Our work on integrating disruptive innovations into the curriculum made Australian Teacher Magazine this month. Read more here
One interesting new topic that has hit the headlines recently (and our Year 12 Applied Information Technology course) is the subject of drones in society. Not military drones that exist just to kill people; civilian drones that can be used commercially or for recreation. For example, you may have seen on the news about the ambulance drone that flies to the aid of heart attack victims with an on-board defibrillator - much faster than a traditional ambulance could get there. The drone operator can see and talk to the person assisting the patient, giving instructions on what to do until the paramedics arrive. A brilliant application of this new technology indeed, although there are so many more great things these drones can do.
Civilian drone application is certainly an engaging and relevant topic for students, and the technology behind it such as GPS and high definition film making is something that they WANT to learn. After all, engagement and motivation along with a focus on technology are some of Clarkson's top educational priorities. So the Technology and Enterprise department decided to invest in one of these drones to a) showcase the technology and incorporate it into our IT and photography curriculum and b) provide a fantastic asset for the school in terms of media and marketing productions.
Mrs Cunningham has to be congratulated on being the first teacher to incorporate 3D printing into her curriculum. Last week her Year 9 Food students designed their own cookie cutters on www.cookiecaster.com, then downloaded the 3D file and printed them out. This week they have used their cutters to make cookies in class. Well done to Mrs Cunningham for being brave enough to try something different, and the kids loved it!
Mrs Cunnigham demonstrating the software
By Lucy Jarvis, North Coast Times Community Newspaper, 31 March 2015
Clarkson Community High School's Technology department is front page news this week!
Photo: Principal John Young presents students their new Macbook Pros
It's that time of year again when Clarkson Community High School rewards high achieving students with an upgrade to a Macbook Pro in our MATE Program.
MATE stands for Make A Total Effort, and the students who win this award are the top achieving students in their year groups from the semester one reporting period.
Well done to George, Catherine, Alexia, Hadiqa, Montana, Jake, Chanel, Marisa, Jacob, Lorissa, Florence, Saiphan, Kirby and Nathalie!
2014 is the biggest year on record for technology investment at Clarkson Community High School.
As you may have read previously in The Bulletin, Clarkson sees itself as a technology-focused school when it comes to teaching and learning. More and more teachers are using our Moodle online course delivery system so that students can access and submit work from anywhere and at any time and more and more students are benefiting from learning advanced technology skills than ever before.
It is also the first year ever that every student and every teacher has been loaned a Macbook laptop computer for their studies and work. This means that everyone has access to super-fast broadband from anywhere in the school and have a powerful tool at their fingertips to assist them with their learning.
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