PAECT Student Technology Showcase 2015
Table
School Name
School District
School City
Floor
1
Salisbury Middle School
Salisbury Township School District
Allentown
1st
2
Salisbury High School
Salisbury Township School District
Allentown
1st
3&4
Wissahickon High School
Wissahickon School District
Ambler
1st
5, 6, 7
Klinger Middle School
Centennial School District
Southampton
1st
Pittsburgh
1st
Indiana
1st
Kane
1st
Pittsburgh
1st
8
Carnegie Mellon University
9
East Pike and Horace Mann Elem. School
Indiana Area School District
10
Kane Area Middle School
Kane Area School District
11
St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School
Diocese of Pittsburgh
12
Southern Lehigh Middle School
Southern Lehigh School District
Center Valley
1st
13
Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School
Wyomissing Area School District
Wyomissing
1st
14, 15
Dallastown Area High School
Dallastown Area School District
Dallastown
1st
16, 17
Bald Eagle Area Middle/High School
Bald Eagle Area School District
Wingate
1st
18, 19
Newport High School
Newport School District
Newport
1st
20
Nether Providence Elementary School
Wallingford-Swarthmore School Dist.
Wallingford
1st
21
Whitehall Coplay Middle School
Whitehall Coplay School District
Whitehall
1st
22
Log College Middle School
Centennial School District
Warminster
1st
23
Eisenhower Elementary School
Indiana Area School District
Indiana
1st
24, 25
East Vincent Elementary School
Owen J. Roberts School District
Spring City
1st
26, 27
Indian Valley Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Reedsville
1st
28, 29, 30 Lewistown Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Lewistown
1st
Lewistown Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Lewistown
1st
Phoenixville Middle School
Phoenixville School District
Phoenixville
1st
34, 35
Montgomery Elementary School
Montgomery Area School District
Montgomery
1st
36, 37
Montgomery Elementary School
Montgomery Area School District
Montgomery
1st
Lenkerville Elementary School
Millersburg Area School District
Millersburg
2nd
39, 40
Riverview Jr. Sr. High School
Riverview School District
Oakmont
2nd
41, 42
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Harrisburg Diocese Schools
Lewistown
2nd
43, 44
Trexler Middle School
Allentown School District
Allentown
2nd
Allentown School District
Allentown
2nd
Allentown School District
Allentown
2nd
Bethlehem
2nd
31, 32
33
38
45, 46, 47 Raub Middle School
48, 49
Harrison Morton Middle School
50
Centennial School of Lehigh University
51
Central York Middle School
Central York School District
York
2nd
52
Stony Brook Elementary School
Central York School District
York
2nd
53
Jim Thorpe Senior High School
Jim Thorpe Area School District
Jim Thorpe
2nd
Table 1
Challenge Based Learning
Salisbury Middle School
Salisbury Township School District
Allentown, PA
Students used the Challenge Based Learning approach to solve issues in their school and community. A variety of
technological resources was utilized to answer essential questions, find solutions, and create a final product.
Students followed procedures that parallel the 21st century workplace. They were given freedom to be creative and
self-directed, but at the same time were provided with support, boundaries, and checkpoints to avoid frustration.
Advisor: Michelle DeOliveira
Student Presenters:
Rylee Donaldson
Madision Jewell
Sarah Bobeck
Peyton Stauffer
Representatives: Justin Simmons, Daniel McNeill, & Ryan Mackenzie
Senator: Lisa Boscola
Table 2
Redefine Education through Digital Storytelling
Salisbury High School
Salisbury Township School District
Allentown, PA
Students from media classes create technology 'hacks" to create digital stories. After each unit, the students take the
information, and they write stories. Once written, they create a storyboard, then bring it to life using the educational
tools available to them including programs from iLife, augmented reality applications, Adobe products and their own
intuition. Focusing on the process of design, the students integrate as many available educational technology tools
possible, often using one tool to enhance another, and the products tend to reach redefinition all while
implementing the skill sets from PA Core standards.
Advisor: Kel Wetherhold
Student Presenters:
Hailey Omollo
Ruby Wiener
Amanda Benko
John Yurconic
Representatives: Justin Simmons, Daniel McNeill, & Ryan Mackenzie
Senator: Lisa Boscola
Olivia Dragovits
Dane Galbraith
Tables 3 & 4
Sparky's Robot World
Wissahickon High School
Wissahickon School District
Ambler, PA
Our students have created a traveling robot museum, complete with demonstration robots, educational videos, and
hands-on activities. This project was supported by Dow Chemical and built by our students for the purpose of
traveling around Pennsylvania to promote STEM activities and inspire young people to pursue technical careers.
Advisors: Alan Ostrow and Kirsten Jahn Richardson
Student Presenters:
Henry Barsh
Gerard Goucher
Amanda Lydick
Jiweon Moon
Josh Sizer
Eileen Wang
Stephanie Bush
Alyssa Ju
Mayank Makwana
Luna Morales
Maria Urdaneta
Eamon Goucher
Pratik Kunapuli
Abby Marta
Maya Rahman
Sherin Varughese
Representative: Kate Harper
Senator: Stewart Greenleaf
Table 5 & 6
The Versatile TV Studio
Klinger Middle School
Centennial School District
Southampton, PA
The Klinger TV studio is used for a variety of exciting projects throughout our school for all grades 6-8 and all areas of
curriculum. Our TV studio broadcasts the morning announcements via a live TV feed to the entire school. It has
added a creative new dimension to getting news about school activities to students and staff. In addition it permits
us to show highlights from after school activities such as the school musical and sports. Another aspect of the studio
is that it allows for many forms of alternative assessments. The assessments have covered skills learned in many
different curriculum areas. For example the students were assessed in a weather unit by reporting weather
conditions in Spanish, creating news reports about poverty in Africa, positive and negative numbers and differentials
using the NFL and so much more.
Advisors: George Fischer and Kevin Duffy
Student Presenters:
Bridget Killoran
Gianna Crespo
Angelina Fenessy
Sarah Glass
Representative: Frank Farry
Senator: Stewart Greenleaf
Marius Cobani
Trevor Newhouse
John Lebo
Jada Francis
Lesley Villarreal
Kip Mooney
Hannah Zychal
Table 7
Gaming in the Classroom
Klinger Middle School
Centennial School District
Southampton, PA
Seventh grade students began exploring the world of coding and were introduced to Scratch. They have spent hours
creating authentic animations and video games. Students have learned the drag and drop concept of coding and have
used logic and higher order thinking skills to develop amazing products.
Advisors: Lisa Slipp and Lorraine Carawan
Student Presenters:
Abbi Goldsman
Evan Scally
Maxine Fairall
Joseph McHugh
Olivia Cremonese
Stephen Covone
Representative: Frank Farry
Senator: Stewart Greenleaf
Table 8
FIRST Robotics Inspires Girls in South Western Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University
Bishop Canevin High School & Dorseyville Middle School
Pittsburgh, PA
The Girls of Steel FIRST robotics team is an all-girl high school robotics team based at Carnegie Mellon University’s Field Robotics Center
(www.girlsofsteelrobotics.com). The Girls of Steel team strives to close the gender gap in the STEM fields. Robotics is becoming
increasingly relevant to solving problems in our world. We are confident in our project’s capacity to inspire PAECT delegates to take
action and incorporate STEM more substantially in educational opportunities for their students. Our project benefits student learning
during the process of building the robot when they learn a lot about mechanical engineering and computer programming, and later
when they learn important business skills such as website design, desktop publishing, and event planning as part of supporting the
team. Most importantly, this project teaches students extremely important life skills, such as good sportsmanship during competition,
communication, and collaboration. No matter what career they choose in their future, they will be able to apply the skills they learned
completing the project. Our program also supports two FIRST LEGO League teams composed of boys and girls in grades 4 to 8 and two
Junior FIRST LEGO League teams composed of girls in grades K to 3.
Advisor: Theresa Richards
Student Presenters:
Sydney Hnat
Representative: Dan Frankel
Senator: Jay Costa
Vishi Agrawal
Suparna Agrawal
Table 9
Statistical Poster Project
East Pike and Horace Mann Elementary School
Indiana Area School District
Indiana, PA
Students would be presenting their Statistical Poster Projects, highlighting how they used Google apps, Twitter, and
Excel in all aspects of their projects' design, implementation, and presentation. Students worked independently on
their own research question/s, however the method of data collection, analysis, and presentation were similar.
Students in Second through Fifth participated in the project. One student from each grade level would present their
project. PA Standards, 2.6.: related to Statistics and Data Analysis and PA Standards, 3.4.A: The Scope of Technology
were also addressed by the project.
Advisors: Elizabeth Woods, Barb Peightal and Katie Bungo
Student Presenters:
Adria Terpis
Elizabeth Lubold
James Mill
Hannah Baumer
Ixy Barnes
Hashem Alrahama
Representative: Dave Reed
Senator: Don White
Table 10
Blended Learning and Some Coding, Too
Kane Area Middle School
Kane Area School District
Kane, PA
Part of this presentation will share how an 8th grade English classroom uses a Blended Learning approach. Edmodo is
used for course communication, students have their own blogs/electronic portfolios, and various online tools are
used to complete assignments. The second part of this presentation will highlight original coding projects (games)
that were developed by students from this same course for a Genius Hour project in the first half of the school year.
Advisor: Jeannine Kloss
Student Presenters:
Alex Rezzelle
Kristen Zilkofski
Representative: Martin Causer
Senator: Joseph Scarnati, III
Paige Niklas
Neo Smith
Zachary Zilkofski
Table 11
Media Matters with TouchCast
St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School
Diocese of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Students in 7th and 8th grade will present how they use TouchCast, an iPad app, to create multimedia projects which
include green screen effects, lower thirds, whiteboards, and VAPPS-video apps. By adding poll questions, live social
media feeds, websites, images, and more, students can create fantastic media with an interactive video experience.
The students collaborate to create cross curricular projects for our morning announcements, special news features,
weather reports, classwork, and more that can be shared with a global audience. Move over, Youtube, make way for
TouchCast!
Advisor: Zee Ann Poerio
Student Presenters:
Emmy Ploskina
Alexis Riske
Brennan Valladares
Representative: John Maher
Senator: Matt Smith
Table 12
SLMS Studio 22
Southern Lehigh Middle School
Southern Lehigh School District
Center Valley, PA
These 8th grade students are part of Studio 22. They were also part of the “What’s Cool about Manufacturing?”
video contest, which promoted awareness about manufacturing jobs in the Lehigh Valley. The company showcased
was Crayola. They won “Most Outstanding Program” at the Awards ceremony on February 24, 2015. The students
will showcase the way technology is used in Studio 22, as well as, their “What’s Cool about Manufacturing?” video.
The students will display their video and other multimedia projects/packages created during and for Studio22. The
students will share how using the 21st century skills enhances learning and makes their experiences more authentic
and meaningful.
Advisors: Tara Walter and Michael Pauling
Student Presenters:
Kassy Donohoe
Caleb Munoz
Representative: Justin Simmons
Senator: Pat Browne
Lizzy Kanzler
Zach How
Sana Gold
Table 13
3-D Printing in the Classroom
Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School
Wyomissing Area School District
Wyomissing, PA
A 3-D printer is an ideal 21st Century, STEAM tool to build a high school course around or to introduce into an
elementary curriculum. We will share our experience using a commercial Makerbot 3-D printer as well as actually
building several more affordable printers. We have many mistakes to share each telling its own story of what can go
wrong as well as strategies for effective curricular use in elementary and secondary classrooms. We will also
demonstrate software ranging from an easy, free, web-based tool with templates to more complicated but powerful
CAD applications for designing the creations that we print.
Advisors: Curt Minich and Nate Miller
Student Presenters:
Sophia Reck
Emily Opel
Chris Mazza
Peter Tietbohl
Olivia Lazarchick
Will Shuttlesworth
Representative: Mark Gillen
Senator: Judy Schwank
Table 14
Using Object Oriented Programming to Introduce Coding
Dallastown Area High School
Dallastown Area School District
Dallastown, PA
High School students ranging from 9-12 have explored coding using Object Oriented Programming tools such as
KODU, ALICE and netbeans. Students have learned the fundamentals and basic logic of sequencing code to create
their own interactive games and projects.
Advisor: Kyle McAllister
Student Presenters:
Nate Swartz
Michael Hanuska
Representative: Kristin Hill
Senator: Scott Wagner
Michael Cucchiara
Ray Markey
Table 15
Using Wix to Create Professional Websites & Digital E-Folios
Dallastown Area High School
Dallastown Area School District
Dallastown, PA
Business and Computer Science students in grades 9 through 12 will showcase professional business websites and
digital e-folios they have created in web page design and life skills in Business classes using Wix.com.
Advisor: Rob Donatelli
Student Presenters:
Noah Pak
Abigail Barnhart
Zachary Klinedinst
Jeordyn Cassidy
Representative: Kristin Hill
Senator: Scott Wagner
Table 16
PA COMPUTER FAIR LOGO DESIGN
Bald Eagle Area Middle/High School
Bald Eagle Area School District
Wingate, PA
This is a logo design that was submitted to the PA Regional Computer Fair Competition by 9th grader Charlee Harris.
She used Photo Shop to create this Logo.
Advisors: Sharon Nilson and Max Beson
Student Presenter:
Charlee Harris
Representative: Mike Hanna
Senator: Jake Corman
Table 16
Zodiac
Bald Eagle Area Middle/High School
Bald Eagle Area School District
Wingate, PA
This is an animation about the Chinese and Vietnamese Zodiac about the story of the Cat and the Rat. This was
created by 10th grader and a 12th grader. They used Anime Studio Pro 7, Corel Painter 11 with a Wacom Intuos
digital drawing pad. This was created for the PA State Computer Fair.
Advisors: Sharon Nilson and Max Beson
Student Presenters:
Katherine Prewitt
Casey McClellan
Representative: Mike Hanna
Senator: Jake Corman
Table 16
Graphic Design
Bald Eagle Area Middle/High School
Bald Eagle Area School District
Wingate, PA
This is a restaurant design that was made by an 11th grade student. She created all the ideas and menus for an
organic restaurant for the PA Computer Fair.
Advisors: Sharon Nilson and Max Beson
Student Presenter:
Emily Trigg
Representative: Mike Hanna
Senator: Jake Corman
Table 17
Math Invaders
Bald Eagle Area Middle/High School
Bald Eagle Area School District
Wingate, PA
This is an educational game application for math. You must keep your health by answering math questions while
combating space ships in the game. This was created by three seniors for the PA Computer Fair.
Advisors: Sharon Nilson and Max Beson
Student Presenters:
Nicholas Carlson
Nicholas Pytel
Gage Hilderbrand
Representative: Mike Hanna
Senator: Jake Corman
Table 17
Studying
Bald Eagle Area Middle/High School
Bald Eagle Area School District
Wingate, PA
This is a digital movie that was created about a student who doesn't study for a test and fails a quiz. He then gets
redeemed because he studies and passes his next surprise test.
Advisors: Sharon Nilson and Max Beson
Student Presenters:
Austin Huyett
Representative: Mike Hanna
Senator: Jake Corman
Jordon Volara
Table 18
The Animated Telephone
Newport High School
Newport School District
Newport, PA
Hunter Langel created this animated video for his English 11 class to incorporate poetry and technology. The
animation is representation of Robert Frost's poem, The Telephone.
Advisors: Amy Wagner and Lisa Good
Student Presenter:
Hunter Langel
Representative: Mark Keller
Senator: Rob Teplitz
Table 18
Classic Gamer
Newport High School
Newport School District
Newport, PA
This project is a movie made by Information Technologies students in grades 11 and 12. The students wrote a script
containing puns to be incorporated into the movie. Students used an iPad with iMovie to create, record, edit, and
publish their movie.
Advisors: Amy Wagner and Lisa Good
Student Presenters:
Hunter Langel
Representative: Mark Keller
Senator: Rob Teplitz
Josh Bower
Craig Wright
Table 19
Inventory Database
Newport High School
Newport School District
Newport, PA
This 11th grade business project showcases how to use Microsoft Access to create a user friendly database to track
district assets.
Advisors: Lisa Good and Amy Wagner
Student Presenter:
Aaron Filip
Representative: Mark Keller
Senator: Rob Teplitz
Table 19
The Secret Life of the American IT
Newport High School
Newport School District
Newport, PA
This project is a movie made by Information Technologies students in grades 10, 11, and 12. The students wrote a
script containing superheroes and class setting to be incorporated into the movie. Students used an iPad with iMovie
to create, record, edit, and publish their movie.
Advisors: Amy Wagner and Lisa Good
Student Presenters:
Gabi Haines
Representative: Mark Keller
Senator: Rob Teplitz
Mercedes Fleeger
Alex Kemble
Table 20
Problem Solving with Lego Robotics
Nether Providence Elementary School
Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
Wallingford, PA
Fifth Grade students use Lego robotics kits to learn a multitude of skills. Working in teams of 3 – 4 students, the kids had to first
learn to understand and navigate the directions of simply assembling the robots and connecting all of the programmable pieces.
At the same time, they were challenged to learn the basic operating programs embedded within the robot. A second major
component of the process was the need for the students to learn to program (coding) their robots. Using Lego’s software, the
kids had to write programs so that the robots could accomplish a succession of more complicated tasks. Tasks included the
navigation of a maze based on pre-determined distances as well as a programming to move based upon contact with obstacles.
Perhaps the greatest learning occurred as students had to learn to slow down during the problem solving process. Often, initial
attempts failed! To succeed, the kids learned the importance of reading directions carefully and also analyzing their programs
for accuracy. Throughout the project, the students have remained challenged, motivated and engaged. They spend their spare
time creating new challenges and collaborating with their friends and classmates.
Advisor: Dave Mendell
Student Presenters:
Abe Williams
Akash Kakuntla
Brigid Wright
Mark Zhai
Jeremy Cortazzo
Jackson Voshell
Representative: Joe Hackett
Senator: Dominic Pileggi
Table 21
Programming & Video Game Design
Whitehall Coplay Middle School
Whitehall Coplay School District
Whitehall, PA
Computer Science and computer programming is a huge part of our present and future. With initiatives such as
code.org and Google’s CS First program, students worldwide are encouraged to discover the magic of computer
programming. Here at Whitehall Coplay Middle School, we introduce all our 6th graders to computer programming
through code.org. We advance that learning into 7th and 8th grade by allowing students to create special projects.
Students learn to code with Blocky Code and continue to explore programming with design software such as Kodu
Game Lab, Scratch, and Unity. Students plan, develop, and create their own games, animations, and stories which
they can share with family and friends across the globe.
Advisors: Tony Pangaio and Dave Stauffer
Student Presenters:
Angelo Daddona
Nicholas Gerancher
Nicholas Saylor
Michael Smith
Representative: Daniel McNeill & Julie Harhart
Senator: Lisa Boscola
Table 22
Scratch Animation, Drawing, and Games
Log College Middle School
Centennial School District
Warminster, PA
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations. Scratch helps young people to
learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century.
Advisor: Tina Cornish
Student Presenters:
Danielle Moss
Josiah Johnson
Steven Mower
Noah Tumelty
Representative: Bernie O'Neill
Senator: Stewart Greenleaf
Table 23
Lego Mindstorms
Eisenhower Elementary School
Indiana Area School District
Indiana, PA
Students will share their Lego Mindstorm robots and how they program them to complete various tasks. These
activities are included in the STEM curriculum. Students will share the problem solving process of the activity in a
Powerpoint.
Advisor: Deborah Sorce
Student Presenters:
Nyle Bajwa
Aviana Struzzi
Lincoln Trusal
Representative: Dave Reed
Senator: Don White
Puroom Kim
Melanie Navaratna
Aiden Rizzo
Abby Killam
Table 24
Learning Unleashed: STEM and First Lego League
East Vincent Elementary School
Owen J. Roberts School District
Spring City, PA
For this year's First Lego League challenge, a group of fifth and sixth grade students have designed, built, and
programmed their own unique robot that can solve game missions related to the world of education. See how the
team developed their collaboration, problem solving, public speaking, and creative thinking skills as they tackled
these STEM challenge.
Advisors: Carrie Mitton and Cheryl Bell
Student Presenters:
Charlie Davis
Tia Wiensteiger
Jacob Evans
Jeanne Tokay
Representative: Tim Hennessey
Senator: John C. Rafferty Jr.
Table 25
2015 STEM Design Challenge
East Vincent Elementary School
Owen J. Roberts School District
Spring City, PA
A team of sixth grade students will share their experiences in the 2015 STEM Design Challenge. See how they solved
this year’s challenge to design and built a complex, intricate, creative way to move a ping pong ball at least four feet,
using only K’Nex parts. The team will share how they used technology to create blueprints for their project,
document their process, and share the product with others.
Advisors: Carrie Mitton and Jaime Garman
Student Presenters:
James Davis
Andrew Pollard
Representative: Tim Hennessey
Senator: John C. Rafferty Jr.
Andrew Bilotta
Jackson Massey
Table 26
The Revolutionary War Common Craft Style
Indian Valley Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Reedsville, PA
Our 5th grade class is presenting a Common Craft video describing the most important facts of the Revolutionary
War. The students worked in groups to brainstorm the most important facts of the war, wrote scripts to explain
those facts, illustrated the characters and scenery using paper cut-outs, and finally recorded the scenes using a flip
video camera.
Advisors: Nikki Bailey and Angela Bubb
Student Presenters:
Tylen Weaver
Caydance Yohn
Alex Price
Evelyn Suydam
Brennan Pennington
Brianna Bodtorf
Representative: Kerry Benninghoff
Senator: Jake Corman
Table 27
Planet Informational Videos
Indian Valley Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Reedsville, PA
Fourth grade students created informational planet videos for science class. Each group was allowed to decide how
to present their planet facts. Projects include commercials, news broadcasts, and music videos.
Advisor: Julie Henry
Student Presenters:
Cassie Himes
Gunnar Wagner
Summer Specht
Representative: Kerry Benninghoff
Senator: Jake Corman
Jaxon Foulk
Emily Shank
Hayden McCardle
Steven Albert
Samantha Kyle
Table 28
An Apple A Day
Lewistown Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Lewistown, PA
This project will highlight the ways that we use the iPad in our classroom.
Advisor: Kelly Manning
Student Presenters:
Hailee Sheetz
Mikaila Hooper
Anna Clark
Levi Feagley
Madison Wolfgang
Representative: Adam Harris
Senator: Jake Corman
Table 29
Central Pennsylvania Wildlife
Lewistown Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Lewistown, PA
Our 5th grade class has been learning about adaptations and scientific classifications of plants and animals. Using
field guides, field observations, and extensive research we compiled a virtual museum of the wildlife in our region of
Central Pennsylvania. Come tour our museum!
Advisor: Amy Hartman
Student Presenters:
Levi Clark
Christa Partchey
Representative: Adam Harris
Senator: Jake Corman
Conner Love
Star Sunday
Daniel King
Paige Forshey
Table 30
Penny Boats
Lewistown Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Lewistown, PA
This project integrated Science, ELA, and Social Studies. Students created and tested various designs to create a boat
constructed of aluminum foil that would hold the most pennies without sinking. A competition was held to
determine the best functioning design. The students acted as reporters and they interviewed the contestants and
wrote newspaper articles for the event.
Advisor: Steven Himes
Student Presenters:
Elizabeth Emel
Meagan Baumgardner
Hannah Harvey
Morgan Kaniecki
Christian Knouse
Kyler Everly
Representative: Adam Harris
Senator: Jake Corman
Table 31
The Human Body
Lewistown Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Lewistown, PA
Take a tour of the human body. Fifth grade students researched facts about different organs to discover their
purpose and how they function. After collecting the facts, students created an informative presentation using the
program Prezi and supplemented the project with pictures and video.
Advisor: Libby Wray
Student Presenters:
Riley Beers
Christopher Royer
Representative: Adam Harris
Senator: Jake Corman
Anna Rowles
Katelyn Knable
Jared Taylor
Table 32
Healthy Lunches???
Lewistown Intermediate School
Mifflin County School District
Lewistown, PA
The fifth grade students have completed surveys and collected data relating to the foods that are served to them for
their school lunches. They will present their findings along with healthy and viable alternatives to the current school
lunches. This will be done using Infographics, charts, graphs, and a PowerPoint presentation.
Advisor: Steven White
Student Presenters:
Kylee Cubbison
Colin Hill
Leah Bickert
Morgan Breon
Jack Wilson
Brooke Willard
Representative: Adam Harris
Senator: Jake Corman
Table 33
Western Film Promotion
Phoenixville Middle School
Phoenixville School District
Phoenixville, PA
Students create a computer game to promote a fictional Western movie using research and GameMaker 8.1
Advisors: Kevin Corcoran and Barb Shaffer
Student Presenters:
Maddie Fisher
Eric Schwartz
Representative: Warren Kampf
Senator: Andrew Dinniman
Tyler Jenkins-Wong
Maddie Lane
Table 33
Go Green
Phoenixville Middle School
Phoenixville School District
Phoenixville, PA
Students created a robot using recycled material.
Advisor: Kevin Corcoran
Student Presenters:
Liam MacKay
Sean Lucowski
Representative: Warren Kampf
Senator: Andrew Dinniman
Table 34
Glogging in the Classroom
Montgomery Elementary School
Montgomery Area School District
Montgomery, PA
Students from our fourth grade class will be showcasing the iPad APP “Glogster.” Students have created digital
posters that have allowed them to mix text, audio, video, images and graphics. Students in our classroom have used
Glogster as part of our reading, science and social studies curriculum to display and present information. Students
have taken an interactive role as the creator of an online digital poster.
Advisor: Kim Lorson
Student Presenters:
MaKayla Masters
Gabe McNear
Representative: Garth Everett and Jeff Wheeland
Senator: Gene Yaw
Weston Pick
Table 34
Backpack Tutors
Montgomery Elementary School
Montgomery Area School District
Montgomery, PA
Backpack Tutors brings your tutor with you everywhere. The fourth graders, using the Educreations and Greenscreen
apps as well as their iPads, created tutorials to help explain various math and science concepts to their classmates.
The students are able to access these tutorials any time they need a "refresher" on a topic. It's like having your own
personal tutor right in your backpack!
Advisor: Marianne Mulfinger
Student Presenters:
Gavin Rine
Geoffrey Short
William Valentin-Puello
Representative: Garth Everett and Jeff Wheeland
Senator: Gene Yaw
Table 35
Sight Word Practice Videos
Montgomery Elementary School
Montgomery Area School District
Montgomery, PA
First Grade Language Arts students and their teacher are utilizing the iPad app, Educreations, and internet technology
to create videos to practice sight words in school and at home. The interactive videos are a very motivating
alternative to practicing word wall words.
Advisor: Miss Rae Temple
Student Presenters:
Julius Flick
Alyssa Heverly
Lincoln Flick
Joselyn Moseley
Representative: Garth Everett and Jeff Wheeland
Senator: Gene Yaw
Table 36
Phases of the Moon iPad Exploration
Montgomery Elementary School
Montgomery Area School District
Montgomery, PA
Kindergarten and first grade students from Montgomery Elementary team up to explore the phases of the moon. The
students are in 1:1 iPad initiative classrooms. Overlapping thematic units in science and English language arts sparked
their curiosity to collaborate with each other to research, explore, and demonstrate the phases of the moon.
Advisors: Samantha Mix and Renee Kennedy
Student Presenters:
Emma Keister
Haydn Kaelberer
Rylee Wilson
Briella Walk
Representative: Garth Everett and Jeff Wheeland
Senator: Gene Yaw
Table 37
Using Book Creator to Demonstrate Comprehension
Montgomery Elementary School
Montgomery Area School District
Montgomery, PA
These Montgomery Area School District fourth graders, as part of their reading, writing, and science curriculum,
created an iBook. Using the Book Creator App, they worked in cooperative teams to write a non-fiction book on the
solar system. They applied their knowledge of the planets and non-fiction text features throughout the process.
Advisor: Elizabeth Zettlemoyer
Student Presenters:
Alaina Bower
Samantha Guyer
Peyton Cox
Kyle Wagner
Representative: Garth Everett & Jeff Wheeland
Senator: Gene Yaw
Table 38
Story Jumper
Lenkerville Elementary School
Millersburg Area School District
Millersburg, PA
Fourth grade writing students studied narrative writing. They learned about plot diagrams and storyboarding, along
with many other components of story writing. As a final project, they published their narrative pieces on the
website, www.storyjumper.com. Using this website, they entered text and chose backgrounds and illustrations to
bring their stories to life.
Advisor: Jess Miller
Student Presenters:
Frank Rocco
Paige Rothermel
Kaidance Sunday
Aidan Ritter
Emily Myers
Zoey Tyson
Kaci Miller
Representative: Susan Helm
Senator: Rob Teplitz
Table 39
Riverview Spanish - Creative Learning through Technology
Riverview Jr. Sr. High School
Riverview School District
Oakmont, PA
Students in Spanish levels I-IV will share how technology has enabled them to learn better, enhance their technology
skills, personalize their learning and foster their creativity in learning. They will share infographics, gaming, blogging,
digital portfolios, and many of the ways they learn the language and have a choice and voice in how they show their
learning.
Advisor: Rachelle Poth
Student Presenters:
Sean Abraham
Michael McDonough
Representative: Frank Dermody
Senator: Jay Costa
Sybille Revel
Ben Johnson
Cassy DeBacco
Ricky Smith
Table 40
Riverview Spanish - Collaborating and Communicating, Enhanced through Technology
Riverview Jr. Sr. High School
Riverview School District
Oakmont, PA
Students in Spanish levels II - IV will share how technology has enabled them to learn better, enhance their
technology skills, personalize their learning and foster their creativity in learning. They will share blogging, digital
portfolios, Educreations, cross-state collaboration and many of the ways they learn the language and have a choice
and voice in how they show their learning.
Advisor: Rachelle Poth
Student Presenters:
Sophia Miguez
Ellie Sebastian
Celaine Hornsby
Alexa Orbin
Kimberly Matassa
Representative: Frank Dermody
Senator: Jay Costa
Table 41
Video Podcasting
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Harrisburg Diocese Schools
Lewistown, PA
Fifth-grade students will display their video podcasts. The videos were made in class using a variety of technology
tools such as video cameras, laptops, Animoto, Audacity, and Pinnacle Studio. The purpose of the podcasts is to show
what they are learning in class and collaborate with others around the world. In some of the podcasts they filmed
themselves on a nature trail, demonstrated examples of idioms, conducted experiments, and interviewed students
from Australia.
Advisor: Dave Webb
Student Presenters:
Chandler Rodriguez
Cayleigh Murphy
Aimee Geise
Representative: Adam Harris
Senator: Jake Corman
Ben Fry
Tanner Fergeson
Katie Rupert
Josie Whitesel
Table 42
Coding is Fun
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Harrisburg Diocese Schools
Lewistown, PA
Fifth-grade students will show what they are learning about coding. Using coding apps on the iPad, students will put
their skills to use and show others how easy and fun coding can be.
Advisor: Liz Meyer
Student Presenters:
Korinne Newcamp
Jorge Flores
Corinne Ames
Yamuna Boussemha
Kenny Melara
Conner Zimmerman
Representative: Adam Harris
Senator: Jake Corman
Table 43
Digital Book Reports!
Trexler Middle School
Allentown School District
Allentown, PA
Students in grade 6 create a Digital Book Report using PhotoStory 3. Students welcome the opportunity to utilize
their creativity and originality to present using this format, as an alternative to the traditional "book report"
assignment.
Advisors: John Gackenbach and Jody Millspaugh
Student Presenters:
Grace Edinger
Jameelah Pichardo
Representative: Michael Schlossberg
Senator: Patrick Browne
Alyssa Grant
Alexis Rounds
Table 44
Documentaries and Websites!
Trexler Middle School
Allentown School District
Allentown, PA
Students in advanced 8th grade classes created original documentaries and websites to compete in the National
History Day competition. Students researched their self-selected topics, gathered images and video clips and
organized them into cohesive projects. This was an extended project which required many hours of commitment on
their part.
Advisor: Conchetta Marucci
Student Presenters:
Joshua Bernard
Dillon McDermott
Anais Duran
Sage Toth
Jalonda Felt-Albert
Oscar Yapul
Representative: Michael Schlossberg
Senator: Patrick Browne
Table 45
Digital Book Reports
Raub Middle School
Allentown School District
Allentown, PA
Students in 6th grade advanced classes create Digital Book Reports using favorite books they have read. They use
PhotoStory 3 technology as well as their creativity and originality in this alternative to the traditional book report
format. Students spend time searching for images and music to represent their text in a pleasing and persuasive
way.
Advisors: Lauren Carey and Sally Wolfe
Student Presenters:
Kayla Dames
Zach Meitzler
Representative: Michael Schlossberg
Senator: Patrick Browne
Verice Johnson
Eliezer Polanco
Thor Long
Maura Wilt
Table 46
PJAS Science
Raub Middle School
Allentown School District
Allentown, PA
Students in advanced 7th grade classes conducted science investigations to compete in this year's Pennsylvania
Junior Academy of Science competition. They created PowerPoint presentations to enhance and guide their
presentations. Students were required to follow a prescribed sequence, however they were able to utilize some
creativity and originality in their presentations.
Advisor: Kathleen Resnick
Student Presenters:
Jha-Dia Roderick
David Estrada
Itzanette Santiago
Noah Nagy
Annette Aybar
Alexander Pawlowski
Representative: Michael Schlossberg
Senator: Patrick Browne
Table 47
What's So Cool About Manufacturing?
Raub Middle School
Allentown School District
Allentown, PA
Raub Middle School took home one of the awards in the 2015 “What’s so Cool about Manufacturing” Video Contest.
Twenty-two middle schools worked with local manufacturing companies to create videos about their products and
processes. Raub earned the Outstanding Creativity trophy for their piece about the Stanley Vidmar company of
Allentown. The “What’s So Cool about Manufacturing” Video Contest is part of the Dream It. Do It. Pennsylvania
(DIDI PA) manufacturing career awareness partnership. The partnership, led by the Manufacturers Resource Center
(MRC) of Bethlehem, is a national grassroots initiative created by The Manufacturing Institute, Washington, D.C., and
is currently implemented in 21 states.
Advisor: Sylvia Gordon
Student Presenters:
Kyneisha Cruz
Enyel Paulino
Representative: Michael Schlossberg
Senator: Patrick Browne
Delacey Lora
Anderson Cox
Table 48
Harrison Morton Middle School Video Productions
Harrison Morton Middle School
Allentown School District
Allentown, PA
A presentation of student developed, produced, and edited video projects involving students from grades 6, 7, and 8.
These students developed story boards, scripts, and production schedules to convey researched information. They
participated both individually and as a member of a team in all aspects of filming to tell their stories and portray
information. The students learned and successfully carried out the film editing process by choosing the clips to use,
adding music and effects, and using voice overs. The students released their finished projects to target audiences.
Advisor: JoAnn Wentzel-Manjarrez
Student Presenters:
Thomas Chakif
Noreymi Rivera
Marvin Williams
William Rivera-Torres
Zac Lachowicz
Carlos Concepcion
Representatives: Peter Schweyer and Mike Schlossberg
Senator: Patrick Browne
Table 49
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Presentations
Harrison Morton Middle School
Allentown School District
Allentown, PA
Students in 7th and 8th grade prepared to present findings using an inquiry approach and the scientific method. The
goals of these projects include improving the quality of achievement in mathematics and science by encouraging
students to participate in research and the development of original ideas.
Advisor: Jessica Donahue
Student Presenters:
Cassandra Perez
Jake Spiegel
Tainayah Jackson
Jakob Tyson
Representatives: Peter Schweyer and Mike Schlossberg
Senator: Patrick Browne
Taylor Mcshane
Haya Zukimi
Table 50
Augmented Reality: A New Dimension to Learning and Sharing
Centennial School of Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Fourth and fifth grade students at Centennial School of Lehigh University use augmented reality across curricular
areas to bring a new dimension to their learning. The students will share examples of how they create trigger images
and use augmented reality in the classroom.
Advisors: Sara Heintzelman and Amanda Bonser
Student Presenters:
Jackson Patzer
Lucas Ronayne
Donovan Rodkey
Representative: Daniel McNeill
Senator: Lisa Boscola
Table 51
Middle School Science PBL
Central York Middle School
Central York School District
York, PA
Students in 7th and 8th grade studied bacteria and motion in their physical science class while extending their learning
in digital skills through the Skills for Digital Age Learners class.
Advisors: Sandy Koplitz and Carol Roth
Student Presenters:
Kaitlyn Merritt
Alex Schneider
Representative: Keith Gillespie
Senator: Mike Folmer
Sarah Nauman
Ethan Baum
Natalie Baker
Zach Murr
Table 52
2nd Grade Teams to Meet Student Needs
Stony Brook Elementary School
Central York School District
York, PA
Our second grade classrooms have teamed up with our learning support teacher this year to allow for more flexible
groupings to meet student needs. Come talk with our students about how they use their favorite apps and websites
in technology centers during Daily 5 and Math.
Advisors: Katie Shiflet, Rachel Speelman, Ashley Tomchick, and Lauri Brady
Student Presenters:
Madeline Boop
Brenden Biehl
Jake Poff
Mackenzie Laure
Representative: Keith Gillespie
Senator: Mike Folmer
Table 53
3D Printing in the Classroom
Jim Thorpe Senior High School
Jim Thorpe Area School District
Jim Thorpe, PA
Our showcase will tell about how we apply 3D Printers in the classroom
Advisors: Diane Gabrielle and Jim Hauze
Student Presenters:
Declan Behan
Representative: Doyle Heffley
Senator: John Yudichak
Christopher Widdicombe
Mathew Green