The Infocomm Clubs have been up and running successfully for the second consecutive year and have changed the lives of many students by showing them that they are capable of so much more than they expect.
The various competitions, workshops, projects, field trips and work attachments have highlighted a whole new myriad of infocomm possibilities that will inspire and encourage them to be at the forefront of technology.
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Field Trips
Field Trip to Infocomm Companies (6 June 2007)During the June holidays, Infocomm Club members from the primary schools were given an opportunity to visit Infocomm companies such as Hewlett Packard, Microsoft and NUS Mixed Reality Lab. During the visit, the students were given a tour of the companies as well as an overview of the latest technologies available. It was an enriching and exciting experience for them.
Field Trips: Mission to the Future (15 March 2007)During the March school holidays, a visit to iFuture was organised especially for Infocomm Club members. Students were given a tour of iFuture and iSpace and engaged in a dialogue session with an infocomm professional whilst also participating in other fun-filled activities.
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Study Trips: Infocomm Club Study Trip to Silicon Valley 2007 (16 – 24 June 2007)
In a constant bid to inspire interest in the dynamic Infocomm industry, the Infocomm Club organised a study trip to Silicon Valley in the US for a group of 39 students in June 2007.
The week-long stint in the US gave the students an opportunity to visit top Infocomm companies, technology museums and well-established universities there. The students were treated to an overview of the latest technologies, the work culture and various aspects of the Infocomm industry in the US.
The learning and insights gained from the trip have certainly given the students a whole new perspective of Infocomm!
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Workshops
In a bid to constantly improve ourselves and expand our knowledge, various workshops were organised. Attended by both students and teachers alike, the learnings and insights provided all with a clear picture on the impact of infocomm.
Teachers Technology Seminar (5 July 2007)
During this year’s teachers’ technology seminar, they were treated to an overview of the wide spectrum of focus areas offered by the Infocomm Clubs Programme. “Interesting technologies presented during the seminar could be integrated into teaching and learning purposes,” said Sophia Tan, Infocomm Club@Chua Chu Kang Primary School.
The workshop included training in areas such as New Media, Mobile Media & Games Development and 3D Visualisation and Digital Media.
SMU’s June Holiday Workshop (23 June 2007)
This intensive but exciting workshop kept our club members busy during the June holidays, resulting in them appreciating infocomm even more.Organised by SMU students – who became mentors to our club members – the programmes covered included Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Elements, Web Development and Open Source.
Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Elements taught them how to do video editing, and create your own video and Visual Web Developer Express was useful in helping them develop more interactive webpages. They even got to learn more about Open Source and how to use open source software to set up personal blogs, businesses or community platforms. Indeed, it was a holiday well spent!
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Work Attachments: A taste of the real digital world
The Infocomm Clubs industry attachment programme offers our students work attachment opportunities in real infocomm companies. This year 14 students from nine schools were attached to companies such as Evohub Pte Ltd, GUI Solutions Pte Ltd, IBM, IDA, ICUS Pte Ltd, Iterate Pte Ltd, Microsoft Singapore, NEC Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and SQL View Pte Ltd.
“A fresh and completely different experience. Unlike some other jobs (like fast-food restaurants), this one has given me a lot of exposure and insights into the real working world. It puts my thinking skills to the test too.” says Wayne Chia of Infocomm Club@Yuying Secondary School, who did his attachment with IDA.
Like Wayne, the month long stint at these companies allowed our students to put their newly acquired skills to use whilst inculcating professionalism and good work etiquette, preparing themselves to go into the real working world.
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School Events
See² 2007: Dimensions for Creation – 27 Nov – 29 Nov 2007
See² 2007 is an annual conference hosted by Hwa Chong Institution and is co-organised by Nanyang Girls' High and Pasir Ris Secondary School.
Attracting over 300 participants from secondary schools around Singapore, See² aims to revolutionise the local infocomm scene, and provide a platform for students leaders to enhance the quality of their clubs.
For more information, please refer to http://see2.hci.edu.sg/
Raffles Institution Inter-Primary Infocomm Challenge –
22 June 2007
The Inter-Primary Infocomm Challenge is an annual event hosted by the Raffles institution Infocomm Club since 2004. This year's iPiC has seen a record attendance of a total of 32 teams from 32 schools, compared to a total of 8 from 2006.
In line with the club's objective of sharing our Infocomm knowledge with others, iPiC 2007 adopted a relatively seminar-based competition format, and participants were assessed based on tasks completed during the workshops on media and robotics conducted by various secondary 3 and 4 club members.
After 2 gruelling days of workshops, tasks, and in general hard work, the participants' efforts paid off as they left with expanded skill sets, and of course the unforgettable experiences from any event.
For more information, please refer to http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/ipic07/Index.html
NYGH IT Quiz 2007 - Jul 2007
IT Quiz is an annual event for upper primary school girls, organised by Nanyang Girls' High School (NYGH) IT Department and Infocomm Club. Through this event, our school hopes to promote IT awareness and provide a platform for talented primary school students to showcase their IT knowledge on hardware, software, current trends and basic programming skills.
The 9th Inter-Primary School IT Quiz took place on 7 July 2007 and attracted 36 teams from 24 Primary Schools.
For more information, please refer to http://www.nygh.moe.edu.sg/itquiz/main.htm
Victoria School National Education Web Design and Video Competition - June 2007
Victoria school has organised a web design and video competition.This competition is currently 8th year in the running and the theme this year is "I Love SG". The competition is open o all primary 4 - 6 students.
For more information http://itclub.vs.moe.edu.sg/competition
eGames Development Competition 2007
In 2007, Wellington Primary School hosted their 3rd Annual eGames Development Competition. A total of ten teams from 7 primary schools in the northern clusters participated in the competition, and the students were judged based on their creativity through the graphics created. 3 group of winners have emerged from this competition!
For more information, please visit http://idmnvss.blogspot.com/2008/04/vgd-competition-2007.html
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Infocomm Anniversary 2nd Anniversary and Awards Ceremony 2007 (16 November 2007)
Infocomm Club celebrated its 2nd anniversary on 16 November 07 at The Arena at Clarke Quay.
This year, besides celebrating our 2nd anniversary, the infocomm club members were also recognised for their creativity and application of infocomm skills with the inaugural National Infocomm Club Awards. The six outstanding winners of the awards were announced on the awards ceremony.
Let’s join us in congratulating the following winners of the National Infocomm Club Awards.
Download the video on the event
National Infocomm Club Awards
Primary School Category
Winner
River Valley Primary School
The Project: The Adventures Of RESPECT
The winning team created a flash animation which promotes their school’s core values and complements with the school’s Character Development Programme. The team created this animation with it as a universal medium in mind and hope that it would appeal to all types of audiences.
Merit Awards
Chua Chu Kang Primary School
The Project: Intelligent Communicators
A website was created by the team which showcases the different skills that the members learnt and implement it onto their everyday life. It serves as a medium in which they can share their knowledge with other students as well as teachers.
Paya Lebar Methodists Girls’ School
The Project: HOPE Project
The members of the team designed a one-to-one training programme for Primary 1 to Primary 3 students with the agenda of helping them to be more Infocomm savvy. It also serves to encourage their own infocomm members to improve on their teamwork and leadership skills.
Secondary School and Junior College CategoryWinner
Raffles Institution
The Project: e-Learning Packages For Down Syndrome Youths
The team worked on an E-learning Package for children with Down Syndrome. Their aim was to help these children and learn about lives necessities and be able to cope with everyday life. They not only contributed to the community by doing so but at the same time improved their members’ skills through such mentoring sessions.
Merit AwardsHwa Chong Institution
The Project: Spiderportal
The team created an online portal which greatly reduces the administration workload of their teachers. The portal allows teachers to monitor their students’ performance throughout the year and even allows them to give students online assessments. The system also caters to students who wish to keep a track of their own progress and in turn set targets for themselves.
Victoria Junior College
The Project: Automated Quiz Management System
The club designed an automated quiz management system which allows participants to access the questions through a web-based interface and derive the answers. The system allows unlimited teams to participate in the competition and it is able to give a much more accurate judgment to the participating teams.
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