We are pleased to welcome our newest Technology Facilitator, Shane Stagg. Shane comes to us from J.Clarke Richardson and officially begins his new portfolio on July 1. Recently, Shane visited our office to test drive some of the newest, cutting edge technology that will be available to him in his position here at the Board Office!
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Captivate 2011 - Winners Recognized!
Captivate is a program that showcases student-produced media from students in the Durham District School Board, celebrating effective use of technology to support student success in all areas of the curriculum. Winning students and their families attend an evening awards ceremony at the Durham Education Centre, followed by a reception, during which a gallery of festival winners is displayed.
This year's student winners were recognized at a ceremony on June 14 at the Board Office. You can click click here to view the 2011 Winner's Gallery to see all the winning entries, or click on "read more" below to see pictures of this exciting event.
Pixie is a cross-curricular media creation tool for the elementary level. Students can draw, paint, add text and voice-over narration. Finished products include posters, brochures, booklets, slideshows and movies.
You can find Pixie on the DDSB Image in Start>All Programs> Virtual Applications or in the Teachers Community>All Software
The Durham District School Board hosted its 4th Annual Robotics Event on April 29, 2011. This year's event was the largest ever, with 156 students from Grades 4 -12 representing 40 Durham schools. Students were challenged to complete a series of robotics tasks over the course the day. Progressively, each task required students to work more closely as a team and more thoughtfully about their final product. Using Lego Mindstorms NXT kits, students solved robotics challenges and learned about real-life robotics applications. All participants were awarded with certificates of completion and seals of approval indicating their team's level of success.
Throughout the day, students blogged about their progress on the challenges and uploaded pictures and video of their team's successes. To view these student posts and learn more about the event, please click here to visit our Robotics Website.
The theme for the 2011 Wired for Success conference was "Shifting into High Gear". Over 220 teachers attended the conference, and had the opportunity to attend sessions with a focus on stepping up technology use in their teaching practice. There were more than 30 seminars and hands-on workshop choices across all divisions focussing on each of the five technology cogs: Technology at the Point of Learning, Technology at the Point f Instruction, Digital Citizenship, Technology as a Doorway to Information, and Technology in your Professional Practice.
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We are pleased to welcome our newest Technology Facilitator, Shane Stagg. Shane comes to us from J.Clarke Richardson and officially begins his new portfolio on July 1. Recently, Shane visited our office to test drive some of the newest, cutting edge technology that will be available to him in his position here at the Board Office!
Captivate is a program that showcases student-produced media from students in the Durham District School Board, celebrating effective use of technology to support student success in all areas of the curriculum. Winning students and their families attend an evening awards ceremony at the Durham Education Centre, followed by a reception, during which a gallery of festival winners is displayed.
