MLTI Screen Savers Selected

Maine student artwork selected for MLTI screensavers

Twenty-one student artists will have an audience of more than 70,000 students and educators for their artwork starting this fall. More than 120 Maine students submitted images were considered for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) Screensaver Challenge. An independent panel of three judges used a rubric to score each image and select the winners. The winning student artists will have their work showcased on MLTI devices for the 2015-16 school year. They will also have their registration fees waived for the 2015 MLTI Student Conference and their winning pieces displayed at the Augusta offices of the Maine DOE.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students whose art work was selected.

• Carlyn Davis, Kennebunk High School, Grade 9, “In A “Perfect” World”
• Jake Wilson, Bangor High School, Grade 12, “Marker Family”
• Jamie Bayha, Middle School of the Kennebunks, Grade 7, “Fire”
• Lyndsey Cross, Bangor High School, Grade 12, “Studio”
• Sherwin Yuen, Bangor High School, Grade 10, “Hallway”
• Will Blastos, Kennebunk High School, Grade 9, “An Eye for an Eye”
• Aylen Wolf, George Stevens Academy, Grade 11, “Aperture”
• Brooke Wentworth, George Stevens Academy, Grade 11, “Sound Waves”
• Claire Ciampa, George Stevens Academy, Grade 12, “Eagle Lake”
• Katama Murray, George Stevens Academy, Grade 12, “Mischief”
• Elizaveta Maslak, Maine School of Math & Science, Grade 11, “Cherry Blossom”
• Ella Glatter, Houlton High School, Grade 12, “Collisions of the Universe”
• Elona Bodwell, Middle School of the Kennebunks, Grade 7, “Car Top”
• Max Cornman, Mount Desert Island High School, Grade 10, “Open Oval”
• Michael Smith, United Technologies Center, Grade 11, “Wake Up”
• Amber Hulstrunk, Houlton High School, Grade 12, “Simplicity”
• Dylan Crockett, Houlton High School, Grade 9, “Ceramic Ball of Food”
• Kate Newman, Houlton High School, Grade 10, “Rainbow Falls”
• Shaina Hamilton, Houlton High School, Grade 12, “Pheonix”
• Ellea Wilson, Monmouth Middle School, Grade 8, “Maybe They’ll Just Go”
• Emilee Burton, Central High School, Grade 11, “The Younger Years”

All the selected artwork is available for viewing here. For more information about the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, visit www.maine.gov/mlti.

2013-14 Screen Savers

Maine Student Artwork

“Playing”, by Jo-Hanna Drayton of Skowhegan Middle School, grade 8

Twenty student artists will have an audience of more than 72,000 students and teachers for their artwork starting this fall. The 20 students from across Maine have won the honor to have their artwork displayed on the Maine Learning Technology Initiative devices for the 2013-14 school year.

More than 290 Maine students submitted images to be considered. Students and teachers voted on their favorites, and two of the 20-featured works were the top vote getters. An independent panel of three judges selected the other 18 pieces.

The challenge is an annual affair that has attracted entries from more than 1,200 students during its five-year history. The winning students will receive free registration to attend the 2013 MLTI Student Conference on May 16, 2013 at the University of Maine in Orono.

The selected students are listed below. Their artwork is available for viewing at http://www.maine.gov/mlti/about/photos.shtml and also on this blog by clicking here and on the front page, bottom right, 2013-14 MLTI Screen Saver Pictures.

1. “Liquid Sunshine”, by Shauna Babine of Lake Region High School, grade 11
2. “The Catch”, by Jacob Bosworth of Skowhegan Middle School, grade 7
3. “Lights”, by Travon Bradford of Kennebunk High School, grade 9
4. “Snake Skin”, by Dylan Collin of Mount Desert Island High School, grade 9
5. “Playing”, by Jo-Hanna Drayton of Skowhegan Middle School, grade 8
6. “Transfiguration”, by Lukas Frenzel of Mt Ararat High School, grade 11
7. “Blue Forest”, by Abbie Healey of Lincoln Academy, grade 10
8. “Strawberries and Grapes”, by Katelyn Hirst of Kennebunk High School, grade 12
9. “Untitled”, by Benjamin Hoagland of Lincoln Academy, grade 12
10. “Continuity”, by Claire Horne of Camden Hills Regional High School, grade 12
11. “Sights of the Sea”, by Nicholas Johnson of Telstar Regional High School, grade 10
12. “Sploosh”, by Isaiah Keene of Mount Desert Island High School, grade 9
13. “Bobbi”, by Alli MacDonald of Mesalonskee Middle School, grade 6
14. “Big Splash”, by Patti Mankin of Middle School of the Kennebunks, grade 7
15. “Cat Nap”, by Lauren Merritt of Camden Hills Regional High School, grade 11
16. “Drops On a Leaf”, by Kathleen Murphy of Mount Desert Island High School, grade 10
17. “Lonely Blue”, by Keisha Park of Skowhegan Area Middle School, grade 8
18. “Lion”, by Kayla Redman of Waterville Senior High School, grade 10
19. “CD Horse”, by Olivia Sciulli of Wells Junior High School, grade 8
20. “Violin”, by Hannah Wells of Camden Hills Regional High School, grade 12

“Violin”, by Hannah Wells of Camden Hills Regional High School, grade 12

2012-13 Laptop Screensaver

“Paper Cut Design” by Margot Andreasen, Portland High School, Grade 9

Artwork announced

Twenty student artists will have an audience of more than 72,000 students and teachers for their artwork starting this fall. The 20 students from across Maine have won the honor to have their artwork included in the Maine Learning Technology Initiative laptop screensaver for the 2012-13 school year.

“Ocean’s Edge” by Samantha Dole, Lake Region High School, Grade 12

“Elysium” by Kathy Truong, Memorial Middle School, Grade 8

More than 380 Maine students submitted images to be considered for the 2012-13 screensaver. Students and teachers voted on their favorites, and two of the 20 featured works were the top vote getters. An independent panel of three judges selected the other 18 pieces.

Many of the images are photographs, though several students used pencil, paint, clay and other media to create their images.

“The arts are an essential part of the student experience in Maine. The arts offer students the opportunities they need to explore their passions, discover their talents and apply their creativity,” said Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen. “I’m thrilled that we can celebrate student artwork, and wed it with technology, in this way.”

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative, or MLTI, equips all Maine seventh- and eighth-grade students, more than half of the state’s high school students, and all middle- and high-school teachers and administrators with Apple laptops. The devices all come with a standard set of educational software and the screensaver of student artwork.

The Maine Learning Technology Initiative also provides educators with frequent professional development to help them maximize the benefits of technology in the classroom.

The screensaver contest is an annual affair that has attracted entries from more than 1,000 students during its four-year history. The winning students will receive free registration to attend the 2012 MLTI Student Conference this spring at the University of Maine in Orono.

The winners are listed below. Their artwork is available for viewing at: http://www.maine.gov/mlti/about/photos.shtml.

• “Put Out the Fire” by Margaret Robe, Waterville Senior High School, Grade 12
• “Deep Space” by TomHenry Reagan, Middle School of the Kennebunks, Grade 8
• “Haze” by Alexa Bonsey, Mount Desert Island High School, Grade 11
• “Array of Colors” by Emma Soucek, Mount Desert Island High School, Grade 10
• “Twilight River” by Olivia Correa, Dexter Regional High School, Grade 10
• “Circle Sunset” by John Norwood, Trenton Elementary School, Grade 7
• “Triceratops” by Brian Edward Williamson, Rangelely Lakes Regional School, Grade 4
• “Mix” by Flannery McAdam, Portland High School, Grade 9
• “Galloping Along the Shore” by Megan Anderson, Portland High School, Grade 11
• “Scratchboard Train Scene” by Jona Odulio, Portland High School, Grade 10
• “Paper Cut Design” by Margot Andreasen, Portland High School, Grade 9
• “Different Perspective” by Amanda Fogerty, Houlton High School, Grade 12
• “Leaves” by Ketty Stinson, Brunswick Junior High School, Grade 7
• “Emotion?” by Zanna Spinney, Kennebunk High School, Grade 9
• “Creative Keys” by Kai McGee, Westbrook Middle School, Grade 8
• “Ocean’s Edge” by Samantha Dole, Lake Region High School, Grade 12
• “Morning Mist” by Natasha Touchette, Lake Region High School, Grade 12
• “Cada Uno Es Hermoso” by Julia Mace, Tremont Elementary School, Grade 8
• “Elysium” by Kathy Truong, Memorial Middle School, Grade 8
• “Moose” by Marie Jarowicz, Kennebunk High School, Grade 10

All Maine Department of Education news releases can be found online at:
http://mainedoenews.net/category/news-views/press-releases/.

“Different Perspective” by Amanda Fogerty, Houlton High School, Grade 12

To view all the images please click here or click on 2012-13 MLTI Screen Saver Images under “Info”, on the bottom right side of the front page of the meartsed blog.