Dubai American Academy highlights technology skills of students at Tech Connections
Dubai American Academy recently hosted Tech Connections, a unique display of the technology skills and acumen of students, organised annually by GEMS Education.
The fifth edition of Tech Connections highlighted the innovative approach of integrating technology education into the classroom. The objective of the event is to strengthen the understanding of students about modern technologies through hands-on involvement.
Michael McGlade, Director of IT at Dubai American Academy said: “Forward thinking is a core value at GEMS, which focuses on the development and application of technological skills of students. Tech Connections highlights the importance of forward thinking and hands-on application with a special focus on the challenges and opportunities presented by today’s digital era. The event served as a perfect opportunity for students to display their understanding of modern technologies, which will enable them to apply their learning in real-life work environments. It also acted as a forum for exchanging knowledge and information.â€
Tech Connections showcased exhibits from several schools across the GEMS network of schools in the UAE including Dubai American Academy, Jumeirah College, GEMS Royal Dubai School, GEMS American Academy- Abu Dhabi, GEMS Wellington International School, Jumeirah Primary School, Our Own High School- Al Warqa’a and Dubai Modern High School.
Students showcased a range of new technologies, educational software, informative video games, online solutions, cutting-edge hardware and products for sale at special discounts.
The exhibition also displayed Our Own High School- Al Warqa’a winning project, which came in fourth place at the World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) held in Japan and features two multi-functional robots. Saigokul Kannan, a year 11 student from Our Own High School- Al Warqa’a said: “It feels great to be here at this event, especially that the attention that our project received has been overwhelming. IT and robotics have widened our reasoning, logical skills and made us more tech-savvy; that is especially important in today’s competitive and technology reliant age.â€
Students from Dubai American Academy, Dubai Modern High School and Our Own High School- Al Warqa’a presented the marvels of the robotic world by demonstrating how robots interact with each other. Students from Jumeirah College presented a realistic Database Management Systems (DBMS) with real end-users. Designed using Microsoft Access and MS Excel, the system incorporated the skills and concepts acquired during the A Level ICT study programme.
The various activities at Tech Connections are presented on the website: www.daa-connect.org
About GEMS Education:
GEMS manages a growing network of nearly 100 high quality international schools around the world. GEMS network of schools provide a unique brand of holistic education to 85,000 students from over 124 countries, employing over 6,200 education professionals, specialists and staff from over 50 nationalities. Supported by a network of eminent, international advisors in the field of education, GEMS global network of multi-skilled specialists and in-house experts provide invaluable support and guidance in all areas related to schools, delivering world class standards of education. ‘GEMS Education’ offers total school management solutions. From project inception and planning to ongoing operations of schools, GEMS offers a total solutions approach to the management of new school projects and existing schools. Information on the company and its portfolio can be found at www.gemseducation.com.
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Hiba Al Hafidh/Sara Hamam
ASDA’A Burson- Marsteller
Email : h.alhafidh@asdaa.com/s.hamam@asdaa.com
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