Bloxels: Create Your Own Video Games With Your Students
Jeff sits down with Robert Kalman, a New Jersey Educator to talk about an exciting video game creation platform known as Bloxels. \xa0Bloxels offers students both a digital and tactile experience of creating their own video games. \xa0Check out Bloxels today! About\xa0Company Bloxels is a hands-on platform for kids to experiment, build, and learn through video game creation. Bloxels helps kids achieve their nearly universal desire to create video games (seriously, just ask any kid), rather than just playing them. By using the unique combination of hands-on toys and their love and understanding of classic video games, we've made video game creation accessible and fun for all ages. Bloxels is not just another tech-enabled toy. It\u2019s a hands-on, brains-on, creativity and technology experience.\xa0 Bloxels uniquely unlocks kids\u2019 innate creativity by leveraging something they love: video games. Kids can play fun games and channel their creative potential as they gain greater understanding of important topics like design logic, and computer science and demonstrate their knowledge of history, science and mathematics and more through the games they create. Most activities are scalable in complexity, so it\u2019s appropriate for all grades, K through 8. Plus, it encourages collaboration, so players of all ages \u2014 parents, relatives, teachers, kids and their friends \u2014 can build and play games together.\xa0 Links of interest http://www.bloxelsbuilder.com/ Twitter:\xa0@bloxelsbuilder Facebook:\xa0http://www.facebook.com/bloxels YouTube:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/bloxels Instagram:\xa0@bloxels Tumbler:\xa0http://bloxels.tumblr.com/ About Our Guest Robert Kalman is a middle school computer technology teacher from northern New Jersey, focused on facilitating innovative learning experiences for his students. He is a Google Educator, the Pixel Press Educator in Residence, Bloxels EDU Lead Ambassador, a Vizwik Ambassador, and an avid EdTech presenter. He has extensive experience integrating the use of iPads and personal computers in a 1:1 device learning environment. Robert loves working with both students and teachers to utilize engaging and powerful educational technologies. Please connect with Robert via Twitter\xa0@robert_kalman, email him at\xa0robertkalman@gmail.com, or visit his website at\xa0www.robertkalman.com. Thank You For Your Podcast Reviews Are you enjoying\xa0Educational Podcasting Today\xa0or other shows on the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by\xa0commenting on iTunes\xa0today. \xa0I enjoy reading and sharing your comments on the podcast each week. Ask Me Your Podcasting or WordPress Question Are you interested in starting your own podcast? Do you need help creating an awesome WordPress website? \xa0I am available for 1:1 consulting. \xa0Please visit my homepage and I will help you launch your personal brand today! Contact Me Host:\xa0Jeff Bradbury\xa0@TeacherCast Email:\xa0info@teachercast.net Voice Mail:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail YouTube:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube iTunes:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes Check Out More TeacherCast Programming TeacherCast Podcast (http://www.teachercast.net/tcp) TeacherCast App Spotlight (http://www.teachercast.net/appspotlight) Educational Podcasting Today\xa0(http://www.educationalpodcasting.today) The TechEducator Podcast (http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com) View LIVE Professional Development from TeacherCast Watch LIVE:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.tv\xa0|\xa0Broadcasting Schedule\xa0(http://www.teachercast.net/showcal) TeacherCast Broadcasting Community:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.net/broadcastingcommunity Need a Presenter? Jeff Bradbury\xa0(@TeacherCast)\xa0is available as a\xa0Keynote Speaker, Presenter, or to\xa0Broadcast\xa0your conference LIVE!