Tech Friday Winners

First of all, let me say how truly impressed I was with your work on Tech Fridays. The intense engagement and drive to finish the task was so much fun to watch. So many groups were collaborative and innovative in their work that it was VERY difficult for me to pick winners. That said, after deliberation and some help from Mrs. Johal, I have narrowed it down to one winner per class, and an honorable mention to some groups who stood out to me for one reason or another.

To the winners: Congratulations! Each of you will receive public recognition in class and a gift from Leadership for your demonstration of collaboration, initiative, innovative results, and most of all your ability to:

The mantra of "Tech Friday"

Here are each class period's winners, with his/her name posted as a hyperlink to his/her blog:

A period- This group immediately impressed me with their collaboration technique of using google docs to share information between computers. They truly embraced their topic and the task every time and ALWAYS "figured it out."
Ryan Dang
Joaquin Taylor
Dan Buschmeyer
Adam Hillaire

1st period- I had a lot of trouble picking a winner for this class, so I had to enlist the help of Mrs. Johal. She found this group's Smore flyer to be the most in-depth and their survey to be the most interesting to an outside audience. These girls also consistently worked diligently and independently.
Ellie Stout
Lauren Torres
Maria Huether
Jessica Kern

2nd period- I also had extreme difficulty picking the winner for this class. Ultimately, Mrs. Johal found this group's survey to be the most interesting. Additionally, they were able to embed the survey, which had proved difficult on the iPads. The fact that they were able to embed it, even when I said they didn't have to, set them apart from other groups.
Madeleine Moore
Richard-Thomas Gliozzi
Nina Doehrman
Chloe French
Sarah Bura

4th period- This group was extremely dedicated to each task. The very first task required embedding the Animoto, and this group did not give up until they were successful. Additionally, one member was able to embed the survey, even though it was not required. I felt that this group really embraced the challenges and their perseverance helped them immensely in the end.
Kenny Malubag
Eva Vindasius
Kiyomi Okano-Foell
Elise Steingraber

5th period- These three girls often battled with a missing member for discussions, but this never slowed them down on Tech Friday. I was especially impressed with their survey because they were able to publish it quickly, garner responses, and post a thorough write-up all within one period. They were the most successful on this task of all of my classes.
Madeleine Patton
Izzy Westerman
Emma Davitz

Honorable Mention
Giuliana Tanner, Christina Valeriote, Nicole Kay, and Jessica Lateur for the way the embraced the concept of F.I.O. and never asked questions without first attempting to do it themselves.
Maya Johnson, Bella Salyer, and Adriana Lange for their perseverance in working through technical difficulties on the Survey Monkey. Extra special shout out to Adriana for completing the Smore Flyer alone when her groupmates were absent.
Jordan Larue, Stephanie Jordan, Ryan Nord, and Tyler Firebaugh for their unwavering enthusiasm.
Kelly Herzog, Lauren Amador, and Samantha Sweazy for their dedication and intense desire to always finish the task, no matter how frustrated they became.