The winners in the group category were Hannah Bourland, Pablo Duron, Victoria Flores, Trey Garza, Eric Gonzalez, Mayra Guzman, Falon Mackillop, Uriel Martinez, Joe Robledo, Brandon Sholtis, Brandon Vela, and David Gorena, shown here with their teacher, Starr Cruz. (Photo by Jim Cullen)
STAFF REPORT
Hays CISD held its Virtual Technology Showcase, with entrants answering the question: How has Instructional Technology changed your world?
The winners were: Pre-K-5th grade – Sarah R., A Trip through Space; A three-minute video on Sarah’s trip to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and what she learned about the U.S. space program. 6th-12th grade – Ryan E., Virtual School Works; A photo collage representing all of the things Ryan was able to do because he took online classes. Groups – Hays High School, Metamorphosis Animation; a collaboration comprising animation of more than 330 drawings by the students who used technology to assemble, set the transition and add music. Staff – Leticia Maynard, iLearn with iPads; students wrote an original story then used iPads to create a cartoon incorporating the Toontastic app. They recorded themselves reading/narrating the story, and presented the stories to the class.
