How a Data-Tracking App Is Improving Education
In Fresno, California, there’s a new reason for students to jump out of bed in the mornings. At Edison Computech, 7th and 8th graders are tracking their attendance, grades, and regular check-ins for points in a computer game called Strides. The game, developed by an Ohio company called Conquer Apathy, is an innovative way to […]
UNSW Releases a Cybersecurity Education Game App
Recently, a mobile app development team at the University of New South Wales developed an app that helps educate students about cybersecurity. The game, dubbed “ALICE,” an acronym for Artificial Learning Intelligence for Centralized Education, has a 1980s retro arcade flair. It takes players through various cybersecurity scenarios to recover their stolen identity. The Ingenuity of […]
The Department of Education Debuts Their New Student-Aid Mobile App
Though Trump’s administration is divisive, we can all agree that government-sponsored programs are behind in upgrading their technology. Between outdated-looking federal websites and a lack of mobile integrations for their citizens, the government has a lot of catching up to do. But when Betsy DeVos, the U.S, Education Secretary, announced that the Department of Education […]
Microsoft Unleashes an AI-Powered Language Learning App
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly. With the potential to disrupt every facet of technology, it’s really no surprise that all big tech companies are now interested in it. Some are even offering big bucks for expert AI developers to join their team. Others like Google (who just became “AI-first“) are actually trying to build […]
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Infiltrate Education
Image Source: CoinDesk FinTech app developers probably won’t have to worry about job security any time soon. We’ve all heard of the numerous disruptions that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are causing, but this is just the beginning. Both have come a long way since 2 pizzas were bought with 10,000 bitcoins in 2010. Recently, bitcoin […]
How AI is Affecting Your Job Safety
Image Source: imgix There has been a lot of anti-AI speak doing the rounds. We’ve heard the dire warnings issued from Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking about the end of days brought on by the rise of artificial intelligence. If the AI naysayers are to believed, we will all soon be out of a job […]
Dogtown Goes to D.C. for AppCon ’17, Pushes Education Reform
It is Dogtown Media’s belief that laws that are good for tech are good for us all, which is why we’re so excited to be in the nation’s capital for AppCon ’17. Presented by ACT – The App Association and Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, the conference gathers tech execs and app developers from all […]
How We’re Helping Apps.co Boost Startup Success 400%
If you’re an iPhone app developer, you’ve probably heard the statistic that only one in ten startups will survive their first year to become a viable business. Among those that make it, only a select few become profitable on the scale their founders envisioned. Like newly hatched sea turtles rushing for the ocean, the vast […]
What Does Betsy DeVos Mean For EdTech and STEM Education?
Betsy DeVos, Trump’s controversial pick for Secretary of Education recently appointed by the skin of her teeth, has a shaky relationship with tech — to put it lightly. After making comments during a committee hearing that suggested guns should be in schools to defend from grizzly bear attacks, the Internet lit up like a Christmas […]
Tech Education for the Gray Area Between Development and Design
When an iPhone app development studio quotes a potential client on what it’ll cost to develop their dream app, the reaction is often surprise. What they may not realize is that costs (not to mention time) requirements for app development have actually been dropping steadily for years. What took hundreds of thousands of dollars to […]