Team 22 - Winners!!!!
General Setup
TASK 4
The technology and skills used in this task were a digital camera, web mail and Flickr.
A direct message was sent to the team’s specified Twitter account.
A sand model depicting a Lutheran Education Value was created at a beach.
Five low resolution photos were taken of construction and then emailed to a specified address.
A final photo to was uploaded to a specified album in Flickr.
Prizes and support were given by:
Telstra
Videopro
Hewlett Packard
BES Information Technology Systems
HEULAb
The schools involved in the Techno Car Rally were St Johns Lutheran Primary School Bundaberg, St Stephens Lutheran College Gladstone, Redeemer Lutheran Primary School Biloela, St Johns Lutheran Primary Kingaroy, St James Lutheran College Hervey Bay.
The award winners were as follows:
AWARD
Team No
Participants
1st Place
Car 22
Andrew Frangos, Roz Cook, Kassandra Seguin, Cameron Douglas
Encouragement
Car 1
Tom Kenny, Joshua Scott, Kym Churchward, Sarah Burley
Team Spirit
Car 23
Trevor Schulte, Eureka Coetzee. Leigh Day, Courtney McVean
Graft and Corruption
Car 15
Jocelyn Bakker, Chris Thamm, Julie Schmocker, Janette Planck
Innovation
Car 3
Aaron Bakker, Robyn Paynter, Karen Bjelke-Peterson, Dan Macready
Where are we?
Car 14
Corinna James, Steve Peterson, Terry Parsons, Helen Folker
The But…..
Car 7
Sandy Johnson, Narelle Rhode, Amy Minge, Tracey Tunstall
Task - Street Value
Car 18
Greg Molen, Lou Pfeiffer, Cathy Wissemann, Andrew Jaensch
Task - Drive Thru
Car 24
Jenny Chalker, Sharee Scott, Selma Dredge, Emma Horner
Task - Sandmation
Car 9
Meg Noack, Bernadette Latimer, Sue Hyde, Gavin Isaac
Task - Body of Water
= Car 25
Markham Chalker, Peter Siddans, Janice Robertson, Trish Clegg
Task - Body of Water
= Car 23
Trevor Schulte, Eureka Coetzee. Leigh Day, Courtney McVean
Focus Award
Car 11
Jane Stansborough, Lisa Walker, Tricia Davidson, Wendy Folker
For further information please contact:
derek.bartels@leq.lutheran.edu.au
amanda.pentti@leq.lutheran.edu.au
tracey.dalton@leq.lutheran.edu.au
Techno Car Rally
Bundaberg
Monday 13 July 2009
Bundaberg
Monday 13 July 2009
5 Schools
140 School Staff
Lots of Learning and Enjoyment!
General Setup
· Each car was made up of a team of 4-5 people. There were 25 teams in total. The 25 teams were organised into 4 groups (6 teams in a group).
· Each group were given 5 tasks in differently ordered sequences. Each group of 6 teams were allocated the same sequence of tasks.
· The rally took 3½ hours to complete. It was emphasised that it was not a race and for participants to take care on the roads.
· Tasks for the event were revealed throughout the rally. The first task was sent via gmail to participants. Subsequent tasks were directed from an control team at the base (St John’s Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg).
· A laptop with a Telstra Next G card for internet access was provided to each team. Some sponsor-provided digital cameras were allocated to teams and some teams used their own cameras. A mobile phone number was nominated for each team for some tasks to be sent via SMS.
· gmail, Flickr, YouTube and Twitter accounts were set up for each team prior to the event.
TASK 1
The technology and skills used in this task were Google Maps, a digital camera, saving a jpg file, inserting a photo in a MS Word document, web mail and emailing an attachment.
The task was gmailed to all groups as they began their journey.
The 25 teams were dispersed from base in 25 directions (to a specified street).
Google Maps was used to locate the team’s specified street.
Teams took a low resolution photo of themselves including the street sign and displaying one of the 10 Lutheran Values . At least 3 members and the street sign had to be clearly displayed.
The photo was then downloaded and saved on a laptop. A MS Word document was created including the photo and an explanation of the value being depicted.
The document was then emailed from the web mail account supplied to each team to the car rally control team.
· Each group were given 5 tasks in differently ordered sequences. Each group of 6 teams were allocated the same sequence of tasks.
· The rally took 3½ hours to complete. It was emphasised that it was not a race and for participants to take care on the roads.
· Tasks for the event were revealed throughout the rally. The first task was sent via gmail to participants. Subsequent tasks were directed from an control team at the base (St John’s Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg).
· A laptop with a Telstra Next G card for internet access was provided to each team. Some sponsor-provided digital cameras were allocated to teams and some teams used their own cameras. A mobile phone number was nominated for each team for some tasks to be sent via SMS.
· gmail, Flickr, YouTube and Twitter accounts were set up for each team prior to the event.
TASK 1
The technology and skills used in this task were Google Maps, a digital camera, saving a jpg file, inserting a photo in a MS Word document, web mail and emailing an attachment.
The task was gmailed to all groups as they began their journey.
The 25 teams were dispersed from base in 25 directions (to a specified street).
Google Maps was used to locate the team’s specified street.
Teams took a low resolution photo of themselves including the street sign and displaying one of the 10 Lutheran Values . At least 3 members and the street sign had to be clearly displayed.
The photo was then downloaded and saved on a laptop. A MS Word document was created including the photo and an explanation of the value being depicted.
The document was then emailed from the web mail account supplied to each team to the car rally control team.
Some Examples from the day...
TASK 2
The technology and skills used in this task were Google Maps, a digital camera, Flickr, and web mail.
Teams were sent a direct message to their assigned Twitter account– “Task 2 find body of water other than the ocean – go to your web mail for further instructions”.
A “body of water” (other than the ocean) was located somewhere in Bundaberg using Google Maps.
A low resolution photo was taken with at least three members of the team at the location.
The photo was uploaded to Flickr using the account supplied to each team. Access to the photo was made public.
The photo was also emailed to a specified address.
The photo was rated on Flickr by teachers in Brisbane and allocated points for originality/humour.
The technology and skills used in this task were Google Maps, a digital camera, Flickr, and web mail.
Teams were sent a direct message to their assigned Twitter account– “Task 2 find body of water other than the ocean – go to your web mail for further instructions”.
A “body of water” (other than the ocean) was located somewhere in Bundaberg using Google Maps.
A low resolution photo was taken with at least three members of the team at the location.
The photo was uploaded to Flickr using the account supplied to each team. Access to the photo was made public.
The photo was also emailed to a specified address.
The photo was rated on Flickr by teachers in Brisbane and allocated points for originality/humour.
Some Task Two photos may be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/19471228@N00/
TASK 3
The technology and skills used in this task were Google Maps, YouTube, a digital camera and web mail.
Teams were sent details of the task via SMS to the team’s nominated mobile telephone number.
1. A drive thru fast food outlet was located using Google Maps.
2. A particular item was ordered depending on the choice of outlet:
· A Cheeseburger without cheese, meat or salad; or
· A Whopper without cheese, meat or salad; or
· A Twister without chicken; or
· A Crispy Fillet Burger without salad, cheese or chicken.
3. A digital camera was used to create a short, low resolution video of the driver ordering the selected item. The file size was not to be any more than 6mb.
4. The video file was then uploaded to YouTube using the account allocated to each team.
TASK 3
The technology and skills used in this task were Google Maps, YouTube, a digital camera and web mail.
Teams were sent details of the task via SMS to the team’s nominated mobile telephone number.
1. A drive thru fast food outlet was located using Google Maps.
2. A particular item was ordered depending on the choice of outlet:
· A Cheeseburger without cheese, meat or salad; or
· A Whopper without cheese, meat or salad; or
· A Twister without chicken; or
· A Crispy Fillet Burger without salad, cheese or chicken.
3. A digital camera was used to create a short, low resolution video of the driver ordering the selected item. The file size was not to be any more than 6mb.
4. The video file was then uploaded to YouTube using the account allocated to each team.
Some of the videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQQyeAxolBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcNJBhqICWQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBUNjvgQukA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ2tfYSfMIQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgzstq0GDSI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GeoOJnRxLo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcNJBhqICWQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBUNjvgQukA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ2tfYSfMIQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgzstq0GDSI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GeoOJnRxLo
TASK 4
The technology and skills used in this task were a digital camera, web mail and Flickr.
A direct message was sent to the team’s specified Twitter account.
A sand model depicting a Lutheran Education Value was created at a beach.
Five low resolution photos were taken of construction and then emailed to a specified address.
A final photo to was uploaded to a specified album in Flickr.
Some Task Four photos may be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/19471228@N00/
TASK 5
The technology and skills used in this task were Scootle, Google Maps and web mail.
The task was either emailed or sent via SMS.
Scootle was used to locate a famous invention in Bundaberg.
Google Maps was used to find the related filming location and setting.
A photo of the group at this location with a description of the invention was then emailed to a specified address
TASK 5
The technology and skills used in this task were Scootle, Google Maps and web mail.
The task was either emailed or sent via SMS.
Scootle was used to locate a famous invention in Bundaberg.
Google Maps was used to find the related filming location and setting.
A photo of the group at this location with a description of the invention was then emailed to a specified address
Twittering by all throughout the Event
Throughout the rally, teams were required to use Twitter to communicate and/or to meet up with other groups and/or to ask questions. Teams continually scanned web mail, Twitter and mobile telephones for information on their next task. The rally was followed by various people from organisations around Australia and assisting with the judging of the event.
Throughout the rally, teams were required to use Twitter to communicate and/or to meet up with other groups and/or to ask questions. Teams continually scanned web mail, Twitter and mobile telephones for information on their next task. The rally was followed by various people from organisations around Australia and assisting with the judging of the event.
See the Tweets from the day at:
Prizes and support were given by:
Telstra
Videopro
Hewlett Packard
BES Information Technology Systems
HEULAb
The schools involved in the Techno Car Rally were St Johns Lutheran Primary School Bundaberg, St Stephens Lutheran College Gladstone, Redeemer Lutheran Primary School Biloela, St Johns Lutheran Primary Kingaroy, St James Lutheran College Hervey Bay.
The award winners were as follows:
AWARD
Team No
Participants
1st Place
Car 22
Andrew Frangos, Roz Cook, Kassandra Seguin, Cameron Douglas
Encouragement
Car 1
Tom Kenny, Joshua Scott, Kym Churchward, Sarah Burley
Team Spirit
Car 23
Trevor Schulte, Eureka Coetzee. Leigh Day, Courtney McVean
Graft and Corruption
Car 15
Jocelyn Bakker, Chris Thamm, Julie Schmocker, Janette Planck
Innovation
Car 3
Aaron Bakker, Robyn Paynter, Karen Bjelke-Peterson, Dan Macready
Where are we?
Car 14
Corinna James, Steve Peterson, Terry Parsons, Helen Folker
The But…..
Car 7
Sandy Johnson, Narelle Rhode, Amy Minge, Tracey Tunstall
Task - Street Value
Car 18
Greg Molen, Lou Pfeiffer, Cathy Wissemann, Andrew Jaensch
Task - Drive Thru
Car 24
Jenny Chalker, Sharee Scott, Selma Dredge, Emma Horner
Task - Sandmation
Car 9
Meg Noack, Bernadette Latimer, Sue Hyde, Gavin Isaac
Task - Body of Water
= Car 25
Markham Chalker, Peter Siddans, Janice Robertson, Trish Clegg
Task - Body of Water
= Car 23
Trevor Schulte, Eureka Coetzee. Leigh Day, Courtney McVean
Focus Award
Car 11
Jane Stansborough, Lisa Walker, Tricia Davidson, Wendy Folker
For further information please contact:
derek.bartels@leq.lutheran.edu.au
amanda.pentti@leq.lutheran.edu.au
tracey.dalton@leq.lutheran.edu.au
