A “Positivo” milestone for Intel-powered classmate PCs!
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...
View ArticleCatch Research@Intel Today
Top Intel researchers are gathering today to show off the latest technology research projects they most believe will impact our future — from our homes and autos to the way we surf the wireless...
View ArticleEducation Technology Blog – First Post
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...
View ArticleSummer Tech Day: Classmate PC as a fun Learning Tool
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...
View ArticleClassmate PC as a One-to-One Learning Tool
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...
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The Magellan Generation
Interviews in Portugal with key stakeholders on the deployment of 450,000 “Magellan PCs” for students revealed that the project is so influential the students are now being referred to as the “Magellan...
View ArticleTransforming American Education – Learning Powered by Technology
Almost every American kid today steps back in time nearly 20 years when he or she enters a classroom in the morning, then pops back to the future after leaving school at the end of the day. The access,...
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It Takes a Community to Transform Education
On Monday, in New York City’s Central Park, we launched the newest member of the Intel-powered convertible classmate PC! I say “we” because it was not only us there, on site, with the kids and the...
View ArticleSt. Paul Academy – classmate PCs in action!
Back in March I shared some thoughts about my time visiting the teachers and students of St. Paul Academy. We now have some footage of the classmate PCs in action at St. Paul Academy, including...
View ArticleClassmate PC Updates from IDF 2010
There are so many things going on in the world of classmate PC, I had to share a bunch of them with you all! I was at IDF 2010 in San Francisco yesterday where we had a lot of things going on classmate...
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IDF Classmate Photo Update
I promised in my last blog to add some more details on IDF and to post some pictures and videos of some of the classmate activities that our classmate PC kids were doing…well, here it is. Recently at...
View ArticleMobile Technology Empowers Education
As the school year begins, mobile technology’s impact on education is evident. In a recent study, conducted by Pearson Foundation, the majority of students say that technology makes learning more fun,...
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