A talk presented at the TEALS CS Opportunity Fair to 400 high school students.
PROGRAMMINGIS AWESOME!!by pamela fox[“hip”, “hip”]
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HOW’D I GET INTO IT?
WE WERE SURROUNDED.
WINDOWS DOS, FTW
AND THUS IT BEGINS...
HOW I SPENT MY NEW YEARS VACATION
THE POWER OF THE WEB
DIGITIZE ALL THE THINGS!
SCHOOL PROJECTS
CYBERCLUB
WHY I LOVE PROGRAMMING#1 It’s creative
COLLEGE PICKING TIME!11TH GRADE.
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS...- Event Planning (+ Computers) - Graphic Design (+ Computers) - Language learning (+ Computers) - Newspaper layout (+ Computers) - Computer Programming - Website Development !COMPUTERS,COMPUTERS,COMPUTERS.
WHERE?3D AnimationLinguisticsComputer Science
COMPUTER SCIENCE + LINGUISTICS
COMPUTER SCIENCE + ANIMATION
COMPUTER SCIENCE + GAMES
SIDE PROJECTS!
WHY I LOVE PROGRAMMING#2 It’s interdisciplinary
IT’S JOB FINDING TIME!SUMMER AFTER SENIOR YEAR.
“DEVELOPER ADVOCATE” THE YEARS
THE YEARS
20% TIME THE YEARS
THE YEARS JapanAustraliaSingaporeFranceBrazil Philippines
WHY I LOVE PROGRAMMING#3 It’s fun to teach
THE HACKING YEAR
THE YEAR
OUR TEAM
http://life.khanacademy.org/WE EAT…
WE BOND…http://life.khanacademy.org/
WE CELEBRATE!http://life.khanacademy.org/
WHY I LOVE PROGRAMMING#4 It’s collaborative
WHY PROGRAMMING IS AWESOMECollaborativeCreativeFun to teachInterdisciplinary…for me
WHY PROGRAMMING IS AWESOME…for other peopleSarah Northway: Creates gamesBill Mills: Visualizes physicsTom Heinan: Makes medical apps Carrie Cai: Researches learning
WHAT WILL MAKEPROGRAMMING AWESOMEFOR *YOU*?@pamelafox