The Junior Genius

We are incredibly excited to finally bring this product to life and can’t wait to share it with the world. The team has poured countless hours into creating something that not only meets high standards of innovation but also brings a new platform for fun and learning. From design, application development (Apple and Android), numerous safety certifications, and two patents, we are ready to bring FlashBall over the goal line.

Stay tuned for more updates as we move forward with the next stage of bringing our product to life. The best is yet to come!

Toss...Catch...Learn

With gratitude,
The Junior Genius Team

The Team at The Junior Genius started to get concerned that our first patent was getting a little lonely so we went out and got her a friend!!! We are happy to share that both our utility and design patents are now in hand, prototype is complete, and the last remain piece of the mobile app is about to go live. Huge thanks to my patent attorney, the team and countless others (even including the USPTO Examiner that was the bane of our existence for months) that took this far fetched idea and turned it into something really special. Truly takes a village!!!! Now the fun part starts!!!!

We thought we would start the week with a quick trivia question. Can anyone tell us the importance of the date 3/19/2024 and the number 11,935,431? While we don't expect anyone to guess it, we are excited to announce that on the 19th of this month, The Junior Genius will officially have our first patent # issued for FlashBall. Thrilled that the US Patent And Trademark Office (USPTO) finds our technology and firmware as unique as we believe it to be. With the utility patent approved and the design patent forthcoming, we are steps closer to our full-scale launch. Feel free to share the news and remember, Toss...Catch...Learn!

Research shows that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain, unless it is done in play, in which case it only takes 10 to 20 repetitions. Remember to embrace the playful spirit of the season and make the most of the holidays for reflection, mental stimulation and relaxation. Toss...Catch...Learn

Tell me and I’ll forget, teach me and I’ll remember, engage me and I’ll understand.
Toss...Catch...Learn.

The ability to learn in a stress-free environment is key for educators and parents when teaching students with ASD. As a growing number of educators are discovering, gamification can have a major impact on autistic learners. FlashBall will be a more advanced way of reinforcing learning for ALL students while having fun. Follow us to learn more!

In the classroom, small group focus usually follows whole class instruction to reinforce or reteach specific skills/concepts and provides a reduced student-teacher ratio. In talking with dozens of elementary teachers over the past year, the challenge of small group instruction is the management of other students who must be engaged in meaningful assignments during independent work time while the teacher is working with a small group.

Incorporating FlashBall with the other small groups will no doubt increase student's attentiveness and enjoyment of learning while allowing teachers to focus on their task at hand.

Share with your favorite teacher and thank them for the patience that most don't have!

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We are excited to share the final mock up of our packaging design. We have been so fortunate to partner with guys at Prototype House who have been an integral part of our concept design, fabricating the prototype, developing our proprietary firmware and PCBA mobile app design, packaging, manufacturer quoting and much much more. We are so lucky to work with such brilliant minds that constantly challenged us to "think bigger". Let's get this one over the line gents and get to work on our next SKU! (Teaser Alert!!!)

Creating fun, meaningful, and interactive experiences for young learners are essential for laying the foundation of lifelong learning. These not only prepare students for success in their formal education but also equip them with skills and attitudes that will serve them well throughout their lives.

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Over the last 15 months of development of FlashBall and as we shared the idea with friends and family, I have been asked dozens of times how this concept came to exist. While the back story isn't as cool as other patented inventions, here is how FlashBall came to life.

FlashBall is the brainchild of my sons and I almost 9 years ago in an effort to make learning fun for them when they were then in elementary school. Like most young students, their attention span was somewhat limited, so I had to make it entertaining. Starting as a simple rolled up pair of athletic socks as a make-shift ball, we took turns tossing the “ball” to each other and if successfully caught, they were given a simple math question such as 4+5. If they got the question correct, they were able to choose the next person to toss the ball to and the process continued. Doing this for hours, both boys were learning without even realizing they were doing so. To them, it was a game and, that was the point. One day, I walked into my son’s room, and they were playing the game on their own. YES!! Problem was, that although the hand-eye coordination was quickly improving, I heard one ask “what is 3+8” and the other said “12!!!” They both celebrated because they thought they were right! WRONG!!!

Moving forward almost a decade later, The Junior Genius, a Georgia based small business, is excited to introduce FlashBall. Making learning an entertaining adventure, FlashBall is the ultimate educational device for young learners that seamlessly blends active learning with improved hand-eye coordination. With its interactive Bluetooth capabilities and unique motion sensing skills, FlashBall helps students grasp essential math concepts like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a fun and engaging way. But that’s not all! FlashBall also has modules focused on states and capitals along with state abbreviations, turning students into geography wizzes while they play. From math to geography and many additional modules to follow, FlashBall is a versatile tool that fosters a love for learning in students while having fun. Toss…Catch…Learn