The future is NOW!
I came across an article a few weeks back on some amazing new technology for games and educational apps called Sifteo Cubes.
*image taken from the Sifteo website
I could see potential without even touching them! I ordered a set (they come with three cubes) and they came right away. Within the first day I knew I had to have all six cubes, so I ordered a second to get down to the business of seeing what the full set could really do.
Right now there are not a lot of apps for the cubes, but anyone can download the Sifteo SDK and create their own apps for the cubes. I think I have found a couple game programmers who are willing to work towards creating some educational apps that I have in mind to reinforce fractions and algebra concepts. These cubes will be really amazing for math!
I created a short video of some of my favorite apps so you can see how the cubes work.
If you decide to get a set, please write me and let me know how you plan on using them.
Hmmm… this looks very interesting. By the way, does the video really has no sound? Can’t hear anything.
Yes, since I “cut” up the video to make it shorter, I needed to remove the sound : }
How have your thought about these changed? Have you found any useful education apps? I am looking into getting a set for my classroom.
I feel like these cubes really didn’t go anywhere. I do have to admit I have not looked into them for a while now, though.