VIDEO: Inver Grove Heights Students Show Adults How to Use IPads

Editor’s Note: Here is a recap of the recent Student Led Technology Conference conducted by Inver Grove Heights Community Schools. This press release appears on the district’s website. The attached video appears on YouTube. A slideshow from the event is available by clicking here.

The district hosted its second annual Student Led Technology Conference [Feb. 25]. Approximately 60 students from various grade levels taught their parents, grandparents and community members how to use technology devices and software applications. More than 110 individuals attended the conference.

Malik Bush, the event's keynote speaker, opened the conference with an energizing presentation covering the latest apps that kids and adults are using in everyday life.

Following the keynote, attendees headed to breakout sessions of interest. Sessions offerings included learning to create eBooks on iPads, connect with peers using social media, video chat using Google+ and Skype, as well as a variety of other options. In all, 13 session offerings were available to participants throughout the morning. It provided an excellent interactive learning opportunity for both the “teachers” and attendees.

“I got to interact with students and ask them about technology from their perspective,” said Cindy Nordstrom, District 199's School Board chair. “I got to see their interactions with adults and how motivated they were to do so.”

Many thanks to all students, staff and community members who took part in the event. A big thank you to Simley’s robotics team, which provided concessions. For more information on the event, click here.

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