sitconference.org | February 18, 2012 http://www.sitconference.org The Students Involved with Technology Conference is a Tech Conference for and by students in grades 3-12. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:39:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2011 Highlights http://www.sitconference.org/2011/11/16/2011-highlights/ http://www.sitconference.org/2011/11/16/2011-highlights/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:45:53 +0000 sitconference http://www.sitconference.org/?p=794 The SIT 2011 Conference was a rousing success. We had over 500 attendees participating in over 180 presentations and activities. The photos below should give you an idea of all the fun that was had at SIT 2011. We hope to see you at SIT 2012!
Participants are gathered in Heartland’s Workforce Development building listening to a presentation.
A manufacturing demonstration.
Creating a video presentation.
Participant giving a demonstration of a live video presentation.
Participants in a robotic putting workshop.
SIT attendees getting ready to go on a Challenger mission.
Attendees working in an electronics workshop.
PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES!!! Participants receive SIT cash for being helpful, careful, and polite. They can use the cash to win prizes!

103 PRESENTATIONS IN 2011 IN NORMAL:

  • $PL@T! P@!NTBALL!NG!!!
  • 500 Degrees Is Hot!
  • 500 Degrees Is Hot! (Hands On)
  • A Tour Through Sound
  • Aerodynamics With Lego’s
  • Are You Smarter Than A Computer?
  • Audio Illusions
  • Bananalamawama
  • Beyond PowerPoint: Using Prezi To Create Presentations With Pizazz!
  • Building Model Rockets
  • Cheap Photo Editing With Paint.Net
  • Club Penguin
  • Comet Pursuit
  • Connect With Kinect
  • Create Your Own Comic Strips Using Sprites From The Internet
  • CSI International
  • Destination LDD (Lego Digital Designer)
  • Digital Art
  • Digital Fashion
  • Driving Into The Future
  • Earn While You Learn: The Amazing World Of Apps!
  • Emerging Technology For Car And Transportation System
  • Enter The Twilight: Welcome To Legend Of Zelda Universe
  • Evil Robotic Lawnmower
  • Evony.com
  • Fun & Easy Coding With Scratch The Cat
  • Gears
  • Getting To Know Your iPAD
  • Google Earth&Sky In The Classroom
  • Google Sites
  • GreenScreen Yourself Into History
  • Hacking Into Spore
  • Hands On Project Build
  • Homemade R/C Planes
  • How To Create Your Own News/Talk Show
  • Insert Yourself With JibJab!
  • Internet Connection IMVU
  • Internet Security
  • iPad Basics
  • It’s Cool! It’s Great! It’s Google SketchUp 8!
  • iWorld’s Technology
  • Karaoke Sing!
  • Kerpoof.com
  • Kitty Love
  • Learn About KeyNote Software
  • Learn Our World.com
  • Lego Digital Designer For Beginners
  • Lego Mindstorm NXT
  • Lego Mindstorm NXT 2.0
  • Legos Designed By Me
  • Let Go To See Lego Mindstorms
  • Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates
  • Light Drawing With LED’s
  • Logo Contest – Arts and Crafts Version
  • Logo Contest – Digital Version
  • Low Budget Film Making!
  • Make A Computer Game!
  • Making Computer Games With Game Maker: Adding Features And Sharing Your Game
  • Making Computer Games With Game Maker: Finding And Adding Resources
  • Making Computer Games With Game Maker: Getting Started With Game Development
  • Mega Rocket Launcher Of Doom!
  • Mind Control Mania
  • Minecraft – Build Your World
  • Movie: How To Train A Dragon (beginning)
  • Movie: How To Train A Dragon (ending)
  • Movie: How To Train A Dragon (middle)
  • Munny Muzic And More!
  • MUSIC? We Got It!
  • Mystery Challenge (Hands On)
  • Networks And Media Centers!
  • Online Safety
  • Persistence Of Vision Technology
  • Petz5 Basics
  • Picnik
  • Pivot, A Simple Animator
  • Program Your Future
  • Programming In Scratch
  • Puffles, Penguins And Bunches More
  • Remote Sensing
  • Respect Your Robot Overlords
  • Robots Write! (Hands On)
  • Runescape FREE Online MMORpg!
  • Scratch Programming For Beginners
  • Sketch It Up On Google SketchUp 8
  • Sleuthing With Nancy Drew
  • Solar Death Ray
  • Sprites
  • Star Wars Science
  • Stop Animation 101
  • Stop Motion Animation
  • Storytelling Alice
  • Technology In Sports
  • Technology Trek!
  • The World Of Sixth Sense
  • The World’s Strangest Orchestra
  • Tired Of PowerPoint…Create A Prezi
  • Video Yourself In A News Broadcast
  • Welcome To Wave Pad!
  • Welcome To Webkinz!
  • Wii Me
  • Wordle.Net
  • Working With Acid
  • Xbox 360 And How It Works
]]> http://www.sitconference.org/2011/11/16/2011-highlights/feed/ 0 Schedule: All Sites! http://www.sitconference.org/2011/10/27/schedule/ http://www.sitconference.org/2011/10/27/schedule/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:23:12 +0000 sitconference http://www.sitconference.org/?p=610 Time Session Name 8:00A-8:30A Check-in 8:30A-9:00A Opening Session 9:10A-9:40A Red Session 9:40A-10:00A Snack Break 10:00A-10:30A OrangeSession 10:40A-11:10A Yellow Session 11:20A-11:50A GreenSession 11:50A-12:20P Lunch* 12:20P-12:50P Blue Session 12:55P-1:25P Indigo/Violet Session 1:30P-2:00P Closing Session & Prizes

* Please note that the color for the sessions have been rearranged to follow ROYGBIV…

* Lunch will include sandwich, chips, treat and bottled water to drink. Food and drinks are NOT ALLOWED in any classroom or computer lab or industrial lab!

View the presentation schedules for specific sites by clicking here or clicking on the “schedule” link at the top!

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Registration for the 2012 SIT Conference is now open.  Register by 12:00 noon on January 18, 2012 – no exceptions! You may register in one of several ways:

Register Online

Visit www.conferences.illinoisstate.edu/sit using Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express

Register by Phone

Call 800.877.1478 or 309.438.2160

VISA, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX or PO #
8-4 PM Monday-Friday

Register by Fax or Mail

Complete the appropriate registration form (available below)

Fax w/ CC payment or PO #  to
309.438.5364

Mail w/ payment to
SIT Conference
Illinois State University
Conference Services
Campus Box 8610
Normal, IL 61790-8610

Registration Forms

Please note: Persons NOT registered for the conference will NOT be allowed to enter a conference site.

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