Toys can do more than pass the time. We can use play to learn more about the world and develop skills through technology! Here are some of Grant Hinds' top list of educational toys.
Learning through play (by accident) is very important & can be useful for kids & parents alike.
Makeblock mBot Smart Robot Kit:
This is a great gadget to learn how to build things. You can learn engineering through it, you can program it to do different things like illustration, communication etc. This is perfect for technically inclined kids and people in general. It will help prepare kids for web development, software programming, technical engineering and IT.
Anki Cozmo Robot:
Do you remember the tamagochi? This is the modern tamagochi. It's a robot that can interact with you and uses machine learning to do so. Think about it as being your ultimate accomplice. It can follow you around the house, it can learn how to relate to you and learn from you. It's an incredible machine that can teach you Emotional Intelligence.
Jiusion handheld digital microscope:
When you go to Life Science class, you just see pictures of close-up organisms instead of the real thing. This gadget allows you to see things super close-up. Now you can see the cellulose in plants in real life. Using a microscope like this digitally means that you can record, capture and enjoy the natural world.
