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laken lewis

IBM - United States - 0 views

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information_change

shared by laken lewis on 28 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Who we are History of IBM Investor relations Employee directory Jobs at IBM What we think Ideas from IBM Corporate responsibility IBM Research Global Innovation Outlook What we do Latest news Success stories Corporate Citizenship Events Why we're ahead Mainframes Services Data centers
Vicki Davis

Flat Classroom Conference - Transforming learning through global collaboration - 0 views

flatclassroomconference.ning.com

education learning innovation web2.0 www_world worldonline prediction

shared by Vicki Davis on 22 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 22 Oct 08
     
    The Ning for the upcoming conference in January -- it is REALLY Happening - I'm so excited!
  • Vicki Davis on 22 Oct 08
     
    The conference in January.
Vicki Davis

ASCD - 0 views

www.ascd.org/...9dee008f99653fb85516f762108a0c

shared by Vicki Davis on 28 Oct 08 - No Cached
  • has to think, be flexible, change, and use a variety of tools to solve new problems. We change what we do all the time. I can guarantee the job I hire someone to do will change or may not exist in the future, so this is why adaptability and learning skills are more important than technical skills
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 28 Oct 08
       
      Adaptability and learning skills -- this is why building a PLN is so important!!
  • I say to my employees, if you try five things and get all five of them right, you may be failing. If you try 10 things, and get eight of them right, you're a hero. You'll never be blamed for failing to reach a stretch goal, but you will be blamed for not trying.
  • risk aversion
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  • entrepreneurial culture
  • Effective Oral and Written Communication
  • clear and concise
  • focus, energy, and passion around the points they want to make.
  • first 60 seconds of your presentation is
  • Summers and other leaders from various companies were not necessarily complaining about young people's poor grammar, punctuation, or spelling—the things we spend so much time teaching and testing in our schools
  • the complaints I heard most frequently were about fuzzy thinking and young people not knowing how to write with a real voice.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 28 Oct 08
       
      Writing with voice = blogging -- give students a voice, this means first person, NOT third person writing.
  • Employees in the 21st century have to manage an astronomical amount of information daily.
  • There is so much information available that it is almost too much, and if people aren't prepared to process the information effectively it almost freezes them in their steps.”
  • rapidly the information is changing.
  • half-life of knowledge in the humanities is 10 years, and in math and science, it's only two or three years
  • “People who've learned to ask great questions and have learned to be inquisitive are the ones who move the fastest in our environment because they solve the biggest problems in ways that have the most impact on innovation.”
  • want unique products and services:
  • developing young people's capacities for imagination, creativity, and empathy will be increasingly important for maintaining the United States' competitive advantage in the future.
  • The three look at one another blankly, and the student who has been doing all the speaking looks at me and shrugs.
  • The test contains 80 multiple-choice questions related to the functions and branches of the federal government.
  • Let me tell you how to answer this one
  • reading from her notes,
  • Each group will try to develop at least two different ways to solve this problem. After all the groups have finished, I'll randomly choose someone from each group who will write one of your proofs on the board, and I'll ask that person to explain the process your group used.”
  • a lesson in which students are learning a number of the seven survival skills while also mastering academic content?
  • students are given a complex, multi-step problem that is different from any they've seen in the past
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 28 Oct 08
       
      This IS flat classroom digiteen and Horizon project and other projects where teachers are pushing kids to have novel answers to novel questions.
  • how the group solved the problem, each student in every group is held accountable.
  • ncreasingly, there is only one curriculum: test prep. Of the hundreds of classes that I've observed in recent years, fewer than 1 in 20 were engaged in instruction designed to teach students to think instead of merely drilling for the test.
  • . It is working with colleagues to ensure that all students master the skills they need to succeed as lifelong learners, workers, and citizens.
  • I have yet to talk to a recent graduate, college teacher, community leader, or business leader who said that not knowing enough academic content was a problem.
  • critical thinking, communication skills, and collaboration.
  • seven survival skills every day, at every grade level, and in every class.
  • College and Work Readiness Assessment (www.cae.org)—that measure students' analytic-reasoning, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and writing skills.
  • 2. Collaboration and Leadership
  • 3. Agility and Adaptability
  • Today's students need to master seven survival skills to thrive in the new world of work.
  • 4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
  • 6. Accessing and Analyzing Information
  • 7. Curiosity and Imagination
  • I conducted research beginning with conversations with several hundred business, nonprofit, philanthropic, and education leaders. With a clearer picture of the skills young people need, I then set out to learn whether U.S. schools are teaching and testing the skills that matter most.
  • Julie Lindsay on 28 Oct 08
     
    Educational Leadership article from ASCD
Vicki Davis

www.searchme.com - 1 views

www.searchme.com

google education innovation learning web2.0 worldonline

shared by Vicki Davis on 24 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Oct 08
     
    Cool visual search engine
Vicki Davis

Flat Classroom Projects Help Wiki - 0 views

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flatclassroom education innovation bestpractices help

shared by Vicki Davis on 25 Jun 09 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 25 Jun 09
     
    This is the help wiki for all of our flat classroom projects and how we do the things we do. I realized that I hadn't shared it!
  • Vicki Davis on 25 Jun 09
     
    the help wiki for flat classroom
Vicki Davis

textually.org: Children 'more likely to own a mobile phone than a book' - 0 views

www.textually.org/...026080.htm

education learning innovation mobile wireless_connectivity

shared by Vicki Davis on 26 May 10 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 26 May 10
     
    Children have more access to cell phones than "books on paper." My answer - redefine books and deliver all educational content via handheld. Stop defining the future of our children with the tools of our past.
Steve Madsen

SMART Table in my Classroom - Two Introductory Videos | Space for me to explore - 0 views

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digiteen innovation education prediction workflow_software

shared by Steve Madsen on 02 May 09 - Cached
  • Steve Madsen on 02 May 09
     
    We took delivery of our second SMART Table unit on Friday (the first was faulty) and had the afternoon to use it.
Steve Madsen

Watch what you do, your car is watching - 0 views

www.smh.com.au/...is-watching-20090501-aq6l.html

digiteen innovation govt_business information_change workflow_software invention

shared by Steve Madsen on 02 May 09 - Cached
  • Steve Madsen on 02 May 09
     
    Most new cars are now fitted with event recorders similar to aircraft black boxes. The data collected could be used to assess how well a car has been driven, how far and, in the event of a crash, what factors contributed to the accident.
Susan D

ViO | Virtual social networking and marketing for business - 0 views

www.getvio.com

virtual_communication govt_business flatclassroomproject

shared by Susan D on 20 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • If a company is considering a business solution in the 3-D online virtual world, chances are, it is being driven by forward-thinking leadership.
  • forward-thinking innovators can maximize technology to vault their company into a leadership position in their industry.
  • Susan D on 20 Oct 11
     
    This talks about how buisness are meeting virtually instead of face to face
Michaelina McGee

Apple Launches iPhone 4S, iOS 5 & iCloud iPhone 4S - 1 views

iOS 5 plus iCloud is a breakthrough combination that makes the iPhone 4S the best iPhone ever," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "While our compet...

pln

started by Michaelina McGee on 24 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
Mick S

What is a Social Entrepreneur? | Ashoka - Innovators for the Public - 1 views

www.ashoka.org/social_entrepreneur

fcp11-3 mcahs mca-diigo flatclass FCP wireless_connectivty flatclassroomproject education

shared by Mick S on 03 Nov 11 - Cached
  • Mick S on 03 Nov 11
     
    This site explains social entrepreneurship.
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