Ed Tech startup - Teaching Garage

Janice Chong, HGSE'14 is launching a product through her startup Teaching Garage which is an ed tech startup to equip classrooms for innovation.

"Teaching Garage's first product is Design SySTEM, the first and only digital engineering curriculum for elementary STEM schools. Design SySTEM inspires early interests in 10 fields of engineering  through industry partnerships and a design approach. Design SySTEM is currently being used across the country in public schools, private schools, and after school programs."

Motion Traxx - Music - Coaching - Motivation

Jason Keck, BA'99 is the founder of Motion Traxx. which is  a fitness technology company that helps people stay motivated during their workouts.  They have just launched a new product.

"We believe that being fit helps you achieve more in life. So whether your goal is to look great naked, have more energy, or just feel more confident, Motion Traxx will motivate you to be fit with audio workouts that are coached by leading Equinox trainers and paired with music that’s sync’ed to your workout.

You can access our catalog of cardio workouts anytime through our app, and every time you workout with Motion Traxx, you will accomplish more than you would working out on your own.  When you finish one of our workouts, you will feel invincible."

iPhone and Android apps are available. Check out the company here.

TarDisk for MacBook on Kickstarter

Pierce Schiller HBS '15 is launching TarDisk which is 256GB MacBook Storage Expansion Module. "Double your Macbook by adding 256GB of Secure, Seamless, Storage. A simple, tool-free upgrade."

Please visit the crowdfunding campaign here.
 

Rayger: Bring music to life - Crowdfunding campaign

Trevor Nash, AB'15 & Jason Smith,AB'15 have launched Rayger, a music frequency responsive LED light show that follows the beat in a unique new way. The project was developed while studying at Harvard.

Using audio frequency filtering technologies, the Rayger flashes strands of ultra bright LEDs with the beat and intertwined rhythms of music, creating a totally unique music visualization system. Unlike other music light shows that are controlled by audio volume, the Rayger bases its visual response on the different frequencies, or pitches, present in the music for a one-of-a-kind audio-visual experience.

The crowdfunding campaign is here and their website can be reached here. Please leave comments below.

Crowdfunding campaign - Pugs: Boxers for women!

Claire Kim, AB'13 has launched a startup called Pugs  which is creating boxers for women. "No need to borrow his anymore. Boxers made for you."

Please check out the campaign here and website here. Please leave feedback below.

CommonLit is crowdsourcing to make middle school reading exciting!

Michelle Brown, MEd'14 is the Founder & CEO of non-profit called CommonLit which is building a free resource to get middle school students excited about reading. She taught 7th grade rural Mississippi and then in Roxbury, Massachusetts before enrolling at Harvard's Graduate School for Education.

Michelle launched CommonLit with a mission to get middle school students excited about reading. She has received great response from school districts, teachers, authors.
 
 Please check out the campaign link here. Your feedback is welcome below. 

HAE New website launched!

We are excited to share with you that our new website is finally up and running at the url harvardae.org. We will continue to add features to make it more useful for you. Please keep your feedback coming. Leave comments below.

Thanks, PV & RR