Consortium for Interactive Instruction - WHRO

Are you using Scratch or Scratch Jr in the classroom? Are you teaching Cyber Security? We want to hear from you!!

The Great Computer Challenge Committee would like you to take a few minutes to fill out the following survey so that we can make sure the competition is moving along with the schools and the technologies they are teaching. Please click submit at the end of this survey.

If you are not the appropriate person to fill this out, please direct this survey to the appropriate people within your schools, whether it is specific teachers, the ITRT, or the computer club that meets after school.

OVERVIEW OF ITEMS UP FOR DISCUSSION

• Possibility of adding a Cyber Security Category in 2017. Need to determine interest.

• Possibility of adding a Scratch Jr and Scratch Category in 2017 or 2018. Need to determine interest.

• We plan on combining 2 categories, Visual Programming and JAVA Programming and want to make sure there are no issues making this change. The new category would be named Object Oriented Programming.

SURVEY DUE by COB January 9, 2017:
http://education.whro.org/gcc16-17survey

Great Computer Challenge Dates for 2017 - REGISTRATION OPENING SOON!!

SENIOR (6-12) GCC 2017 – April 1, 2017

JUNIOR (K-5) GCC 2017 – May 13, 2017 http://education.whro.org/gcc

GREAT COMPUTER CHALLENGE 2016/2017 SURVEY The Great Computer Challenge Committee would like you to take a few minutes to fill out the following survey so that we can make sure the competition is moving along with the schools and the technologies they are teaching. Please click submit at the end of this survey. If you are not the appropriate...

Apple Education will be at WHRO on October 25, 2016 with 2 FREE sessions. If you are interested, please register. Please share.

Apple Tech Update for Education
More details and link to register.
http://newsletter.whro.org/v.aspx?n=3214
Date: October 25, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: WHRO
5200 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23508
Who should attend: Superintendents, principals, curriculum directors, technology integrationists, and technology directors

Everyone Can Code
More details and link to register.
http://newsletter.whro.org/v.aspx?n=3215
Date: October 25, 2016
Time: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: WHRO
5200 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23508
Who should attend: Superintendents, principals, curriculum directors, technology integrationists, and technology directors

newsletter.whro.org Come to this event and find out how the latest Apple products can support teaching and learning in your school or district. You’ll also learn about Everyone Can Code, a new approach to coding that gives everyone the power to learn, write, and teach code.