During the annual Teen Tech Week, North High School showcases a number of new technologies that some would call “amazing.” Displays were set up in the library and in a nearby classroom where students eagerly interacted and had hands-on experiences with cutting-edge technologies and the latest digital-age tools.
Displays included: “Lego Mindstorms,” with students in Joseph Lipani’s Robotics Class creating customizable, programmable robots using Legos; “Educational Video Games with Visual Studio 2015,” designed by Colin Cubinski’s Computer Programming Class; “Maker Bot 3D Printing,” with art students in Joseph Giacolone’s class designing 3D objects for printing with the Maker Bot 3D printers; “Zspace-Virtual Reality,” a desktop virtual reality system that allows students to manipulate 3D objects for science, social studies, math and more; “Nao Robot,” an interactive, personalizable humanoid robot that students can program to respond to voice and touch commands; “TriCaster Virtual Sets” offer live virtual sets that are realistic, green-screen environments for student video recording projects; “Google Cardboard” allows students to take virtual reality field trips around the world in a simple and fun way; “Makey Makey” allows students to be creative and learn about circuitry using Makey Makey, an invention kit that turns everyday objects into a touchpad for the computer; and “Creopop 3D Pen,” which allows students to create 3D objects using the world’s first 3D pen that is safe to use and requires no heat.
