Four students from Henry Lawson High School have the exciting opportunity to represent the school at Orange Rotary’s inaugural Tech Expo on Friday, June 22.
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The region’s largest tech expo will be held over three days, from the June 22 to 24, with an expected attendance of over 5000 people.
Friday’s expo will be held at James Sheahan in Anson Street, Orange with free entry from 9am until 2pm and will feature both static displays and interactive workshops.
Amongst sponsors and experts from business, industry, agriculture, education and health fields in Regional NSW, THLHS students will be exhibiting their innovative practice of the latest technologies in education.
The Year 10 exhibitors, Joshua Carpenter and Thomas Robinson will be exhibiting the Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots that they had learned to code in their Information, Software and Technology (IST) course.
“It is a really helpful way to learn how to program, you’re able to visually see mistakes you make and see how it is to be fixed. It also helps you to see some real world applications for this kind of learning,” Joshua Carpenter said.
Henry Lawson’s Year 7 exhibitors, Hayley Taylor and Annie Armstrong will be showing their skills in programming the BBC Microbits and Ozobot Evos.
They have been designing experiments using the Microbits to sense their environments and are excited to share their learning with the region.
“This is really new learning for us, I love it because it’s something different and not something we normally get the opportunity to do. It’s like a taste of the future,” Annie Armstrong said.
It is a wonderful opportunity for the students to show their skill development to be an active contributor of the Smart Communities of tomorrow.
EDUCATION: James Sheahan Catholic High School. Friday & Saturday
• Schools exhibiting their use of technologies and Live Streaming to sites around the world
• Microsoft – exploring 3D reality and Telstra explaining the benefits of Virtual Reality
• Dangers/benefits of Social media and inspiring our next generation of entrepreneurs
AGRICULTURE: James Sheahan Catholic High School
• Local Land Services – Live Cattle assessments and where domestic cats REALLY go!
• Dept of Primary Industries- the use of Digital sensors on farm and challenges and successes of technological advances on farm
• Spatial Services demonstrating positioning and guidance solutions across
The Orange regional Tech Expo is open to the public and would be a great opportunity to see what technologies are being used around the region.
