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IESC Kenya: Week 2: Computer 101 (Pre-School edition)
posted by Lucy Kuria on November 03, 2009 at CSR@Intel
We got to Thika late Monday night after traveling all day from Rusinga Island and encountering the dreaded Nairobi rush hour traffic on Thika Road. We spent four days at the Karibu Centre run by Orphan’s Overseas. Karibu Centre has...
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tagged: classmate PC, Education, IESC, Intel Education Service Corps, Kenya, Orphan's Overseas
Intel Education Service Corps: Our First Two Months
posted by Julie Clugage on November 02, 2009 at CSR@Intel
What an exciting two months it has been for the Intel Education Service Corps! We launched the first pilot project in September when six employees from Intel’s Technology & Manufacturing Group (three from the US and three from Vietnam) went...
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tagged: CARE, classmatePC, Ed Service, education, IESC, Intel, Intel education, Kageno, Orphans Overseas
IESC Kenya: Week 1 Solar Powered Classmate PCs
posted by Lucy Kuria on October 26, 2009 at CSR@Intel
Our journey started on Saturday morning US time, arriving in Kenya on Sunday night Kenya time, after 3 plane transfers, missed connections and lost baggage. Flew to Kisumu on Monday morning to be received by Alphonce Okuku, Director of Kageno...
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tagged: classmate PC, Education, IESC, Intel Education Service Corps, Kageno Trust, Kenya
Intel Education Service Corps - Teaching in Ho Chi Minh City
posted by Brad Houser on September 23, 2009 at CSR@Intel
After our week in Quang Tri, it was time to return to Ho Chi Minh City, which most people still call Saigon. The Mercedes passenger van that took us from Hue to the little village was ready to take us...
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Intel Education Service Corps - Teaching in Ho Chi Minh City
posted by Brad Houser on September 23, 2009 at CSR@Intel
After our week in Quang Tri, it was time to return to Ho Chi Minh City, which most people still call Saigon. The Mercedes passenger van that took us from Hue to the little village was ready to take us...
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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
Intel Education Service Corp: Days 3-6 Quang Tri Summary
posted by Brad Houser on September 13, 2009 at CSR@Intel
Quang Tri Province, Thursday September 10 I awoke to a warm sunrise at 5:45 AM on Thursday, and soon after, the sound of truck horns blasting on the main highway through town permeated the air. A quick breakfast of Pho,...
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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
Intel Education Service Corp: Days 3-6 Quang Tri Summary
posted by Brad Houser on September 13, 2009 at CSR@Intel
Quang Tri Province, Thursday September 10 I awoke to a warm sunrise at 5:45 AM on Thursday, and soon after, the sound of truck horns blasting on the main highway through town permeated the air. A quick breakfast of Pho,...
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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
Intel Education Service Corps: Day 2
posted by Brad Houser on September 11, 2009 at CSR@Intel
Things have been busy since my last blog, where you will recall, I had just arrived in Ho Chi Minh City. It was late, and I was ready for sleeping off some jet lag. The plan was to meet for...
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tagged: classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
IESC: Day 1 in Vietnam
posted by Brad Houser on September 08, 2009 at CSR@Intel
After a long day spent traveling, I am writing this from my hotel room in Saigon, before trying to get some sleep. I took the Super Shuttle from my home in San Jose to SFO around 9AM Monday, with one...
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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
IESC: Day 1 in Vietnam
posted by Brad Houser on September 08, 2009 at CSR@Intel
After a long day spent traveling, I am writing this from my hotel room in Saigon, before trying to get some sleep. I took the Super Shuttle from my home in San Jose to SFO around 9AM Monday, with one...
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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
IESC: Off We Go!
posted by Brad Houser on September 06, 2009 at CSR@Intel
San Jose, California This is the first of several blogs on an adventure I am about to take with several of my Intel colleagues, as part of the Intel Educational Services Corps. (See the Introduction blog of the IESC from...
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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
IESC: Off We Go!
posted by Brad Houser on September 06, 2009 at CSR@Intel
San Jose, California This is the first of several blogs on an adventure I am about to take with several of my Intel colleagues, as part of the Intel Educational Services Corps. (See the Introduction blog of the IESC from...
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tagged: Classmate PC, classmatePC, EdService, education, intel, vietnam, volunteering
Announcing the Intel Education Service Corps
posted by Julie Clugage on September 03, 2009 at CSR@Intel
Last week was a high point for me in my seven years with Intel. We launched the new Intel Education Service Corps, a program that will enable talented Intel employees from all over the world to travel to developing countries...
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tagged: classmatePC, EdService, education, Intel
Classmate PC as a One-to-One Learning Tool
posted by Jeff Galinovsky on August 07, 2009 at Technology@Intel
One-to-One learning, where every kid in a classroom has a computer that can interact with a teacher, although rewarding, is a complicated classroom model to implement. Lots of elements must come together to make this a successful transformation for both...
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tagged: Atom, Classmate PC, education, one-to-one learning, software
Summer Tech Day: Classmate PC as a fun Learning Tool
posted by Jeff Galinovsky on July 31, 2009 at Technology@Intel
I had the pleasure of attending a cool event a the California Academy of Science that brought a bit of Science, a bit of Technology, and a bit of fun kid chaos! Intel sponsored a Summer Tech Day event here...
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tagged: California, Classmate PC, education, science
Education Technology Blog - First Post
posted by Jeff Galinovsky on July 31, 2009 at Technology@Intel
Ok - I have been wanting to do this for some time now, and finally have started with this post! I will be blogging about Education Technology issues and also about how Intel powered classmate PCs can help solve some...
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A "Positivo" milestone for Intel-powered classmate PCs!
posted by Esther Andrews on June 17, 2009 at Technology@Intel
The city of Pirai, Brazil has announced the purchase of Intel-powered classmate PCs for students enrolled in all 21 of its’ public schools, making it the first city in the world to adopt 1:1 computing for the entire school system....
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tagged: Classmate PC, education, Intel Learning Series, Intel-powered classmate PC
What do an iPhone, a Toyota SUV and a Classmate PC have in common?
posted by Karen Spencer on April 10, 2009 at CSR@Intel
They are part of the winning solutions in Intel’s Inspire*Empower challenge. The iPhone (or any camera-enabled smartphone, pda or netbook) can be made into an online microscope to be used in monitoring infectious diseases. The Toyota is the wheels...
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tagged: Classmate PC, inspire empower challenge, intel, iphone, toyota
one step in some mighty big shoes
posted by Theresa Champagne on March 18, 2009 at CSR@Intel
I remember sitting in my cubicle and hearing about the Small Things Challenge launched by Intel Chairman Craig Barrett. I thought, “hmm, that’s neat”. 2 weeks later, I was sitting in my cubicle reading the announcement of our Chairman’s retirement...
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tagged: Classmate PC, Craig Barrett, intel, small things challenge
Notes from the Technology Inaugural Ball
posted by Tony Salvador on January 20, 2009 at CSR@Intel
Intel and ePals were invited to sponsor and attend the Huffington Post Technology Inaugural Ball on the 19th January 2009. Somewhat more cutting edge than most of the standard inaugural celebrations, nearly 2000 people packed - and I mean packed...
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tagged: Classmate PC, education, huffington post, inaugular ball, inauguration, Intel
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