CMIS Evaluation Technology Focus

Your Year 10 students can shape future safety in the cyberworld.

Schools are invited to nominate up to 6 Year 10 students to attend the Cyber Friendly Student Summit to be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Wednesday October 22, 2008.

Participating students will take part in interactive activities, facilitated discussion groups and will have the opportunity to cast their vote about issues and actions relating to cyber bullying via electronic voting technology.

To increase students’ knowledge of key cyber bullying issues before they attend the Summit, nominated students are required to create and send in an original multi-media submission in any format up to 30 seconds long. Students are NOT required to present their submission at the Summit, but a selection of multi-media submissions will be shown during the Summit program. Students who participate in preparing a multi-media submission for the Summit or who attend the Summit may count these hours as contributing toward their Community Service requirement.

The CMIS Cyberbullying webpage provides links to resources to support cyber safety teaching and learning programs.

The Robocup Junior competition is an educational project that gives both primary and secondary school students across Australia an opportunity to explore the world of robotics. Students are encouraged to create a robot that can be manipulated to perform any number of actions from ballet to football (soccer). This year Scitech Perth will be hosting both the state and national championships.

Up to four teams can be entered on one entry form.

 September 16 is the day set for the state final with the national event on September 20 & 21. 

More information about either competition can be obtained from :

craig@scitech.org.au

Register for Robocup Junior WA State Championships - $30 entry fee applies

Register for Robocup Junior Australian Open  - $50 entry fee applies [state winners - free entry]

The 2008 Scitech Animation Film Festival is now open for entries. Students can win great prizes for their school and are invited to submit a two minute animation in either Flash, 3D or Stop Motion and enter Scitech’s annual Animation Film Festival before Friday, 1 August. To take part schools must register their interest by June 1
2007 Winning entries can be viewed at the 2007 Animation Film Festival website

A classroom activity assessment rubric is available for download along with the entry form.
The festival is open to students from Years 4-12. The most impressive creations will be viewed at Horizon - The Planetarium, one of the biggest screens in Australasia!

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try! Dr Seuss

The Value Adding Quest is a competition run by WA Technology and Enterprise Learning Area professional associations. It is open to all WA students. There are prizes for students and schools and special prizes for first time teachers to encourage them to enter their students’ work. All students involved with the Quest receive a Certificate of Participation.

The Quest provides the opportunity for students to create technologies that solve problems and address real issues in a sustainable way . It is an innovative, authentic, relevant and practical way to stimulate students and for teachers to learn more about the Technology and Enterprise Learning Area.

For more information visit the VAQ website or download the VAQ 2008 brochure.

CLOSING DATE THURSDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2008

Design and Technology teachers will find links to useful curriculum related resources on the CMIS Technology and Enterprise page.

DET teachers can access K - 10 Syllabus Resources for the Technology and Enterprise Learning Area via the Portal Logon