King David Victory Park High School’s pupils proved to be quite the innovators when their names were announced among the winners of the Apple in Education competition.
The awards ceremony was held at St Mary’s School in Waverley.
Each member of the winning team won an iPod Nano, while the teacher of the group received an Apple TV. The iTeacher winner received an iPad Air, and all finalists were given certificates
King David’s Rachel Edelstein, Loren Kramer, Tyra Parsons won their respective categories. Rebecca Matisonn, Kayla Vardi and Ruby Lazarus attained third place in their category.
The competition, now in its sixth year, recognises and awards pupils who have created innovative projects using Apple technology, and the teachers who have guided them.
In this year’s competition, entries came from 72 private, government, township and rural schools in nine provinces, and there were 562 projects received from Grade 1 to 12, and 13 winning teams, plus a winning teacher.
The competition categories were: Shape of my World, Exploring the Sciences in Everyday Life, Bringing to Life your Favourite Historical/Literary Figure, Expression through the Arts, and iTeacher 2014.
Projects were created, using powerful apps, and utilities such as iLife, iMovie and GarageBand, and made into superb multimedia works.
Michelle Lissoos, managing director of Think Ahead – organisers of the competition and a division of Core Group – said, “The Apple in Education competition gives pupils and teachers the opportunity to showcase how Apple technology has enhanced their learning and teaching, and the difference it has made in their classrooms”.
“Schools that use Apple technology already see teaching and learning in an entirely new way,” concluded Lissoos.
