Our goal is to get our student teachers or the students they work with to develop innovative projects in technology and to enhance our collaboration with K-12 education in this area, said Tom Hawley, dean of the college of education. Contestants can enter individually or within a group, but the group must contain only members of the same category. Each individual contestant grade 3-12 must have an adult sponsor.
Contestants have the choice of entering into either the multimedia or web development contests.
Our students are truly doing amazing things, said Linda Venekamp, associate professor of English and director of the showcase. We d like to involve students from other campuses and let the state know what kids can do with technology. It s also good for our students to see what K-12 students are capable of. Venekamp said area home-schooled students are also welcome to participate. Dakota State students will get a first hand look at what those 3-12 grade students are doing because they will be judging those student s projects.