After the intensive training sessions held in city schools (IIS Crescenzi – Pacinotti – Sirani, LGS Galvani, LSS Righi, IIS Fermi), 120 students, guided by American super coach Anthonette Peña, National Board Certified Teacher and STEM Teacher Lead, participated in a hackathon at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna [see news:Coding Girls in Bologna].
Here are the winners of the third challenge of the tour entitled "EduHack - What would you change about education?"
1st Place
Team "Fermi tutti" - Liceo Fermi, Bologna
- Caterina Guizzardi, 17
- Martina Laffi, 18
- Martina Monari, 17
- Matilde Mariano, 18
Project: ImparAPP
An app that helps students with learning issues.
2nd Place – ex aequo
"Recycle Girls" - Liceo Righi and "LoHacker" - Liceo Galvani
Team Recycle Girl - Liceo Righi
- Anna Rundle, 14
- Maddalena Conti, 15
- Sofia Lambro, 15
- Vittoria Gondoni, 15
Project: The Speaking Project
The perfect programme to prepare for an exam, based on artificial intelligence (machine learning) and Scratch. The idea is based on the fact that students have issues speaking clearly and correctly (especially during oral tests). The app helps them to improve their speech and presentation.
Team "LoHacker" - Liceo Galvani
- Giovanni D'Anpe, 14
- Camilla Pascerini, 14
- Carlotta Trevisan, 14
- Silvia Bonino, 16
Project: Edu LoHacker
The team developed an app prototype for use at school by students. The app is based on three areas: e-book, quizzes and links. The first part contains all school texts. The quizzes are to be solved together in class, while the third area contains links to videos and documents.
3rd Place – ex aequo
"Cyber Girls" - Liceo Galvani and "Hackers" - Liceo Righi
Team Cyber Girls - Liceo Galvani
- Giulia Veronica, 17
- Beatrice Bottari, 18
- Eleonora Sartori, 14
Project: Prolexia Glasses
To solve the problem of dyslexia, the team designed a pair of glasses called "Prolexia" that help users suffering from this issue to read text, rewrite them and correct them thanks to the incorporated earphone and app.
Team Hackers - Liceo Righi
- Beatrice Di Marco,
- Alessia Venturi,
- Bianca Maria Serra,
- Francesca Angeloni,
Project: Future is in your hands
The project is for individuals who are uncertain about the choices they must make (school, work, etc.) to help students understand their strengths and weaknesses and make the best decision for them.
