by Alexa Chestnut
With the use of the imagination, anything is possible. This was proven true at the 2009 STLP Showcase held at Northern Kentucky University. A wide range of projects were shown at the conference.
It was obvious that the participants were determined and had spent time on their projects. Some projects contained web pages and some contained projectors with slide shows or video clips. When it came to judging time, the participants of the showcase were on their toes, hoping that their projects were the best, and that they were going to win.
The students from the Northern Kentucky area were anxious and determined to win. They came prepared and had all the knowledge in the world about their project. There were a selective few projects that deserve special mention.
The A is for AIDS project, by Carroll County, was the most heartfelt and enlightening there. "We are spreading the word, not the disease." One of the students, Levi has a aunt that is living in Uganda. It was a very special opportunity to be able to witness a live web cam chat with her. She told of the people of Uganda's living styles and how AIDS has taken over their lives. Imagine being there watching as people die from a disease you want so badly to end, but can't.
Another project that stood out was Rally for a Cure, by Owen County. The young lady presenting said that her inspiration for the project was knowing someone with cancer. She was inspired to start a rally in Owen County to raise money to help find a cure.
The 2009 Showcase held at NKU was both inspiring and enlightening. It was truly a privilege to be able to witness so many kids determined to help man kind, or help others at their school, or just being able to see kids wanting to learn, that was a privilege.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
The Best Of 2009: STLP Regional Competition
By: MacKenzie Hammond
In December of 2009, I was lucky enough to attend the STLP Regional Competition at Northern Kentucky University. The event, which featured schools from around Northern Kentucky, taught me more than I thought could be learned in a single day. From how Facebook can help bring awareness to AIDS and elementary students can help stop the spread of the flu, it was evident that people in my age divison are driven, and more than willing to use Technology to draw attention to their cause.
A For AIDS
It’s odd to find high school students in Northern Kentucky who are working to prevent AIDS in foreign countries but students from Campbell County High School are doing just that. They are using social networking sites that fellow classmates and people all over the world use on a daily basis, Facebook and Skype to help “spread the word, not the disease.” They use the web cam website Skype.com to upload a video with an aide worker in Africa working to help prevent AIDS, then upload the video to Facebook so all of their friends and family, and even people they don’t know from around the world can see it. Levi, Axel, Briana, and Thomas created A for AIDS with the help of Thomas’ cousin who is in Africa and was on the other end of Skype at the presentation. This presentation was visually appealing, informative, and just all around interesting. A for AIDS get’s an A+ in my book.
Elementary Students Help Stop The Spread Of Season And Swine Flu
“What kind of bug is going around?
It’s the germs germs germs no more.
No more germs we are here to learn
Let me tell you this is what to do
So you don’t get the flue
And keep you from feeling blue
This is what you should do
Lose the germs, germs, no more germs.
No more germs, we’re here to learn.”
Students at Mildred Dean Elementary School used this creative poem and others like it to teach younger students how to prevent the spread of the flu. With the assistance of Microsoft PowerPoint, they created a slide show presentation to help students visually remember these tips. The schools mascot, the hornets, also helped students remember these tips; phrases like “Bee healthy” and photos of cartoon likes bees covered the schools exhibit. The use of PowerPoint was creative and visually appealing. I believe these students are the next wave of pediatricians if they still have this passion when they enter college.
It’s the germs germs germs no more.
No more germs we are here to learn
Let me tell you this is what to do
So you don’t get the flue
And keep you from feeling blue
This is what you should do
Lose the germs, germs, no more germs.
No more germs, we’re here to learn.”
Students at Mildred Dean Elementary School used this creative poem and others like it to teach younger students how to prevent the spread of the flu. With the assistance of Microsoft PowerPoint, they created a slide show presentation to help students visually remember these tips. The schools mascot, the hornets, also helped students remember these tips; phrases like “Bee healthy” and photos of cartoon likes bees covered the schools exhibit. The use of PowerPoint was creative and visually appealing. I believe these students are the next wave of pediatricians if they still have this passion when they enter college.
Jones Middle School STLP Takes Flight
The students at Jones Middle School must get tired of bad behavior. These girls created a video using the theme Jets (Jets, Exhibit, Safe behavior, Take responsibility, Show respect) to demonstrate approiate hallway behavior. I was amazed by the quality of this video and the amount of skill that goes into making a video that is overwhelmingly good. The girls also used a form of Claymation, clay and animation techniques to create a clay model and video which was aviable to see in person along with the video. These girls plan on continuing there video making through-out the school year and to make videos focusing on cafeteria and restroom behavior. Hopefully their program takes flight and continues to soar for years to come!
Think Pink
Facebook, a place for friends, but did you also know it can be a place for information, on breast cancer? Carroll County High School students did their research on breast cancer and in hopes of spreading this information, took to Facebook. They created a support and information group on the social networking site, which is open to anyone on Facebook. Their pink an
d green exhibit was eye appealing and catching the attention of many people, including myself, and they hope to do that with the students at their own school. In addition to spreading awareness through the internet, they plan to organize a “Hat Day” in which students pay a dollar to wear their favorite hat all day, and the group plans on donating the profits to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. It’s great to see people taking such an important cause to the internet and saving lives with it.
d green exhibit was eye appealing and catching the attention of many people, including myself, and they hope to do that with the students at their own school. In addition to spreading awareness through the internet, they plan to organize a “Hat Day” in which students pay a dollar to wear their favorite hat all day, and the group plans on donating the profits to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. It’s great to see people taking such an important cause to the internet and saving lives with it.Being a daily user of technology I was amazed by how far it could go, and how many people it could really connect with. Having the pleasure of going to the regional STLP competition was eye opening, and the things I learned were timeless. I had the pleasure of meeting so many young people, who were so selfless, and were more than willing to take time out of their day to prepare their exhibits. I couldn’t imagine a better way to spend my Friday afternoon than learning about things so simple as which way to walk in the hallway, and complicated as breast cancer and AIDS, nor could I imagine a better way of keeping STLP programs alive and thriving in schools around the state.
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