{"id":43612,"date":"2017-02-16T16:20:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T20:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=43612"},"modified":"2017-02-16T23:22:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T03:22:55","slug":"high-school-tech-skills-tested-at-inaugural-maker-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/02\/high-school-tech-skills-tested-at-inaugural-maker-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"High school tech skills tested at inaugural Maker Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>They came ready to make their mark, just as their name would suggest.<\/span><\/p>\n

And Team Impact, of Lakeshore Catholic High School, did just that, walking away with the top prize in the Faculty of Education\u2019s inaugural Maker Challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Brock competition saw high school teams from Niagara and Hamilton come up with innovative creations meant to aid others and solve common problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

The projects were presented and judged during the Faculty\u2019s annual Teaching with Technology Showcase.<\/span><\/p>\n

Team Impact created a\u00a0<\/span>fully accessible cafeteria table<\/span><\/a> to win the competition at Brock\u2019s Hamilton campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the day\u2019s big win came a $2,000 prize that will support the Port Colborne school\u2019s technology program.<\/span><\/p>\n

The students were focused on creating something that would help people in need, said Lakeshore teacher Tino Nuccitelli.<\/span><\/p>\n

When it was realized the school was without accessible tables in its cafeteria, the team jumped into action.<\/span><\/p>\n

The students created a table with a void in the attached bench that would allow someone in a wheelchair to sit with their peers to enjoy a meal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nuccitelli said the experience allowed his students to hone their creative skills, but it also opened their eyes to the challenges people with disabilities may face.<\/span><\/p>\n

It caused them to grow emotionally, he added.<\/span>
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