Jac de Haan
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Posts by Jac de Haan
Independent Project Spotlight: Jake
July 31, 2010 - 9:08 am
Posted in 8th grade, Projects | No comments
Recent graduate Jake made a short film about one of his independent projects from DigiArts. Students Noah and Lexi assisted with the filming. Jake blended low-tech objects (M&M container, string, rings) and high-tech (i-Pod, scavenged speaker) to create the illusion. His magic left viewers speechless:
Last 6th grade tech of the year :(
June 4, 2010 - 9:25 am
Posted in 6th Grade, Digital Identity | 1 comment
Students share their favorite technology classes and plans for a healthy summer.
Project spotlight: Noah & Digital Arts
June 3, 2010 - 8:04 am
Tags: Digital Arts
Posted in 8th grade, Projects | No comments
8th grade student Noah, one of the co-founders of the Billings Digital Arts program, just completed a circuit-bending project using a Speak & Math. He used Reed Ghazala’s book as a reference and did some of the work at local create:space Metrix. Check out the video he posted:
Video game reflection
May 23, 2010 - 12:16 pm
Tags: visitors
Posted in 6th Grade, Digital Identity | 1 comment
For the last month, 6th grade students have been chatting with professionals who use technology on a daily basis. Hopefully you’ve heard some stories about Michael’s (Google engineer) dog-friendly workplace or Emily’s (Cheezburger Network) love of music and reading when in middle school. If not, please ask your student, or visit the tech blog to [...]
Tech in the News updates
May 23, 2010 - 8:48 am
Tags: Apple, Google, social networks, Tech in the News
Posted in 7th Grade, Digital Identity | 1 comment
The last few weeks we’ve been following the upcoming iPhone, Facebook privacy updates, and a lawsuit against Google for Street View information.
Guest speaker: Gabe Newell of Valve
Gabe Newell sat down with technology students today to speak about his rise from self-identified nerd to founder and CEO of Valve Software, a gaming and entertainment company with many successful titles including Left for Dead and Half Life. Gabe showed us the first games he used to play with computers, punchcards and text-based strategy [...]
Bike to School 2010
May 21, 2010 - 7:42 am
Posted in Projects | Comments Off
Imagine combining a series of simple machines (lever, wheel & axle, screw, plane) that would allow you to travel faster than a human can run with less effort involved. And what if this new technology had close to no impact on the environment once it is built? Well, the future is here! 13 students (13%) [...]
Guest speaker: Michael from Google
Class 6B were lucky enough to spend a class period with Michael, an engineer from Google who works on the Gmail team. Michael used Google Maps to show a street-view of his middle school in Alabama, and talked about how his life choices resulted in East and West Coast employment through his interest in technology. [...]
Summer technology opportunities
Summer is fast approaching and students have been asking about technology and computing opportunities around town. Of course summer is a time to get away from a screen and explore a world of sunshine…that said, here are some offerings to compliment fresh air and exercise: Lego Robotics @ Billings: Billings Middle School has our very [...]
