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Coding Contest Helps Students Purchase Tech for Classroom

A passion for coding can bear plenty of fruit. These benefits can take the form of anything from a trophy to a lucrative career. Consider a recent article for 9&10 News titled “Students Buy Classroom Drone, 3D Printers, GoPros with Coding Contest Earnings.”

Adora Namigadde of 9&10 News writes, “A unique contest gave students at one Northern Michigan school access to some very cool technology. Now students at Buckley Community Schools are putting it into practice — and teaching others how it works. ‘This equipment is innovative. Most people have not actually seen a 3D printer, they’ve only heard about it. Most people haven’t flown a drone,’ said Buckley Computers Teacher Sara Papineau. But now that technology is available to students at Buckley Community Schools. They participated in a coding contest called ‘Codecademy.’ Students could win one hundred dollar gift cards to donors choose, a teacher crowd funding site. Thirty-six students qualified — and they got some extra cash for having at least 10 girls on that list. The grand total this year – 4,600 dollars. ‘Initially, we thought we were going to receive 1,000 plus the additional 1,000. So when it more than doubled, we were ecstatic.’ Students in the computers class chose what sort of equipment they’d get. ‘I came into class and pulled up Amazon, who is one of the main vendors for Donors Choose, and literally said ‘What would you like to learn next year?’’ Now, it’s in the classroom. Seniors in Computers Three are learning how to use the equipment — including a drone, GoPros, and 3D printers. ‘When all the new equipment got in and we were opening it, it was like Christmas again,’ said Buckley Senior Dennis Nolf. Once they master the technology, they’ll teach it to younger students. There’s been a learning curve… ‘We have a junior Evan Marlowe, he actually calibrated two of our 3D printers because we couldn’t figure it out,’ said Buckley Senior Dominique Kroskie.”

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