ICT West Coast

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Welcome to ictwestcoast.ac.nz. This is where you will be kept up to date with what is happening with the project, important dates and more. Please check back frequently to see the latest developments.

Latest Info on the Boot Camps

If you are interested in attending the Boot Camps. (Build a PC and Take it Home)

Then take a look at the Boot Camp page on the West Coast Community Initiatives Blog or follow the link below

Boot Camp

Tags: Boot Camp

29.Jun.08 Important Dates, News Comments (0)

Kids Congress

I wanted to put up this post about the Kids Congress, which was held in Christchurch at Science Alive on the 22-23 May this year. The school which I know attended this year are Awahono, Paparoa Range, Lake Brunner and Franz Joesp. If any other schools went let me know.

Lake Brunner students wrote a small report for me to add here for you to read and supplied some photos. If you also went to the congress and wanted to add something to this entry, then email it through to me.

The congress weblink is http://www.kidscongress.org.nz/christchurch/ if you would like to have a look.

Kids Congress reports:

Background:
We had four places available for Kids Congress in Christchurch and students had to write why they should be selected for this wonderful opportunity. They also needed to have demonstrated a consistent ‘give it a go’ attitude to learning and leadership qualities. The four students that went from Lake Brunner School certainly gave everything a go! The workshops were highly organised and professionally run and it was awesome how students had something they could take home with them at the end. Our students also enjoyed interacting with lots of students from schools all over the South Island and enjoyed the fact that we teamed up with Awahono and Paparoa range schools for the three day trip.

By Emma Larkin:

Recently I was at Kids Congress, which was held at Science Alive in Christchurch. The workshop I was involved in was Lights, Camera, Imagination, Action! One skill I learnt from my workshop was how to use a digital camera. I worked with students from schools all over the South Island. A highlight for me was working with people I didn’t know before Kids Congress. I hope to teach students at Lake Brunner School some of the great skills I learnt.

By Amy Larkin:

At Kids Congress in Christchurch I did the Lego Product Design workshop. We had to design a lego product and actually make the box for it. We also had to write the instructions for the lego creation. I now know how to use i-photo on an apple computer and I liked making the box and instructions using the computer. I will bring the skills I learnt back to Lake Brunner School and show other students what I made while I was at Kids Congress 2008.

Thanks for sharing this with us all, it looks like you had a lot of fun and learnt new things.

Tags: Kids Congress, Lake Brunner

25.Jun.08 News Comments (0)

Have Fun with some Free Crystal Clear Icons

I just found this site where you can get free icons. Mac users drag onto desktop or into a folder, PC users right click and save.The site is http://www.techmixer.com/free-crystal-clear-icons-at-wikimedia-common/

Have fun.

Tags: icons

19.Jun.08 Sites of Interest Comments (0)

Wordle

Us today.

You could create one of these to show prior knowledge, or acknowledge what your students have learnt on a topic of interest.

Tags: us today, wordle

17.Jun.08 Sites of Interest Comments (0)

Creativity and Innovation, how high are they on your list of importance?

Radiowaves reporters interviewed Sir Ken Robinson at the Liverpool ICT Conference Radiowaves reporters from Broughton Hall High School, Gateacre Community Comprehensive School and St Julie’s Catholic High School interviewed Sir Ken Robinson to find out more about transforming education through creativity and innovation.

04.Jun.08 News Comments (0)

Photo Sharing

I was just looking at Theresa’s and Jackie’s blogs when I saw they have both been playing with Photo Trail and Rock You which are another couple of sites you can create some cool effect for your class photos to share on your blogs.

I used the couple of photos I all ready had there just to show you some of the things you can do.

It is worth joining to give you more options for photo effects.

Remember to make your photo’s private when uploading them to these sites if you are given the option.

Rock You