KCI News

Los Altos Town Crier:
Rambus/KCI present 2009 Innovation Awards

"Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College partnered with computer chip developer Rambus of Los Altos to recognize the achievements of forward-thinking teachers during a Nov. 4 Rambus/KCI Innovation Award 2009 reception."

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"A Day in My Life" Competition Winner

The Krause Center for Innovation (KCI) and Hewlett Packard (HP) are pleased to announce that Tai Meyers video entry in the “A Day in My Life Competition” was selected by a panel of judges as the winning entry. Tai gets to take home a new HP Touchsmart PC as the competition prize. Congratulations, Tai!

The KCI and HP co-sponsored this multimedia competition for Foothill students to tell their digital life story using the “day in my life” storytelling format. The project could be produced in any digital medium of their choice. Each competition entry was judged on the student's depictions of their personal digital lifestyle. Every entry showed the creativity, the thoughtfulness, and the storytelling skill of the participant as they described details and aspects of the digital experiences in their lives within a single day.

A reception to honor all the entries will held Thursday, April 8th, 4:30-5:30 at the KCI.

Author Name Project Title Project Medium
Tai Myers A Day in the Life Motion Picture by Tai Myers Video (view video)
Other competition entries listed by order of author’s last name
Alton Sun A Day in the Life of Alton Sun (Original Video)
Jason Simon and Anton Shevchuk Technical Difficulties (Original Video)
Brittany Anderson A Day in My Life (Original Video)
Jose Beltran A Day in My Life (Original PowerPoint and video interview)
Ronald Tsang   Video interview
Jack Pavlov   Video interview
Alexa Pukall   Video interview
Alric Althoff   Video interview
Roneek Vora   Video interview
Chi Chen (Calvin) Ip   Video interview

 

Camp BizSmart Comes to KCI

Do you wonder how the iPod was invented? Are you curious how Google Maps or a Flip Video works? Do you dream of creating the next big idea that could become a company like Apple, Netflix, Google or Facebook?
Students, grades 7 ‐ 9 will work alongside successful Silicon Valley CEO’s from Revolution Foods, Better World Books, Wateroos and Koollage.com to solve actual business problems while developing entrepreneurial skills at Camp BizSmart, held at the state of the art technology facility, Krause Center for Innovation. Be inspired by hip entrepreneurs sharing their true stories and tips for success. www.campbizsmart.com

Photograph of children working in groups and having fun