Program 2009

Categories:

Student Presentation Robotics Showcase and Exhibition
Showcase:  Community Service Project Showcase:  Entrepreneurial Project
Showcase:  Instructional Project Showcase:  Technical Project

Student Presentation

Breckinridge Elementary Madeline M. Breckinridge Amari Ricks & Brienna Mullin
Jessie Clark Middle 8th grade St. Louis trip Webquest Beata Barati & Courtney Federico
Lexington Day Treatment Center I've Been Watching You Chase Ratcliff & Cody Combs
Lexington Day Treatment Center The Making of a PSA Daybraun Fields & Teresa Leverenz
Winburn Middle School "What Winburn Is" Video Reeca Davis & Simone Stigall

 

Robotics Showcase and Exhibition:  Instructional Project

Arlington Elementary

Arlington LEGO Robotics

Students are learning about robotics using the LEGO robotics program.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Cardinal Valley Elementary

CVE LEGO Robotics

Students are learning about robotics using the LEGO robotics program.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Crawford Middle School

Crawford LEGO Robotics

This is our first year with the LEGO robots. A couple of the students have worked with them before and are rapidly bringing the other students up to speed on how to build and program the robot. We are making steady progress and hope to do well in competitions later in the year.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Edythe J. Hayes

Hayes LEGO Robotics

Students are learning about robotics using the LEGO robotics program and will be competing at Georgetown College on May 2.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Jessie Clark Middle

Jessie Clark LEGO Robotics

This is Jessie Clark Middle School's first year with the LEGO robots. Most of our LEGO students participated in the event last year at Stonewall Elementary School.  They have done a great job helping the newcomers adapt to the program.  We are really looking forward to presenting our LEGO robots at the STEM Fair. 
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Leestown Middle

Code Red

Our robotic club started this summer.  The students were introduced to building and programming the Lego's Mindstorms robots.  For 2 weeks they created, problem solved, and competed in various challenges including obstacle courses, line following, staying within the line, and robot wars.  This year in our robotics club we have our experienced programmers teaching the new club members.  They have all started to create their own robot designs and challenges.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

PLD Robotics

PLD is central Kentucky’s first and only high school competing in the FIRST Robotics competition:  For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology! This year’s regional competition will be held March 19-21 at Purdue University. PLD Robotics students will be demonstrating a "light seeking" robot.  They built and programmed the robot during summer robotics "bootcamp" and 1st semester robotics sessions.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Robotics Showcase and Exhibition:  Technical Project

Beaumont Middle School

Beaumont LEGO Robotics

Beaumont students are starting to explore the world of LEGO robotics!
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Booker T. Washington Academy

LEGO Robotics

We will be demonstrating the LEGO Robotics program.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Bryan Station Traditional Middle School

LEGO Robotics

The students participated in the First LEGO League competition and will be participating the Georgetown College LEGO event in May. They have designed, constructed and programmed a LEGO robot to perform the tasks of the competitions. They have also worked to make a presentation about drought and the implications of this climate change.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Dixie Elementary

Dixie STLP Learns About LEGO Robotics

The STLP students at Dixie Elementary are participating in a LEGO Robotics program at Georgetown College.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Fayette Technical - Eastside Campus

Robotics

Students build and program robotic arms.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
James Lane Allen Elementary

James Lane Allen LEGO Robotics

The students at James Lane Allen worked on building and programming a LEGO Robot.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Liberty Elementary

Liberty LEGO Hawks

The LEGO Hawks from Liberty Elementary will be demonstrating all they've learned about designing, building, and programming our robot by participating in the FIRST LEGO League competition. The team has developed programs to move the robot around the course to complete tasks related to climate. By working as a team and exhibiting gracious professionalism the team has been able to problem-solve local climate issues and share with the school community.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Millcreek Elementary

Millcreek LEGO Robotics

This year's STLP group focused on the FIRST LEGO League Robotics regional competition that was held at the University of Kentucky in December. We were able to learn a great deal about robotics and the time we spent building and programming our robot allowed us to gain a greater understanding and knowledge of high level engineering skills. The students will also be competing in another RCX tournament at Georgetown College on May 2nd. We will compete for the opportunity to go on the state competition at Rupp Arena on May 21st.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Stonewall Elementary

Stonewall LEGO Robotics

What do LEGO's, climate change and robots have to do with each other?  The answer is FIRST LEGO League!  Our showcase will highlight our STLP students' research in the area of climate, our LEGO robots and programs written to complete tasks for FLL.  We will also be sharing information about the next LEGO competition with a mat designed around Kentucky.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Tates Creek Middle School

TCMS Titanbots

Our Robotics Team is learning how math plays a key role in robotics (especially in programming a robot's movements) and how learning math can be easier and more fun using robots!  We plan to demonstrate some examples of that during the showcase!  ROBOTICS ROCKS!!! :-)
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Showcase:  Community Service Project

Arlington Elementary

Arlington Eagles STLP

Students in the Arlington STLP are currently working on a website that documents the renovation of the original Arlington building. This website will allow students and the community to keep up to date on the renovation process. Students will upload digital photos and videos, as well as text to the website. Students are also taking pictures of Super Eagles and printing them for a school display. Lastly, students are learning about robotics using the LEGO robotics program.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
Ashland Elementary

Extra! Extra! Hear All About It!

Our STLP has focused on getting information to our school through the morning news, newspaper, and now public service announcements. The PSAs are student created and about issues the students feel are important -- Internet safety, bullying, and random acts of kindness.
Cassidy Elementary

Colts News Live!

STLP students have produced a daily news show called "Colts News Live" this year. The show is filmed live with four crews that rotate each week. We prepare, produce and run the morning show ourselves. Jobs include anchor, teleprompter operator, "What's Up in the World" reporter, roving reporter, director, and camera operators. We use green screen technology and Chroma Key to show various backgrounds to highlight each story. Come by and watch some of our shows!
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
Crawford Middle School

Crawford Morning News

This year we have started the Crawford Morning News program to provide information each morning to the entire school. We have used the program to give daily announcements, including club news, school news and weather reports. Students also have the opportunity to submit their own video projects that can be shown on the news show. We plan to expand the program and include student produced videos about general subjects like fire drill procedures and classroom expectations. If the response is positive, we plan to expand the video submissions to more entertaining videos that address problems and situations the students encounter and need to address on a daily basis.
Edythe J. Hayes Middle School

Veterans History Project

This year the students will again be displaying their work on the Veterans History Project. The showcase will include excerpts from audio interviews with veterans who visited our school for our Veterans Day Celebration. These podcasts will be used as a resource for students studying American history during wartime.  It is important that we remember the service and sacrifice that many of these men and women have made during their military service.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, and 5
Fayette Technical Center - Eastside Campus

SAT - The Society of Automotive Technicians

Students fix cars to give to those in need.  They use technology for diagnosing vehicle problems.
Garden Springs Elementary

Joining the airwaves…GSE Radio 102.9 The Dog

In collaboration with Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Garden Springs STLP students are using technology to get information to the community through a short distance radio broadcast. Upcoming events, lunch menus, and commercials featuring useful reminders for parents and students help to keep folks informed. Students write, record and edit WAV files using Audacity and then upload the files that are looped using Win Amp.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
Glendover Elementary

Helping Hands at Glendover

In the fall, students created holiday cards to send to the troops overseas.  We explored a variety of programs to create our cards and, once they were complete, we mailed them to a 4th grade teacher's family friend who was serving in Iraq.  In the spring, students worked in small groups to create videos and PowerPoint presentations that would be useful to show at school -  from picking nutritious lunch choices to a review of playground rules. Students became familiar with using a digital camera and then used either Movie Maker or Microsoft PowerPoint to create their piece.  Finished work will be shared with the students at school.
Henry Clay High School

Henry Clay WEBCASTING

Webcasting is the streaming of live audio and video over the Internet. With the help of a Small Learning Communities grant, the Student Technology Leadership Program funding, and iHigh.com, Henry Clay is now webcasting home sporting events. Using a laptop, mixing board, amplifier, video camera, and headset microphones, we are able to encompass several different learning experiences in each broadcast, including, but not limited to, audio production and mixing, live on-air broadcasting, videography, and sideline reporting. With all of these new capabilities students are able to gain valuable experience in the fields of broadcasting, journalism, audiovisual and production.  The reach of the webcasting extends beyond the classroom. By broadcasting over the Internet we are able to reach thousands of students, parents, relatives, alumni, and friends worldwide connecting them with the Henry Clay family. Hopefully the benefits of webcasting won’t stop at just sporting events. With new technology we can make many school events available to those associated with and interested in Henry Clay all around the world.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
James Lane Allen Elementary

Video Editing & Podcasting

The students at James Lane Allen worked on video editing and podcasting.  Their goal was to produce video and audio podcasts of book talks for our school's OPAC site (Online Public Access Catalog).

Lexington Day Treatment Center

Reducing Underage Drinking

Stop by to view and learn more about videos that won awards in the “Reduce Underage Drinking” contest hosted by Keep-it-Real with support from Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Middle and high school students will share how PowerPoint can be used to create public service announcements.

Lexington Traditional Middle School

Corporate Website Creation

LTMS, in cooperation with a Dunbar High School student, has been contacted to produce a corporate website for a new restaurant franchise. Working with the CEO, this franchise has the potential to grow to 12,000 across North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

Liberty Elementary

A Look At Liberty - A Photo Tour

Liberty just opened this year so many members of the community are curious about our new building. Our STLP decided to create a picture tour to post on our school website so that members of the community could get a glimpse inside our school and it allows prospective students the chance to see what our school is all about. The students created this presentation using a digital camera, Windows Movie Maker, and a sound recorder. This task was offered to all of the students in STLP and these four students decided to take on the task.

Liberty Elementary

Meet Liberty's Leaders!

Since Liberty Elementary is new this year, our STLP'ers thought it would be nice for members of the community, as well as classmates, to see some of Liberty's Leaders in action.  This video documents student-directed interviews of Leaders of Liberty.  Viewers will also hear descriptions of their job titles and duties.  This will allow prospective students and parents to see the school merely by visiting our school website.   The five students who created this video tour are from primary and intermediate grades. In order to create the tour they used a digital camcorder and Windows Movie Maker.  

Martin Luther King Jr. Academy

Manipulated Art Used in Public Service Announcement

Students have manipulated their original drawings using iPhoto. The manipulated photos were used in our "Stop the Violence" PSA.

Martin Luther King Jr. Academy

Stop the Violence

The showcase will promote and highlight non-violence through art and video.
Morton Middle School

MMS Morning News

Our showcase demonstrates how students at Morton Middle School support the entire school through providing a live news broadcast on a daily basis. The Morton Middle School Morning News program provides an avenue for clubs, organizations, teachers and administrators to present achievements as well as daily announcements.
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Red + Black= Green: Reducing Our Carbon Pawprint

The purpose of our project is to use technology to become even greener than we are right now. We have combined a variety of technological projects which includes Command Center, iElements, and Bulldog Buddies among other things. Command Center starts up and shuts down each computer remotely in order to save power and resources, while also increasing efficiency. iElements decreases the amount of paperwork used by both teachers and students. Bulldog Buddies allows for communication with the younger generation without the use of vehicles, saving time, gas, and money, while teaching kids about computers. Our goal is to encourage our school to make greener choices. We want to show that there are many ways that technology can help us achieve this goal.
Project Rebound

Creating Lasting Memories

Our students created a video memory for a set of twins from the community who are handicapped.  Our class took video that had been shot of a hunting excursion in which these two young men took part, and presented the finished edited video to the family for Christmas.
Rosa Parks Elementary

Digital Video Booktalks

Students have written booktalks to recommend good books to our school community.  Using the RCA Small Wonder digital camera, they have recorded their booktalks and we have linked them to our Rosa Parks Library Catalog for viewing.  Our goal is to encourage students to try something new to read based on a recommendation from their peers.
Sandersville Elementary

Technology at Sandersville

We will be showcasing some of the technologies that are available at our new school and how our students take part in helping the staff use them.  We will also have some examples of student products that have been made throughout the year.
SCAPA

Get Graphic

SCAPA students will explain the making of a PSA video about recycling and a video about SCAPA. They will also be showing the ID badges created for the school faculty using Photoshop.

Tates Creek Elementary

Technology at TCE!

TCE has two STLP teams.  The fifth grade team is in charge of the TCE News show.  They plan, produce and edit a weekly news program that is shown to the entire school. Third and fourth grade students are creating opportunities to engage in Arts and Humanities content throughout the day.  Using Windows Movie Maker, students create visual/audio questions that are presented on the morning news show and flashback-like questions are posted throughout the building. 
William Wells Brown Elementary

William Wells Brown News Show

Students will share a video closed circuit news show developed by the Brown Arts Day classes.
Winburn Middle School

Winburn GPS Historical Markers

Students have learned how to obtain the GPS coordinates for historical markers in Fayette County.  Information will be used for the Mapping Kentucky History Project. 
Winburn Middle School

Winburn Music Library

Students have helped the Music teacher at our school create a database of her music library to help with organization.
Yates Elementary

Yates GPS Project

Yates STLP students are participating in a GPS Mapping Kentucky History Project.  Students have worked with the GPS to locate objects and different elevations on the Yates property.  They will also travel into the community to identify the absolute location of historical markers in Lexington. 

Showcase:  Entrepreneurial Project

Bryan Station High School

More Than Just News

STLP in conjunction with the Information Technology Academy is running the Bryan Station High School Video Studio.  The studio is producing the following projects this year:  a news broadcast that runs every other school day, an hour long historical prospective video celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bryan Station High School, the 2008-2009 Bryan Station High School video yearbook, a year-in-review video for the Bryan Station High School Marching Band, along with many other educational videos.  Sales from the 50th Anniversary Video, the Video Yearbook and the Band Year in Review videos will be leveraged with STLP funds, and SLC funds (Smaller Learning Community) to maintain the equipment and perpetuate operation of the studio and projects.
Bryan Station Middle School

Finale Composition and Music Technology

This showcase will demonstrate how students are able to use Finale Notepad music publishing software to compose music. Students will show some of the works that they have composed, as well as demonstrate how the software works. They will also demonstrate how to use the software to create custom MIDI ringtones for cellular phones that will be sold on a website.
Cardinal Valley Elementary School

STLP - A Year of Memories

STLP students are working as part of a Cardinal Valley Yearbook committee. STLP students are taking and editing digital pictures, completing layouts and gathering captions for a Cardinal Valley Yearbook which will be completed in time to distribute during the last two weeks of school.
Clays Mill Elementary

Learning As We Grow

Our main project this year was to design and make mouse pads to sell to our school community (parents, staff and others) and to design drawstring bags for each of us. We enjoyed showing these off to our teachers and parents and especially enjoyed making extra money for more supplies! We also entered several contests this year, made personal movies, and took lots of photos.
Leestown Middle School

STLP Print Services

The Leestown STLP program has selected entrepreneurship to be woven into all of its service projects. We stress the opportunities of small business ownership and basic principles of business such as profit, loss, cost analysis, market research, branding, etc. STLP Print Services sells business cards primarily to teachers, parents, or any adult in the school and community. Our process was to establish clear goals, a realistic timeline, implementation and execution strategies. Our students have enjoyed being part of this project and should benefit from the experience as they enter high school and the world of work.
Mary Todd Elementary School

Cookbooks at Mary Todd

Stop by to learn how Mary Todd students worked together to produce a cookbook. Recipes were gathered from staff and students and a product will be ready to sell later this year.
Northern Elementary School

Cool Gift Ideas

This year Northern Elementary created and sold mouse pads to faculty and parents at Christmas time for gifts.
Russell Cave Elementary School

Mustang Pride Buttons

Fifth grade STLP students wanted to help raise money for their end-of-the-year field trip. Students surveyed the student population to find out what kind of button students would most likely buy and used this data in their button creation. "Mustang Pride" was the winner. The students worked to design, cut, assemble, advertise, and sell the buttons to the rest of the student body. The profits will be split between the STLP and 5th grade class.
Russell Cave Elementary School

Russell Cave Recyclers

STLP students solicit businesses and other students within the school building to donate old cell phones and toner cartridges. These cartridges are then packaged and sent to a recycling company where points are earned per phone/cartridge. This year the STLP students are working to earn enough points to "buy" each student their own personal flash drive.
Southern Elementary School

Heat Pressed
T-Shirts

The students will showcase various heat press designed t-shirts that have been created by computer software to sell within the school to teachers and students.
Tates Creek Middle School

Art and T-Shirts

The TCMS STLP will be displaying some of our digital art.  This is our first year working with Photoshop and USB tablets, but we have had a great time creating our masterpieces.  We are also continuing our T-shirt company with some new designs for '09.
Winburn Middle School

Winburn T-Shirt and Mouse Pad Design

Students have designed t-shirts and mouse pads using Hanes T-Shirt Maker, transfers and a heat press and have sold these throughout the school.
Yates Elementary School

Yates Address Labels

Yates STLP students created and sold address labels using Printshop software.  Money generated from the labels help purchase additional equipment for the school.

Showcase:  Instructional Project

Athens-Chilesburg Elementary

WebRadio ACE

ACE STLP students have created a variety of podcasts. The first project had STLP students choosing their own topics which ranged from entertainment to instructional.  ACE students have shown a real interest in these podcasts and want to become involved in creating more podcasts. The next step is to create podcasts on teacher requested topics and podcasts for motivation during CATS testing.
Breckinridge Elementary

Madeline M. Breckinridge – A Blast From the Past

Breckinridge STLP students have created a documentary on the life and contributions of Madeline M. Breckinridge, the person for which our school was named. After researching the topic, students dressed in costumes to act out the story line they created. The students have also been responsible for taping and editing the documentary.
Bryan Station High School

Hybrid Project

In this project, the students compared hybrid cars to gasoline-only powered cars. The students found plenty of information that proves driving a hybrid car is not only better for the environment but also good for your wallet.   The project culminated in the development of a web site that can be used to compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) of several hybrid vehicles on the market with your current automobile.   Finally these students have created an online presentation that explains how hybrid vehicles can be both environmentally and economically friendly. 
Fayette Technical - Southside Campus

Shrink-A-Tech & 3D Printing

Students will provide healthy diet information & display Graphs of Progress from the Shrink-A-Tech weight loss program. The Student will further weigh & measure height of Fair attendees and calculate their Body Mass Index BMI. 3D printing students will demonstrate the 3D design process & printing an actual object designed in 3D.
Harrison Elementary

Student Filmmaking and the S.T.L.P. Morning News Show

Two of Harrison's S.T.L.P. students have elected to do projects for the STEM Fair:  1.  Describing Anti-Bullying Strategies and 2.  Showing how posters are used in the classroom for instructional purposes. The students will take pictures and talk on a video explaining both of these subjects.  Additionally, the group would like to feature their morning news program and the jobs that are involved with the show.  All these projects are instructional and we allow the community to see what is happening at Harrison elementary with these three projects. 
Jessie Clark Middle School

WJCM Morning News Program

Our STLP students have created a news team and production crew known as “The WJCM News Crew”.  Each morning, this group of students sets up recording equipment and films a live broadcast of the daily announcements, current events, menu, weather, and birthdays and broadcasts through closed circuit TV to every class in the building. This has been a very positive asset to our school, as it keeps our students, faculty, and staff well informed of school events. The STLP also podcasts each broadcast daily so the parents and community can access the WJCM news program.
Julius Marks Elementary

JME-TV Presents: Faces From Other Places!

JME-TV has blossomed into a full-fledged video production company, elementary-style! STLP students will be producing news reports about students in our school who are from other countries! Students being interviewed will bring native clothing, food products, etc., and share them during the interviews! These interviews will be shown on our daily newscasts throughout the year, and will be compiled onto one super duper DVD at the end of the year!
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Lansdowne Elementary

May I Help You?

Our STLP team decided to devote this year to serving our school by solving technology problems and to help our teachers and students become more technologically savvy. To do this, the students volunteered to do service oriented projects such as cleaning computers for the staff, making PowerPoint presentations for our teachers, making review games for the after-school LEAP program, and teaching students and teachers new technology skills. We also had some students to teach their peers new skills when in the computer lab.  Overall, this year’s club has been very successful in providing technical support for our school, staff and students.
Maxwell Elementary

Making Movies at Maxwell

STLP students are learning the process of creating, editing and producing movies. While the "fun" part of the project may be the movie editing, students are actively involved in preparing and writing their own scripts. They are responsible for all of the background work to creating a movie in addition to using software to create "special effects." While these movies are intended mainly to get students involved in the process, it is hoped that future projects will be geared more toward instructing and benefiting other students in the school.
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Faces of STLP

STLP students from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School will present a video that shows what STLP can and should be.  Find out about our ongoing projects in the PLD STLP, past projects, and community outreach.
Picadome Elementary

Learning Technology Through the Arts

Graphic Design - Students used software programs to create digital art and used software to manipulate digital pictures. Students provided instruction to their peers who had never used the digital camera or software before.
Veterans Park Elementary

WVPE: Veterans Park Morning Show

WVPE is a daily morning news show completely written, filmed, edited, and produced by a group of 20 4th and 5th graders at Veterans Park Elementary School.  This 5 - 10 minute  program is shown every morning and includes such features as Voices in the Hall, Meet Someone New, R&R Movie Reviews, Classroom Spotlight, VPE Pets, The Principal's Show, Crazy Cooking, Sports, Word of the Day, Eco-tip, Did You Know?, The Pledge of Allegiance, daily song, and many others.

Showcase:  Technical Project

Bryan Station High School

Deus Ex Machina

The purpose of this project is to construct an alternative energy source (Hydrogen Fuel Cell) that, in theory, could be used to run or provide supplemental fuel for an automobile.  Hydrogen is environmentally friendly because rather than producing carbon dioxide it generates H2O as its waste product. Students started by researching the project and constructed a small scale module that served as proof of theory.  They then constructed a durable working model.  Finally, these students have created an online presentation that explains the product's operations, and the construction process.
Bryan Station High School

Engineering Academy

The Engineering Academy at Bryan Station is working on a variety of projects ranging from the construction of an airplane to the development of robotics.
Deep Springs Elementary

Wake Up, Deep Springs!

We will be showcasing our daily live morning show, “Wake Up, Deep Springs!” Come see our use of green screen and other video effects used to produce the morning show that we deliver every morning “LIVE” to our student population.
Dixie Elementary

Dixie STLP Presents the News

The STLP students at Dixie Elementary Magnet School produce a morning news show every single school day.
STLP Goals:  1, 2, 4, and 6
Lafayette High School

Photomosiac, Animation, and "Artrage"ous Painting

The STLP program at Lafayette has focused its resources this year on computer generated visual arts. We have taken a great interest in the use of Adobe's Photoshop and ImageReady as well as ArtRage 2.5.  With our newest addition, the iMac, our students have been exploring the advantages of multiple operating systems as well as several freeware programs in the creation of visual arts.  With projects ranging from photomosiacs, animations, image-manipulation, digital painting, and digital collage, our students are laying a strong foundation for future endeavors in visual arts.
Meadowthorpe Elementary

"Picture This"

Students used Adobe Photoshop Elements to enhance and modify images.  After taking pictures, the images were cropped, cut, and pasted into other images before printing.
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

iTeam

Students will present and explain their programming projects iSchool (a Moodle-based online classroom environment), iCommand (an automatic shutdown/startup process), iAttend ( a theatre seating program) and other programming applications that started at PLD and have expanded across the district.
Southern Middle School

The Art in Video Games

The Southern Middle School STLP project is a series of video games created using Games Factory 2. We wanted the games to be fun, but also to show that core content from music and art are an essential part of any video game. A quiz given after each game will ask questions about color, timbre, contrast, and tempo, to help the player make that connection.
Southern Middle School

Manipulated Digital Photos

The 8th Grade art classes used digital cameras and computers to create some very unique images. Some of the software used in this project included GIMP and Photoshop.
Squires Elementary

Sneak Peek at Squires

Squires STLP students created a virtual tour of the school.  This virtual tour is posted on the Squires website.  Students used a variety of cameras to photograph staff, activities, etc. around our school and then used programs such as Movie Maker and PowerPoint to create the virtual tour.
Tates Creek High School

The Computer Desktop via Nintendo's Wiimote

The virtual partnering between Nintendo’s Wiimote and Abode’s Flash ActionScript language brings the power of the Wiimote to the computer desktop.  One can interact with a desktop application via the Wiimote in place of an ordinary mouse. Therefore, programs can be molded to incorporate the Wiimote’s built in accelerometer to provide new ways of interacting with desktop applications. 

 


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