Checking in & prepping to Present
Kamehameha Schools-Hawai’i campus held our annual Tech Slam last week! The Hawai’i Island Tech Conference 2015 was a huge success with over 400 participants from all over the state and tons of presenters from all over the United States! Great keynotes by Jim Sills and Jennie Mageira! The 5B FISH! continued the tradition of being presenters again this year! As our Hawaiian value for trimester #2 was a’o…to teach and to learn; to lead, the FISH! not only understood the meaning, but took it up a notch by putting it into action!
All ready to go!
As all good speakers, we planned, practiced, prepped for our presentation…and wouldn’t you know, tech issues happened! Now what? As all good techies know…shift gears, put plan B in effect, & trouble shoot like crazy while a team member keeps the show going! That’s exactlly what the students did! They demonstrated the issues that could arise, but exemplified courageousness, perseverence, & most importantly-TEAMWORK!
The 5B team shared their mana’o on “Pops of Genius!” Sharing our class journey on Genius hour. They explained how genius hour took shape by emulating Google, where Google workers used 20% of their work time to explore/research their passions! The FISH! do the same in class. They also got to share their “pops” on Alcatraz, Why people smile, how to perform skateboard tricks, & much more! The day ended for the FISH! by having lunch at Keawe dining hall at the high school with all other conference people. Mahalo to the 5B FISH! Tech Team (Dakota, Cade, Tyce, Kana’i, Karissa, & Dylan) and to ohana for bringing students to school….on their day off! What a great way to spend the day!
Miss Galang and I pose with the augmented reality pioneer gurus!
