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A joint partnership between Education Queensland's eLearning Branch and Cairns School of Distance Education has lead to the development of  “Technology Bootcamp".  This unique opportunity for technological, physical and personal challenges is for students from rural and remote North Queensland.

The participating students while enhancing their ICT skills, personal strengths and leadership skills, will develop resources which enable them to return to their school and take on a leadership role and deliver workshops to fellow students, their teachers and the wider community.  

Virtual Technology Bootcamp : Cape York

3rd Term 2009

Check out the action packed timetable from 2008 Technology Bootcamps. 

It is a 3 day intensive camp where students attending will:

•  Have access to workshops, experts and resources not available in their communities.

• Develop personal strengths and leadership skills.

• Design, build and program robots in CSIRO workshops.

• Participate in physical team challenges to win prizes for your school.

• Design, animate and create your own avatars using MARVIN.

• Learn how to defend yourself with Martial Arts Training.

• Get Wired in Trainee Electrician CSIRO workshops.

• Learn the value of Teamwork.

• Produce and edit a Machinima Movie using PC games.

• Write sing and produce your own ringtone for your mobile phone.

• Be Inspired By Successful People at the formal inspirational dinner.

• Work in a team to Create An Interactive Boardgame using the internet, digital video and sound editing tools.

• Learn how to Access State Library Resources in their community.

• Work as a team to Defend Your Team’s Honour In Laser Tag and Survivor Style Water Challenges..

• Learn how to keep your body healthy while using a computer with Yoga and Brain Gym Sessions.