March 7 - 11
This year's celebration of teens and technology will take place the second week of March. The library has planned several events to encourage Salpointe kids to move beyond their phones and Instagram. To get everyone involved we are starting with pixel art. Homerooms will have the opportunity to create a pixel art design on one of the library's large windows. Post-its will be provided by the library. As usual the winning homeroom will get home-made treats.
The students of Salpointe are incredibly creative. The backgrounds that they have created on their Chromebooks are awe inspiring. On Thursday, March 10th after school, students can bring in their Chromebooks to share their wallpaper designs with they fellow artists. We will encourage them to vote via a form available through a QR code. Winners will receive a Bookmans' gift certificate.
Many students are programming in their STEM classes. To introduce the rest of the kids to programming we will offer a beginning Scratch class after school on Wednesday, March 9th, in the Library Conference room. Mr. Hopley will assist with this since he has experience with "if then" statements and programming concepts. Girls, especially are underrepresented in the computer science field and are encouraged to attend. We will be using materials created by the Hour of Code program.
Available throughout the week will be a place to make bookmarks that light up and fairy lights based on the circuitry projects available through blink blink.
If students aren't into the technical, we will also re-purpose CDs into works of art with yarn. Any old AOL CDs you would like to contribute? We could also use yarn in various colors and textures, if you have any bits and pieces you would like to give us.
