Dakar Interactive Social Television (DIST) launches platform during ‘All Things STEM’ Day MAY 24, at Compton High School, Compton California. The DIST is live a two-‐screen, two-‐way, participatory, mobile project based learning platform that can be implemented at school STEM events. DIST enhances the students learning by making if fun and engaging as students act as DIST host and Reporters that are covering the event. Students quickly learn to become STEM TRACKERS and STEM MATCHERS. The STEM TRACK PARTNERS program provides the real connection to local STEM businesses that want to expose students to their business models, the careers that are offered at their businesses and the educational career tracks that can lead to those careers. DIST is an interactive media program that enhances the educational engagement of an existing school event by making the event more exciting and fun for the students. DIST program helps to enhance the content you are already presenting. We provide a system that creates interactive learning modules from your existing content. DIST methods not only increase the student’s learning capacity of the topic, but also create an ongoing learning experience for years to come, with students always remembering the day they learned about that topic. DIST provides the tools and platforms that allow a core group of students to involve and engage a larger audience comprised of students, teachers and influencers We provide the service of matching local Green/STEM\/Biotech Businesses that are entered into our database to match the STEM candidates to educational career pathways with an emphasis on Information and green technology 1. ) Job openings or 2. ) Future job openings 3. ) Potential internships that company may have in the future. STEM Career Track/Business Partner program Businesses to participate via product placement.
Before the Event: A group of students at the school are selected to become the Host/Reporters that are STEM TRACKERS and STEM MATCHERS. Students complete 4 Hour training (TBD by the school
At the Event : The Host/Reporters will spend the day talking to instructors, students and vendors to TRACK down the information, conversations, tips and clues that will lead them to MATCH that information with the appropriate educational careers and tracks. Host/Reporter STEM TRACKERS/STEM MACTHERS Required Training: 4 Hours based on the STEM/STEAM