Middle-Schoolers Participating In Tech Camp

Richland One’s Office of Instructional Technology Services (ITS) is offering a unique learning experience for middle-school students this summer. Beginning today, a two-week series of classes will expose the students to the latest technology resources, technology experts in many fields and "cool" technology tools.

The campers’ daily experiences with a wide range of technology learning activities will provide the ITS staff with ideas on how they can be integrated into daily classroom instruction. The students’ suggestions also will provide staff with invaluable information on how to improve the district’s overall technology education program, the types of hardware to select and the ways teachers should expect students to use technology.

Sessions led by experts in medical crime investigation, animation, Web page design, handheld devices, wireless technology and the latest advances in virtual and distance education highlight the camp’s activities. The students also will go on technology-related field trips, including to the SCETV Newsplex and Richland One TV studio.

The two-week camp runs from June 13-June 23 at the district’s technology center, located on the Olympia School Campus at 621 Bluff Rd. Classes begin at 9 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. daily. For more information about the scheduled activities, contact technology education specialist Hetlena Johnson at 400-1683.