Download - STEM Challenge Presentaion Dec 2010
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VoteOnline community votes for top ideas in our idea marketplace. Highest rated application ideas move to production
DevelopThrough sponsored contests and developer only meet-up events along with our own team, we develop apps that can change lives
IdeasCommunities of need generate ideas through community meetings, online outreach and educational seminars
App StoreThe Social Innovation Lab cultivates the culture of public purpose applications through our developer certified app store
Building apps that change lives“
“Arthur Grau | San Francisco, CA | [email protected] | @simplicitousMark Murphy | Portland, OR | [email protected] | @mobitinker
www.applicationsforchange.org
Who is involved?
Developers
Sponsors
Communities
The needs of low-income communities are matched with the talents of developers
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Overview of the Cooney Center
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A Third of U.S. Children Cannot Read at Grade Level
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No Progress in Nearly 20 years
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U.S. is Falling Behind as a Global Leader
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”Sources: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), “PISA 2006: Science Competencies for Tomorrow’s World,” 2006.
… there is a quiet crisis in the United States that we have to wake up to. The U.S. today is in a truly global environment, and our competitor countries are not only wide awake, they are running a marathon while we are running sprints.
-Thomas L. Friedman The World Is Flat
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Screen Revolution
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As Much Time with Media as in School
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Heaviest Media Users Struggle Most in School
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Our Mission
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To foster innovation in children’s learning through digital media
What we do• Support and conduct research• Build scalable models• Promote multi-sector partnerships• Mobilize resource commitments
Developer Prize
For more information and to apply go to:
www.cooneycenterprizes.org
Timeline
• Sept. 16, 2010: Challenge Announced at White House event
• Oct. 12, 2010: Competition opens for submissions
• Jan. 5, 2011: Submissions due
• March 2011: Announce winners
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Special Thank-You to our Partners and Sponsors
SOCIAL INNOVATION LAB SPONSOR
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It’s not enough to know how to teach the right way to solve a
problem. We have to understand ALL of the possible ways
someone could incorrectly solve it.
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Scaffolding
Instructional support that helps a learner achieve a task that they are unable to achieve on their own
Scaffolding in Games
* Angry Birds* Intro level in Halo (or any other well made FPS game)
* Motion Math
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Affordances
Physical or digital clues that provide hints as to possible interactions
Affordances in Games
* Touch screens* Free-Play mode (Scribblenauts)
*Big, Red buttons!!!
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Affordances
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m ove , p lay, learn !
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Speed problem solving
Present your work, ask for help
Thank You and closing
