There was a vision: “The destiny of computers is to become interactive intellectual amplifiers for everyone in the world pervasively networked worldwide”.
In the 70s, Xerox Parc was THE research facility in the United States. Technology such as the graphical user interface, ethernet networking, and the laser printer was created at Xerox Parc.
A couple of the principles Mr. Kay lays out are mindblowing:
Fund people not projects — the scientists find the problems not the funders. So, for many reasons, you have to have the best researchers.
This one was particular mindblowing. Find the best people, and provide the support they need to create great things.
Problem Finding — not just Problem Solving
Progress is made on solving problems, and if you can’t find problems to solve, then you’re not making any progress.
Would you like a text only version of a news site? Well, CNN offers one! The site is available in English and Spanish, and offers text only versions of the news. This could be a good site to use with easily dis-tractable students or as a way to use a summarizing service on news articles.
Recent research, collected by Android app Locket, monitored how many times its 150,000 users checked their phone in a day. They found that users did this a staggering 110 times a day,[1] whilst another study carried out by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers found the average user checks their phone nearer to 150 times per day….
QuizPedia is a fun and engaging learning tool that can be used in primary education and onwards. And it’s free! How is it different to a typical quiz making tool? Quizzes aren’t new to the classroo… Source: Get students learning by MAKING quizzes instead of TAKING quizzes. – EDTECH 4 BEGINNERS I’ve had students create…
I’m excited. Like, really, really, really, excited. Technology has gone from a toy, to an event, to a commodity, to a way of life. And learning has been attached along the way. Maybe we don’t always see learning and technology hand-in-hand, but the two are deeply connected and fuel each other every day. Part of…
Digital tools can help give students a platform to demonstrate their honesty, courage, and integrity in the classroom on a regular basis. Source: 4 Digital Tools That Help Students Practice Integrity | MindShift | KQED News I like three out of four of these tools. I’m not a fan of Turnitin. This past year I…
Ernst and Young was the first prominent graduate employer to decide that its own entry criteria were a more accurate judge of job applicants than the degree classifications on their CVs. But similar moves away from a reliance on degree grades are now taking root at other big accountancy firms PwC and Deloitte, too. Source: What skills do…
