Here's the link to the article:
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/18654
Teaching with Technology: The Secrets of Their Success
by Victor Rivero
Foremost leaders in education technology provide five lessons on using today's tools to engage students, recharge teachers, and in some cases, change the world.
THIS DOESN'T SEEM to be the place to come to discover the secrets of teaching with technology. Between drab warehouses to the left and lonesome train tracks to the right, Alan Kay's office is in a nondescript building set in the concrete fringes of Los Angeles. But its interior puts the exterior to shame. It is swank and cavernous—a good place to hide, as Kay, nowhere to be seen, appears to be doing...
I want to say that Alan and I were very disappointed with this article. The writer was very taken with the facilities which our non profit is hosted and provided space. Rivero spent more time describing that, than our work. The "secret part" was relevant to what he saw in that facility that was *not from* Viewpoints. As this community well knows, nothing we do is kept secret. And, the schools, etc. the articles go on to decribe have no relation to our work....
-- Kim
At 10:52 PM -0700 6/25/06, Darius Clarke wrote:
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/18654
Teaching with Technology: The Secrets of Their Success
by Victor Rivero
Foremost leaders in education technology provide five lessons on using today's tools to engage students, recharge teachers, and in some cases, change the world.
THIS DOESN'T SEEM to be the place to come to discover the secrets of teaching with technology. Between drab warehouses to the left and lonesome train tracks to the right, Alan Kay's office is in a nondescript building set in the concrete fringes of Los Angeles. But its interior puts the exterior to shame. It is swank and cavernous-a good place to hide, as Kay, nowhere to be seen, appears to be doing...
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When I saw a link to this article I was excited about some marketing for new ways of education facilitated by Squeak and eToys. But when reading the article, it sounds quite confusing, and in some places more like commercial for Microsoft, Dell and Lenovo. If the company visited was Viewpoints Research, why does the article not mention it by name ... (unless it is trying to add to this "secrecy" theme that sort of scared me). Perhaps the author should be made to write a follow up that is reviewed before publishing :)
Milan
On 2006 June 26 10:07, Kim Rose wrote:
I want to say that Alan and I were very disappointed with this article. The writer was very taken with the facilities which our non profit is hosted and provided space. Rivero spent more time describing that, than our work. The "secret part" was relevant to what he saw in that facility that was *not from* Viewpoints. As this community well knows, nothing we do is kept secret. And, the schools, etc. the articles go on to decribe have no relation to our work....
-- Kim
At 10:52 PM -0700 6/25/06, Darius Clarke wrote:
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/18654
Teaching with Technology: The Secrets of Their Success
by Victor Rivero
Foremost leaders in education technology provide five lessons on using today's tools to engage students, recharge teachers, and in some cases, change the world.
THIS DOESN'T SEEM to be the place to come to discover the secrets of teaching with technology. Between drab warehouses to the left and lonesome train tracks to the right, Alan Kay's office is in a nondescript building set in the concrete fringes of Los Angeles. But its interior puts the exterior to shame. It is swank and cavernous-a good place to hide, as Kay, nowhere to be seen, appears to be doing...
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Hi Brad,
I'm the new office manager at Viewpoints Research, as well as Alan's assistant. We're in the midst of updating and renovating the Viewpoints site. This will provide a better understanding of the scope and direction of our work. We hope to have the new site live in the next few months.
Monika
On Jun 27, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Brad Fuller wrote:
It's just a poorly written article. I couldn't really understand it. It was hard to read. Too bad, I'd like to know more about Viewpoints and the work accomplished.
Brad
Monika Bjel wrote:
Hi Brad,
I'm the new office manager at Viewpoints Research, as well as Alan's assistant. We're in the midst of updating and renovating the Viewpoints site. This will provide a better understanding of the scope and direction of our work. We hope to have the new site live in the next few months.
Hey, great. That sounds like a good excuse for a press release or a nice big article!
Monika
On Jun 27, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Brad Fuller wrote:
It's just a poorly written article. I couldn't really understand it. It was hard to read. Too bad, I'd like to know more about Viewpoints and the work accomplished.
Brad
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