Ottawa High School Technology Program
October 2010 – June 2011
Schools Semester 1:
All Saints Catholic High School (contact: Tom Brooks)
Georges Vanier Catholic Elementary School (contact: Julie Hanna)
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Mother Teresa High School (contact: Patrick Coxall)
St. Luke Elementary School (contact: Cathy Vachon)
Contacts:
If you are interested in more information on this program, please contact Kelly Daize, kdaize@ocri.ca For any questions or concerns regarding the 2010 Fall schedule. Please contact Nancy ncote@ocri.ca or Janice jkendrick@ocri.ca
Program: Semester 1
Day 1 – Program Kickoff Thursday, October 7, 2010
Location: IBM Ottawa Software Lab, 770 Palladium Drive, Kanata, ON K2V 1C8
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8:30 am |
Bus Departures – All Saints and Mother Teresa |
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9:00 – 11:00 am |
Pacific Rim Room (Mother Teresa) Presentation: “Technology is shaping the future of our entire planet What would be a smarter planet?” Hardware Workshop – Industry Mentors and Students |
Revelstoke Room (All Saints) Presentation: “Art Life and Programming”
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11:00 – 11:45 |
Pizza Lunch |
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11:45 – 1:15 pm |
Pacific Rim Room (All Saints) Presentation: “Technology is shaping the future of our entire planet What would be a smarter planet?” Hardware Workshop – Industry Mentors and Students |
Revelstoke Room (Mother Teresa) Presentation: “Art Life and Programming”
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1:30 pm |
Bus Departures |
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Day 2 –October 5 & 12 2010 Students from Secondary Schools Visit Elementary Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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October 5 |
Georges Vanier First Visit |
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October 21 |
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St. Luke’s First Visit |
During this initial meeting, secondary high school students will be matched with elementary school students to introduce the program, participants, goals, and roles with discussion of themes, graphical user interface and characters
Day 3 – Mentors in Class at Secondary Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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October 26 |
WRK4U2 Event – no class |
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October 27 |
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Mentors in the Classroom |
During this first visit to the secondary school classroom, the industry mentors will come to with the classroom to assist the students with the creation of the program for a web-enabled computer game accessible online for Grade 3 students. Students will work in teams with their assigned mentor. When not in the classroom the mentor will also be able to assist the students via email and online discussion forum
- · Students will share their project ideas and concepts with their mentors
- · They must come up with a concept and a project plan ensuring the scope of the project can be delivered within the time frame
Day 4 – Mentors in Class at Secondary Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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November 3 |
Mentors in the Classroom |
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November 4 |
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Mentors in the Classroom |
Students will continue to work with the mentors to finalize their concepts
Day 5 – November 10 2010 Site Visit: University of Ottawa
Location: University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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November 10 |
University of Ottawa Research Labs and Learning Activities |
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Day 6 – Mentors in Class at Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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November 16 |
Mentors in the Classroom |
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November 17 |
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Mentors in the Classroom |
Students will present (using PowerPoint) their project concepts to the class/ Mentors and a panel of industry partners
Day 7 – Mentors in Class at Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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November 22 |
Mentors in the Classroom |
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November 23 |
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Mentors in the Classroom |
Students will continue to work with the mentors in the classroom
Day 8 – Mentors in Class at Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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November 30 |
Mentors in the Classroom |
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December 1 |
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Mentors in the Classroom |
Students will continue to work with the mentors in the classroom
Day 9 – December 6 2010 Students from Secondary Schools Visit Elementary Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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December 7 |
(To be confirmed) |
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December 8 |
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(To be confirmed) |
Day 10 – December 9 2010 Site Visit: Carleton University
Location: Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa ON K1S 5B6
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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December 9 |
Carleton University Research Labs and Learning Activities |
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Day 11 – Mentors in Class at Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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December 14 |
Mentors in the Classroom |
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December 15 |
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Mentors in the Classroom |
Students will continue to work with the mentors in the classroom
Day 12– Mentors in Class at Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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January 4 |
Mentors in the Classroom |
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January 5 |
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Mentors in the Classroom |
Students will continue to work with the mentors in the classroom
Day 13 – January 13 2010 Site Visits: Industry Sites and Algonquin College
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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January 13 |
Industry Tours and Algonquin College Learning Activities |
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Day 14 – Mentors in Class at Schools
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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January 18 |
Mentors in the Classroom |
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January 19 |
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Mentors in the Classroom |
Students will continue to work with the mentors in the classroom
Day 15 – Mentors in Class at Schools – Demo Day
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All Saints |
Mother Teresa |
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January 25 |
Mentors in the Classroom |
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January 26 |
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Mentors in the Classroom |
Students will showcase their projects to the mentors as well as industry and elementary school partners
June 2, 2011 - Year-end SHOWCASE Location: (to be confirmed)