05 Jan 2015
East Hills Girls Technology High School named Apple Distinguished Program
Sydney NSW, April 2014 – East Hills Girls Technology High School is pleased to announce that it has been recognised as an Apple Distinguished Program for 2013-2015 for its iPad project, "The Project of Tomorrow."
The Apple Distinguished Program designation is reserved for programs that meet criteria for innovation, leadership and educational excellence, and demonstrate Apple's vision of exemplary learning environments.
School Principal Mrs Necyporuk states: "Our school is very pleased to receive this highly prestigious award. It is a public acknowledgement of how we work together to inspire, challenge and support our students to learn and succeed.
"The selection of East Hills Girls Technology High School as an Apple Distinguished Program highlights our success as an innovative and compelling learning environment that engages students and provides tangible evidence of academic accomplishment.
"Our project has pioneered the use of mobile technologies to accommodate anywhere, anytime learning. Our school vision for the iPad project is to strengthen our students' independence and self-initiated learning and extend their learning beyond the classroom using an iPad."
Students at East Hills Girls Technology High School are able to access their learning 24 hours a day, seven days a week by accessing iTunesU courses, Moodle or Edmodo. Most courses have online interactive textbooks and learning resources. As a result students are always up to date with their learning.
Teachers have programmed tasks and learning experiences where the iPad is central to their learning. Students don't just watch, listen or read with iPad — they create with it. Teachers have tailored student learning activities to progressively incorporate the use of a variety of apps. This has transformed the way students create typical assignments and research topics.
Students shoot and edit their own HD videos with iMovie, create visual journals with iPhoto, and even record, edit and mix music for projects with GarageBand. Students now create and submit assignments in a variety of creative ways.
Press contact:
Annette Brunt
Deputy Principal
Phone: 02 97739160