1 / 16

WeS Technology Fair Parent Meeting

WeS Technology Fair Parent Meeting. By: Brandy Russell Tuesday, September 14, 2010 6:00 p.m. What is it?. WES will be hosting it’s 1 st annual Technology Fair this November.

gage-barnes
Download Presentation

WeS Technology Fair Parent Meeting

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. WeSTechnology FairParent Meeting By: Brandy Russell Tuesday, September 14, 2010 6:00 p.m.

  2. What is it? • WES will be hosting it’s 1st annual Technology Fair this November. • This event will showcase the exceptional talents of our students in grades 3rd-6th and provide them the opportunity to compete with their projects.

  3. What Kind of Projects? • There are 6 categories in our technology fair: • 1. General Applications • 2. Multimedia • 3. Web Site Creation • 4. Video Production • 5. Hardware-Robotics • 6. Computer Programming • Let’s take a closer look at each category:

  4. General Applications • General Applications: • Word Document • BASIC PowerPoint (no music or video/movie) • Spreadsheets • Word processing programs • Desktop Publishing programs • Example of previous General Application project:

  5. Multimedia • Multimedia: • PowerPoint (advanced) using different programs, adding music, adding video clips/movies • Example of previous Multimedia project: • Astound • Kid Pix • KidWorks Deluxe • Storybook Weaver • HyperStudio • Word Perfect Presentations • Claris Works • www.design-training.com and go to Multimedia

  6. Video Production • Video Production: • Windows Movie Maker • Toshiba Movie Designer • Any program you have that converts video to movies. • Example of previous Video Production project:

  7. Web site creation • Web Site Creation: • Blogs • Wiki’s • Google sites • Ning • Weebly for education • www.design-training.com and go to website creation for children • www.lisaexplains.com is AWESOME!

  8. Hardware-robotics • Hardware-Robotics: • Google search: Making a robot for kids

  9. Computer programming • Computer Programming: • Google search: computer programming for kids

  10. Project ideas: • Students can do their projects on anything they are passionate about or any subject they have a lot of knowledge about. • Projects that have a school tie-in or that were directly assigned in class receive extra points at the Regional and State ACTE Technology Fair.

  11. Levels: • Students will compete in Levels • Level I is 3rd and 4th grade • Level II is 5th and 6th grade • Students may enter more than one category, but may have only one project per category. • Students may enter an individual project AND be part of a group project within a single category. • Students can compete in a groups of no more than 4. The student will compete in the Level of the oldest student in that group. • EXAMPLE: • Suzie is in the 3rd grade. She enters an individual project in Multimedia. She also enters a group Multimedia project with 2 of her friends and one of the friends is in the 5th grade. Suzie will compete in Level I for her individual project and Level II for her group project.

  12. How to bring project: • All projects need to be saved on a USB jump drive (flash drive) • All files, pictures, video clips, music, etc. will also need to be saved on that jump drive • Windows Movie Maker is VERY tricky sometimes if you try to create a project on a computer and copy it to a jump drive—it is best to begin the project by saving everything to the jump drive. That way everything will pull up wherever you are!

  13. We will have space available for you to set-up a laptop if your project requires a certain program that we would not have at school. • Otherwise, your child will show their project to the judges by inserting their jump drive into a computer in the library. • There will be “practice” times available the week before the fair for students to bring their projects and make sure they pull up without “glitches”.

  14. Project Notebook • A project notebook must accompany every project. • Notebook requirements are on my website and are very detailed. • When you have decided on a project and are ready to begin, you may send your child to me and they can “check-out” a DVD that will take you step by step through how to set-up your notebook. Please return it within 2 weeks.

  15. ACTE Technology Fair • There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner in each category at our local fair. • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place projects will advance to the ACTE Regional Technology Fair at Jacksonville State University in January, 2011. (Alabama Council for Technology in Education) • There will be a 1st and 2nd place winner in each category at the regional level. • Those projects will advance to the ACTE State Fair in Montgomery in April, 2011.

  16. WES Technology Fair Date: • Tuesday, November 14th • Students will compete throughout the school day and awards will be given out that evening at 6pm at the PTO meeting. • Judges will be teachers from other schools, employees from Calhoun County Technology Department, and Technology Sponsors. • Any questions: Please e-mail me at brussell.we@calhoun.k12.al.us

More Related