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NOT the Lazy and the Infirm
posted by Ben Foss on November 20, 2009 at Healthcare@Intel
Today's posting is about treating people with dignity and respect. Looking at all the press, ironically, my favorite were the blog entries that used the following words to describe our users - the blind and dyslexic as...
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tagged: dyslexia, education, Intel Reader, learning disabilities
Changing Ideas to Reality
posted by JoZell Johnson on November 19, 2009 at CSR@Intel
The 5th Annual Intel + UC Berkeley Technology Entreprenuership Challenge concluded tonight with “Ihealth” from Tsinghau University, China winning both the First Prize award of $25k and the People’s Choice Award. Second and third prize were respectively CaptchaAd and Zimplistic....
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tagged: education, Entrepreneurship, innovation, technology
VOTE in the Education Challenge
posted by Suzanne LeGette on November 18, 2009 at CSR@Intel
Intel and the Wall Street Journal have sponsored a contest called the Education Challenge, where people have provided their perspectives on what can be done to improve students’ engagement with science and math curriculum in the U.S. Five finalists have...
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tagged: education, math, math and science curriculum, science
Creating hope, defeating challenges for the learning disabled
posted by Ben Foss on November 10, 2009 at Healthcare@Intel
I am so proud of the team that put the Intel® Reader together, and as someone who has difficulty reading standard print myself, I am very excited to see it entering the market. I filed the first patents on this...
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tagged: dyslexia, education, Intel Reader, learning disability
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 Corp: Bangladesh Week 1 Summary
posted by Bibhuti Banerjee on October 20, 2009 at CSR@Intel
On Wednesday, Oct. 14th., the four members of the Intel Education Service Corps met for the very first time over breakfast in a Dhaka hotel, after travelling halfway around the world from Arizona (Bob), Mumbai (Surya), California (Noor), and Oregon...
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tagged: Bangladesh, Education, IESC, Intel Education Service Corps, primary schools, Save the Children
Conference as Catalyst: CGI Promotes Connections, Compels Action
posted by Lila Ibrahim on September 30, 2009 at CSR@Intel
I was at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting last week and as I reflected on my time there, two experiences stand out. One is the power of the event itself. CGI brings together people from corporate life, from government, from...
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tagged: Clinton Global Initiative, CSR, Education, Education for All, Kenya, Lila Ibrahim, President Clinton, USAID
Intel at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting 2009
posted by Julie Clugage on September 25, 2009 at CSR@Intel
This week I’m here in New York participating with the Intel team at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. It’s my third year here and each time I am thrilled to see the high wattage gathering of government leaders, private...
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tagged: 1Goal, Bono, Clinton Global Initiative, CSR, Education, Education for All, Jessica Alba, Kenya, President Clinton, Queen Rania, USAID
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 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: 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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tagged: Classmate PC, education
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
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