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>>> WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY. WHEN A LOT OF US WERE KIDS
SUMMER BREAK MEANT HOPPING ON A
BIKE AND DISCOVERING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. A LOT OF KIDS PREFER THE
COMFORTS OF HOME CURLED UP ON
THE SOFA PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
EVERYTHING FROM BRAIN
STIMULATION TO LITERACY TO
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT CAN COME
FROM IT.
FROM IT.
FROM IT. DR. CAESAR WRIGHT IS A
PROFESSOR AT RICE UNIVERSITY.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. I WAS ONE OF THOSE PARENTS WHO
SAID MY SON WILL NOT SIT ON THE
SOFA PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
ONE DAY I HEARD HIM AND HE WAS
SAYING HEY GUYS, LISTEN UP,
WE'RE GOING TO GO IN FROM THE
BACKSIDE AND I WANT YOU TO DO
THIS AND I WAS LIKE OH MY GOSH,
HE'S LIKE LEADING A TEAM.
REALLY THERE IS SOMETHING GOOD
THAT CAN COME FROM THIS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I TEACH IN THE CENTER FOR
ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP WHICH
MEANS I GET SOME OF THE MOST
BRILLIANT KIDS FROM AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T HAVE
THE LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK
SKILLS THEY NEED TO EXCEL IN
TEAM ENVIRONMENTS AND INDUSTRY.
THESE MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAMES,
YOU'RE SEEING WHAT YOU SAW WITH
YOUR SON.
YOUR SON.
YOUR SON. COMMUNICATION, RISK MANAGEMENT.
INTERACT, DEVELOP EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.
INTELLIGENCE. THESE THINGS ARE HARD TO TEACH
ACADEMICALLY.
ACADEMICALLY. THEY'RE LEARNING THEM THROUGH
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. >> THE KIDS WEREN'T IN MY HOUSE
MESSING IT UP OR EATING MY
FOOD.
FOOD.
FOOD. THESE KIDS WERE AROUND THE
WORLD SOMEWHERE; RIGHT?
SO SUPER COOL.
WHAT YOU'RE CHALLENGING PARENTS
TO DO IS LET YOUR KIDS DO THE
MODERN THINGS BUT SOME OF THE
BASIC THINGS TO GET THEM
INTERESTED IN IT STEM AND I
THINK WHEN WE SAY STEM A LOT OF
PEOPLES PEOPLE GO OH, I DON'T
GET ALL THAT STUFF.
WHEN YOU TEACH IT LIKE THIS WE
GET ALL THAT STUFF.
>> THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN EDUCATION AND LEARNING.
EDUCATION CAN BE A FORMAL
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. LEARNING DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF TEACHERS IN
THE AUDIENCE.
THE AUDIENCE. >> Y'ALL MAKE ME NERVOUS.
HOPEFULLY I SAY SOME THINGS
THAT RESINATE WITH YOU OR
CHALLENGE YOU TO THINK EVEN
DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW YOU
CONSIDER EDUCATION.
CONSIDER EDUCATION. >> HANDS ON IS BIG.
>> EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PROJECT
BASED.
BASED.
BASED. AUTHENTIC.
AUTHENTIC. IT HAS TO RESINATE WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENTS AND
THEIR INTERESTS.
THEIR INTERESTS. FOR ME I WAS A BAD STUDENT IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL.
I DIDN'T LIKE IN SCHOOL.
IT WASN'T FUN.
ONCE I GOT TO COLLEGE I
REALIZED LEARNING CAN BE FUN.
>> MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAMING,
ASIDE FROM THE WHY IT CALL
THINKING SKILLS, PROBLEM
SOLVING AND ALL OF THAT.
THE TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP.
DRONES ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE
WAYS TO ENGAGE KIDS IN ALL OF
THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF
ENGINEERING.
ENGINEERING. YOU HAVE COMPUTER SCIENCE,
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING,
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MATERIAL SCIENCE.
MATERIAL SCIENCE. DRONES ARE A VEHICLE INTO THAT.
WHAT SEPARATES DRONES AS A TOY
VERSUS A TOOL IS THE
APPLICATION OF SENSORS.
SO THIS DRONE HAS LITTLE
SENSORS.
SENSORS.
SENSORS. YOU DON'T NEED A CONTROLLER.
YOU USE YOUR HANDS.
>> CAN WE FLY IT NOW?
>> WE CAN DO THAT.
LET'S SEE.
LET'S SEE. >> THE OTHER THING WITH DRONES,
THAT CAMERA ON THERE.
THERE'S A YOUNG MAN, 17 YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. HE
OLD. HE USED HIS DRONE WITH A
CAMERA, STARTED TAKING PICTURES
OF GOLF COURSES AND THINGS.
I GOT AN $89,000 CHECK.
MY SON IS LIKE, CAN I GET A
DRONE?
DRONE?
DRONE? >>
DRONE? >> WE'LL DEMONSTRATE THIS ONE.
NOT ONLY ARE THERE CAREERS IN
DEVELOPING AND CREATING THESE
THINGS, BUT PILOTING AND
OPERATING DRONES.
OPERATING DRONES. IF YOU HAVE A KID THAT WANTS TO
BE AN ATTORNEY.
ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC SPACES
IS FIGURING OUT WHAT ARE THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THESE
TECHNOLOGIES.
TECHNOLOGIES. HOW DO WE LEGISLATE THEM.
HOPEFULLY THIS WORKS WELL.
IT SHOULD HOVER BY ITSELF.
>> OH WOW.
>> YOU CAN JOIN IN.
SO THESE LITTLE RED SENSORS, IN
YOU MOVE YOUR HAND BY THOSE WE
CAN CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF
THE DRONE.
THE DRONE. >> VERY COOL.
>> SO THIS IS GREAT FOR KIDS OF
PRETTY MUCH ALL AGES.
I USE THIS FOR SECOND GRADERS,
THIRD GRADERS.
THIRD GRADERS. >> AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO
THAT IN THE HOUSE IT'S NOT THE
ONE THAT'S GOING TO TAKE OUT
YOUR FAVORITE LAMP.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. AND FOR ME, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM
I'M GOING TO HAVE IS MY HAIR
GETTING CAUGHT IN THIS.
>> OR THE TREES OR WHATEVER.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. YOU
YEAH. YOU CAN CONTROL IT.
>> WE HAVE SOME OTHER DRONES.
I WANT THINGS TO BE COST
EFFECTIVE AS WELL.
EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE, ALL
THESE DRONES ARE LESS THAN $40.
AND SO THE IDEA IS THAT IT
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE OR
COST PROHIBITIVE.
COST PROHIBITIVE. THIS OPENS IT UP TO KIDS FROM
ALL DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
>> EVEN JUST READING STUFF THAT
STIMULATES THE MIND ABOUT HOW
TO CREATE AND ENGINEERING IN
THE FUTURE.
THE FUTURE. >> ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
ASPECTS OF LEARNING FOR YOUR
KIDS IF YOU WANT TO PREPARE
THEM TO BE COMPETITIVE AT A TOP
TIER UNIVERSITY, READING.
LITERACY.
LITERACY.
LITERACY. MAKING SURE THAT THE STEM
SKILLS ARE GREAT.
IF YOU ABSTRACT THOSE FROM THE
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND
THE BROADER SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THE LITERACY GIVES THEM THAT.
NOT ONLY DOES IT HELP THEM
COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY.
WHEN YOU HAVE GRAPHIC NOVELS
LIKE THIS THAT TALK ABOUT, THIS
IS GREAT.
IS GREAT.
IS GREAT. IN REAL LIFE.
IT LOOKS AT ONLINE GAMING BUT
IN AN ECONOMIC CONTEXT.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE TO
PAY FOR THINGS YOURSELF AS A
KID.
KID.
KID. >>
KID. >> THAT'S TRUE.
MY SON HAS TO COME UP WITH
MONEY ONLINE.
MONEY ONLINE. IT'S MAKE FAKE, BUT HE HAS TO
LEARN IT.
LEARN IT.
LEARN IT. >> WHAT A LOT OF GRAPHIC
NOVELS, COMIC BOOKS, THINGS
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. THEY TYPICALLY EXPLORE UTOPIAN
SOCIETIES THAT HAVE CHANGED
BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY.
SO IT CAUSES KIDS TO THINK
ABOUT WHEN WE CREATE THESE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES WHAT DOES IT DO TO
SOCIETY?
SOCIETY?
SOCIETY? JUST BECAUSE WE COULD DO
SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN WE
SHOULD.
SHOULD.
SHOULD. >> MICROSOT.
>> MICROSOT. MICROSOFT IS REALLY ENGAGED IN
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. MICROSOFT IS DOING A LOT IN THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. THEY OFFER A LOT OF FREE
PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE
MICROSOFT STORES.
MICROSOFT STORES. PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE NOT JUST A
PLACE YOU BUY AN XBOX.
A LOT OF FREE PROGRAMS.
WE'LL SHARE THOSE RESOURCES
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. WE HAVE GREAT PROGRAMS AT RICE.
I RUN A SUMMER CAMP THAT'S FOR
EMERGING LEADERS IN TECHNOLOGY.
COOL THING.
COOL THING. >> DRONE CAMPS.
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. >> THERE'S DRONE CAMPS.
A LOT.
A LOT.
A LOT. WE
A LOT. WE HAVE THE MICROSOFT DRONE
ACADEMY.
ACADEMY.
ACADEMY. YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT CITY FOR
THESE KINDS OF THINGS RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. A
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SOME OF THEM ARE COMPLETELY
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FREE. SO
FREE. SO PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH ME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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