Piano Apprentice is an app-cessory. It turns your iPad into a small electronic piano with the ability to play video tutorials and sells itself as a piano teaching tool. My eight-year-old son hasn’t had lessons yet, but he has been testing himself using an old electronic keyboard that offers a range of sample songs, where the lights flash above the keys and you can learn to play “Greensleeves” and “Happy Birthday to You.” As someone who spent a few years learning piano I have always been slightly concerned about the fact this method of self-directed learning means that he is not developing the skills and knowledge around appropriate fingering

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Piano Apprentice: An App-cessory to Foster Musical Interests

Gantt chart for Neutral Bouyancy Simulator. Source Wikipedia

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A Start Up Trek – Strategery

My GeekDad colleague James Floyd Kelly and I teamed up to do our investigative report on Ben Bertoli, who teaches sixth grade math, science and language arts in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ben’s launching ClassRealm , his project to gamify education through a customizable classroom management system built on role playing themes.

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Ben Bertoli’s ClassRealm Is Gamifying the Classroom

The St. Louis Rams play football in a dome located just off the banks of the Mississippi River.

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The 2012 FIRST Championship Gives Hope for STEM Education

Images Courtesy of The James Randi Educational Foundation New York City was recently the host to the North East Conference on Science and Skepticism, or NECSS which is pronounced “nexus.” NECSS ran over three days and included some great events outside of the conference in different venues in NYC. Saturday April 20th was a full day of panels and presentation, including a live taping of “The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe” with special guest James “The Amazing” Randi. NECSS was a great event for anyone who enjoys science and critical thinking

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The James Randi Educational Foundation Gives Teachers a Hand

Inside of a dome home under construction in Oliphant, Ontario (Canada).

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Would You Buy a Dome Home?

I’m at a conference in Portland, Oregon. That means free, good coffee and lots of it

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Another Coffee Conundrum

Photo via Wikimedia Commons After years of toiling in the darkness, with only his true adherents knowing the unlimited bounds of his genius, Joss Whedon has stepped into the light and become the master of Hollywood, creating what is one of the greatest superhero movies of all time, and starting the summer off with a resounding smash. Between Avengers and Cabin in the Woods , his star is shining brightly right now, and he’s in that magic place, professionally, where he can do pretty much whatever he wants to next. So, what should he do?

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What Should Joss Whedon Do Next? [Poll]

Welcome to Geek Fitness Week! Getting in shape isn’t just for the contributors of jockdad.com . I think there’s this misconception that geeks are just sitting around with an X-Large drink in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other as we read our game manuals or watch our favorite shows. But I’d argue that this couldn’t be farther from the truth.

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Geek Fitness Week: Let Fitness for Geeks Be Your User Manual

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m.

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 7