Ramtown Students Honored for Technology Work

Last month a group from participated in the New Jersey Department of Education's Kids Tech Day. 

The group, which included students, teachers and administrators presented their Global Interactive Digital Notebook at the event as one of 11 classes invited to Trenton. The notebook was started during the 2010-2011 school year in Robert Young's fourth grade class. This year Young moved up to fifth grade allowing him to continue working with his students along with technology teacher Skye Donzelli. 

As part of their work this year the students and teachers helped to include a website of student and teacher generated tutorials  and assignments to go with the New Jersey Common Core State Standards.

Julia Canal, one of the students in the class said she was glad to be a part of the project. "I enjoyed creating the videos," she said. "It was like I was helping other students, but at the same time I was learning too." The students were allowed to make videos after they had mastered a certain skill. 

Principal Albert Bohrer said the project had several objectives including allowing the people involved to use the videos to learn their lessons and provide reinforcement for the students. "The project is ultimately a success on many levels," he said. "The progressive manner through which the technology was used in a collaborative manner by Mrs. Donzelli, Mr. Young and his students, provided an amazing opportunity for our students to instruct others using a wide range of instructional resources and interpersonal skills."

Young said he was glad his students could show off their work at such a prestigious event. "Being given the chance to present at Kids Tech Day was a great opportunity for the students to showcase their hard work and use their social skills to answer real-world questions," he said. "This was a two year project with the same kids and they did an outstanding job."

For their work the students will recognized at the next meeting of the Howell meeting on May 16.