The Magic Planet has been a wonderful addition our programs here at the MathScience Innovation Center. We use the Planet to teach a classroom lesson entitled “Planet Trek: The Solar System Experience” for 6th graders. We have taught the lesson in 40 different middle schools in the Richmond, VA metro area. It has become one of […]
Schools are a breakout market for the Magic Planet, first sold to NASA and to museums. If you want to know how Global Imagination is positioning itself as an indispensable educational tool in the US and Chinese market, you can read the full article in the InformationWeek site.
EdTech DIgest has recognized the Magic Planet as one of the coolest, most effective classroom tools of 2014. For more information, you can read the full article on the EdTech Digest site.
Stockholm University educates students from Kindergarten to grade 5 on climate change using interactive activities on the Magic Planet. For more information view the original article (in Swedish only) here.
The K•A•CARE exhibition in Saudi Arabia features a number of internally-illuminated and externally-projected effects on spherical screens, but as one of the project creators told us, it’s the Magic Planet that is “the center-piece in this very-futuristic showroom.”
View our new press release discussing the exciting results of a formal study that was completed in Beijing, China by the EERI. The study showed a 16% increase in student comprehension, resulting in the Magic Planet being added to the Ministry of Education’s list of recommended equipment in all 440,000 K-12 schools. Click here to read […]
The Magic Planet is a natural fit for teaching about topics like space, the climate, our earth and more, but a new exhibit in Southern California helps tell the story of water, and how we depend on it every day. If you’re in the area of Pyramid Lake, make sure to stop by the visitor’s center and […]
A Magic Planet digital video globe shared the stage with Apollo 16 Astronaut Charles Duke at the opening of the”NASA – A HUMAN ADVENTURE” traveling exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey. See the photo on Facebook!
Come visit us at the AAM annual meeting and museum expo in Minneapolis Saint Paul! We’ll be in booth #1200. Stop by to get an in-person demo of the Magic Planet and to see what’s new from Global Imagination. The expo will take place at the Minnesota History Center.
An exciting new Magic Planet installation has been nominated for the prestigious International Award at the Museums + Heritage 2011 award ceremony in London. The project was spearheaded by Mallinson Architects & Engineers for the Children’s Centre for Civilization & Creativity in Cairo, Egypt.
Exhibit developer, Ideum has partnered with the Miami Science Museum to create an exciting eight-screen, multi-user Magic Planet exhibit about climate change. Best of all, they’ll be sharing this exhibit with all Magic Planet customers. For more information, contact our office.
Charles County Public School Superintendent, James E. Richmond has won the 2011 Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award for his role in helping bring STEM-focused education to the students in his school system. One of the projects mentioned in the press release is the inclusion of Magic Planets in Charles County Public Schools. Click here to read […]
Check out the latest newsletter from Global Imagination, including stories about the exciting ways customers are using the Magic Planet to communicate with, and educate the public. Read it now by clicking here.
The Gippsland Water Factory in Australia has won an impressive award for it’s new facility that features a Magic Planet display. Read the press release here.
The Magic Planet had a magic appearance in EdTechDigest, where it was labeled as “the evolution as one of the classroom staples”, and compared with other staples such as chalkboards and textbooks, that evolved into interactive whiteboards and tablets respectively. You can read the full article by visiting EdTechDigest.com or clicking here.
The Magic Planet was prominently featured in The New York Times’ Science section this morning with a feature article by Mark Vanhoenacker. Check it out for yourself at NYTimes.com by clicking here! You can now view a full image of the article on our site here.
The Poughkeepsie Journal highlights the benefits of using the Magic Planet as an tool to education your children about the environment, so they can be taught about global warming and other complex environmental problems when the time is right. You can read the full article here.
The Journal acknowledged the Magic Planet when it became a solution for the Charles County Public Schools, a 26,000-student district located in La Plata, MD: “It’s a great substitute for the ‘flat map’ of the stagnant standard-issued globe,” said Monique Wilson, director of the science center of the CCPS. The Magic Planet is also used in pre-K […]