ictQATAR Honors the 'Digital Stars'


Children's Talents Shine in ictQATAR's e-Education Competition

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ictQATAR and College of North Atlantic Qatar (CNAQ) held an award ceremony to honor winners in the Digital Star competition on Saturday May 30, 2009.

26 participating teams actually attended the ceremony in addition to a number of teachers, parents and school principals. Competing teams presented their digital projects on how ICT can be used to improve the learning process. ictQATAR and CNAQ announced the 'Digital Star' competition during 'ICT in Education 2009' conference held last March and attended by more than 500 teachers.

Students presented their projects to a panel of judges from the Supreme Education Council, ictQATAR and CNAQ who evaluated the projects according to a set of criteria including demonstration of collaborative learning; creativity and innovative approach; relevance of the project to the competition theme; uniqueness of the project; and overall quality of the project.

Awards were given to the top entries in three grade groups - Primary, Preparatory and Secondary stages. The students worked in small groups with the assistance of a teacher. Prizes were ipod touch 32GB for first grade, ipod touch 16GB for second grade, ipod nano 8GB for third grade and a digital camera for the team coach.

"The goal of the competition is encourage students to develop projects that promote the use of ICT in education and develop their skills"
-- Dr. Ghadah Fakieh
e-Education Manager

The wining schools are:

Elementary Stage:
First grade: Khadija Independent School for Girls
Second Grade: Qatar Academy
Third Grade: Shahaneya Primary Independent School for Boys

Preparatory Stage:
First grade: Al-Wakra Independent School for Girls
Second Grade: Ruqaya Independent School for Girls
Third Grade: Abdulrahman bin Jassim Independent School for Boys

Elementary Stage:
First grade: Al-Bayan Secondary Independent School for Girls
Second Grade: Qatar Academy
Third Grade: Doha Indian Modern Secondary School for Boys

"The goal of the competition is encourage students to develop projects that promote the use of ICT in education and develop skills like advanced planning, project development and presentation, problem solving and critical thinking," said Dr. Ghadah Fakieh, e-Education Manager at ictQATAR.

Students revealed eagerness and enthusiasm to develop their skills and use technology in the class room. Some school principals stated they intend to implement the projects developed by their teams at their schools with the aim of improving the learning experience.





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