artwork for kids, this poster lets a child become the king or queen of their kingdom. First a child gets to choose the design, color, and type of print they like best. Then they can go online to personalize their kingdom with names of family members, friends and pets. Finally, the Kidlandia Personalized Wall Art will arrive in the mail. Kids will love showing this off in their room! Kidlandia by Fat Brain Toys starts at $99.95, which certainly …

Thirty years ago Ronald Reagan became president, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back raked in the biggest box office gross, Post-It Notes launched along with the Sony Walkman and TV network CNN! That same year Rubik’s Cube was invented. Over the years Rubik’s Cube has evolved a lot. Just last year the company introduced a special Rubik’s TouchCube. Now Rubik’s Cube is evolving into a tool to help kids become more engaged in math and science. Rubik’s Cube has created a special Rubik’s Cube Math …

Boy am I glad I’m done with school because if I went to Bryan High School I would probably be getting into a lot of trouble. Students who skip school will soon be tracked 24 hours a day, seven days a week with AIM aka Attendance Improvement Management Program. Those students who are already in the truancy court system will be the first to be tracked. Students on the program will be given a hand-held GPS device between the time they leave for school in …