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PROGRAMMING IS AWESOME ! ! by pamela fox [“hip”, “hip”]

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HOW’D I GET INTO IT?

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WE WERE SURROUNDED.

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WINDOWS DOS, FTW

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AND THUS IT BEGINS...

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HOW I SPENT MY NEW YEARS VACATION

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THE POWER OF THE WEB

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DIGITIZE ALL THE THINGS!

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SCHOOL PROJECTS

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CYBERCLUB

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WHY I LOVE PROGRAMMING #1 It’s creative

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COLLEGE PICKING TIME! 11TH GRADE.

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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.

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WHERE? 3D Animation Linguistics Computer Science

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COMPUTER SCIENCE + LINGUISTICS

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COMPUTER SCIENCE + ANIMATION

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COMPUTER SCIENCE + GAMES

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SIDE PROJECTS!

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WHY I LOVE PROGRAMMING #2 It’s interdisciplinary

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IT’S JOB FINDING TIME! SUMMER AFTER SENIOR YEAR.

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“DEVELOPER ADVOCATE” THE YEARS

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THE YEARS

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20% TIME THE YEARS

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THE YEARS Japan Australia Singapore France Brazil Philippines

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WHY I LOVE PROGRAMMING #3 It’s fun to teach

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THE HACKING YEAR

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THE YEAR

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THE YEARS

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OUR TEAM

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http://life.khanacademy.org/ WE EAT…

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WE BOND… http://life.khanacademy.org/

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WE CELEBRATE! http://life.khanacademy.org/

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WHY I LOVE PROGRAMMING #4 It’s collaborative

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WHY PROGRAMMING IS AWESOME Collaborative Creative Fun to teach Interdisciplinary …for me

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WHY PROGRAMMING IS AWESOME …for other people Sarah Northway: Creates games Bill Mills: Visualizes physics Tom Heinan: Makes medical apps Carrie Cai: Researches learning

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WHAT WILL MAKE PROGRAMMING AWESOME FOR *YOU*? @pamelafox