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G.I. Public Schools students win awards in state educational technology contest
Several students and groups of students from the Grand Island Public Schools won awards in the annual Nebraska Educational Technology Association Contest.
The contest winners will be honored at the NETA Spring Conference on April 23-24 at the Embassy Suites LaVista Conference Center.
NETA is a grassroots organization open to everyone interested in sharing information about using technology in the educational process and has approximately 1,800 members representing a four-state region. To find out more about the NETA contests, go to the Web site at
http://netasite.org.
The Grand Island students' projects may be viewed at:
http://www.gips.org/district-services/technology/student-projects/neta/nebraska-educational-technology-contest-winners-2009
Grand Island Public Schools students receiving recognition are listed below.
Interactive Digital Media, Grades K-3, Individual
1, Callin Zerfas, kindergarten, Shoemaker Elementary School.
Interactive Digital Media, Grades K-3, Group
1, Teacher Shellie Meyer's third-grade class, Dodge Elementary School; 2, Students Nery Gomez, Aysha Keopanya, Kenna Culler, and Skylar Penrose, second grade, Dodge Elementary School.
Digital Imagery, Digital Photo, Grades K-3, Individual
1, Kandy Escobar, third grade, Dodge Elementary School.
Digital Imagery, Digital Drawing, Grades K-3, Individual
1, Kolton Sliva, third grade, Dodge Elementary School; 2, Karla Hedges, first grade, Dodge Elementary School.
Interactive Digital Media, Grades 4-8, Individual
1, Lindsey Luth, fifth grade, West Lawn Elementary School; 2, Valerie Ontiveros, fourth grade, Wasmer Elementary School
Interactive Digital Media, Grades 4-8, Group
1 (tie), Tyler Kress and Riley Higgins, fourth grade, Newell Elementary School; 2 (tie), Teacher Michelle Carter's fourth-grade class, Dodge Elementary School; and Integration Specialist Angela Roby's class, Jefferson Elementary School.
Digital Imagery, Digital Drawing, Grades 4-8, Individual
1 (tie), Hailey Niedfelt, fourth grade, Dodge Elementary School; and Moises Zumaya, fifth grade, Howard Elementary School; 3 (tie), Mariah Buettner, fourth grade, Dodge Elementary School.
Digital Imagery, Digital Photo, Grades 4-8, Individual
1, Morgan Mallory, eighth grade, Westridge Middle School; 3 (tie), Miranda Wieczorek, eighth grade, Walnut Middle School; and Kallie Rother, eighth grade, Walnut Middle School.
Digital Imagery, Digital Collage, Grades 9-12, Individual
1, Leah Cox, 11th grade, Grand Island Senior High School.
For more information, contact: Sue Burch, Director of Technology, Grand Island Public Schools, (308) 385-5900,
sburch@gips.org
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