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Recommended Resources from Michael Brown
Posted by: | CommentsMany contest participants requested the list of resources Michael Brown from ITT Technical Institute discussed during his presentation.
www.w3schools.com: A training site to learn basic web design and programming
http://css.flepstudio.org/en/ : CSS3 tutorials, Free CSS templates
http://www.freehtml5templates.com/: Free HTML5 Templates
http://www.flashmo.com/: Free Flash Templates
Want to create your own Android Apps: http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/
Want to create your own Iapp: http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/
Want to create apps for Windows Mobile and/or Xbox: http://create.msdn.com/en-US/
Want to get started in making apps (for any system) with very limited coding knowledge, then click here: http://www.appmakr.com/
You can contact Mr. Brown at MLBrown1@ITT-Tech.edu
Great Valley Computer Contest 2011 Photos
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Updated Computer Contest Agenda
Posted by: | CommentsProject Management and Presentation Skills Training this year is delivered via recorded webcasts. You are welcome to view the webcasts as a group with your students. The Links are also posted on the Facebook Group.
Project Management and Presentation Skills Training Webcasts
- Project Management Webcast by Fred Aebli, Organizational Leadership Program Coordinator – Penn State Worthington
- Presentation Skills Webcast by Michael Harrison, Trainer – New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
Important Dates and Deadlines
March 1, 2011 – Final Project Submission Date:
All Entries must be submitted, along with your project management plan.
- Send submissions to karla@wilkes-barre.org
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March 9, 2011 – Contest at King’s College McGowan School of Business:
(click the name of the college to go to the map with directions)
Timeline/schedule for day of contest:
STUDENT SCHEDULE
8:00 to 8:45 a.m.: Registration (If you are using powerpoint, you must bring your presentation on a USB Flash Drive for turning in at registration.)
CLEARLY LABEL YOUR USB FLASH DRIVE WITH YOUR SCHOOL OR PLACE IT IN A SEALED ENVELOPE WITH YOUR SCHOOL AND TEAM ON IT.
8:45 to 9 a.m.: Opening Remarks (Mr. Dawe)
9 to 9:45 a.m.: Period 1
9:45 to 10:30 a.m.: Period 2
10:30 to 11:15 a.m.: Period 3
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Lunch
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Top 5 Teams Presentations
1:15 to 1:30 p.m.: Awards Ceremony (Mr. Mera)
TEACHER SCHEDULE
8:00-8:45 a.m.: Registration
8:45 to 9 a.m.: Opening Remarks (Mr. Haran, Mr. Dawe)
9:00 to 9:45 a.m.: Visit the NEPA Tech Expo (Students will also have an opportunity to attend this during one of the 3 program periods – please provide this link so they can plan which vendors they would like to visit)
9:45 to 10:30 a.m.: Roundtable Discussion: GVHS Computer Contest 2012 Planning
10:30 to 11:15 a.m. : “Wordpress as a Content Management System” (Mr. Dawe)
11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Lunch
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Top 5 Teams Presentations
1:15 to 1:30 p.m.: Awards Ceremony (Mr. Mera)
Posted by Chelsea Uselding – HR/Marketing Intern – Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber