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Advanced Builder Intern Program
Mission:
Inspire and guide the next generation of builders
to use technology creatively.
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Qualifications
By invitation …
Grade 6-12 students who have demonstrated a passion for
computers, art and technology.
Work with the Build-It-Yourself development team, primarily ...
• MIT, Harvard and Cornell engineering students
• Mass Art graphic design students
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Goal #1
Work for Build-It-Yourself as a developer or mentor.
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Goal #2
Make presentations to customers and partners and at education
conferences.
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Goal #3
Build a portfolio of projects that will help you get into the
schools of your choice.
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Tools
Basic:
• PowerPoint (Lab Book)
• HTML (Personal Website)
• Scratch (Invention Universe Trailer)
Advanced:
• 3D Blender
• Audacity
• Photoshop / Gimp
• CSS
• MySQL
• PHP
• Unity / Javascript
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Overview
Projects:
• Web applications
• Computer games
• Graphic design
• Robotics
• Content development
Skills:
• Product development
• Project management
• User interface design
• Program architecture
• Testing
• Teamwork
• Product marketing
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Time Commitment
During the school year, developers and interns meet in our
Webcast room for one hour on Saturdays and Sundays.
During the summer, interns are invited to spend a week or more
working with our developers at MIT or at our ‘lab’ in Cambridge.
Our aim is the inspire interns to spend a significant number of
hours completing a variety of projects.
On average interns may like to plan on …
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Support Slides
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Project Information
Active Projects:
1.
Web site redesign
2. Invention Universe Flex/Flash updates
3. Skills measuring games
4. Scratch modules
5. Robots for < $30 modules
6. Motor Controller Electronics
Projects on the Drawing Board:
1.
Digital photography course
2. Digital music course
3. Car of the future course
4. Build-It-Blocks port from MS SQL to MySQL
Intern Team:
http://www.build-it-yourself.com/dev/biy-interns.html
Development Team:
http://www.build-it-yourself.com/dev/biy-dev-team.html
Development Project Management Sites:
http://www.build-it-yourself.com/dev/
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Lessons Presented
Technical:
How the Internet works
HTML coding that validates
Architecture for database driven web sites
Setting up Web and SQL servers
PHP coding
SQL Queries
Scratch code guidelines
Modular code
File management
Content Development:
Developing trailers
Digital music
Photography
Electronics
Templates
Project Management:
Defining target audiences
Defining product goals
Defining functionality
Defining information architecture
Creating a project management plan
Measuring success
Problem solving techniques
Presenting Ideas and Graphics:
Elevator pitches
The art of public speaking
Graphic design
- pixel vs. vector drawing tools (PPT vs. Gimp/Photoshop)
- color theory
- layout theory
- cartooning
- animation
- grafitti
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Alumni
Bushra – MIT
Max – Dartmouth
Natasha – Phillips Andover and Harvard
Naseem – Harvard
Katy – Yale
Emily - Yale
Michael – Choate and McGill
Herman – London School of Economics
Amy – Mahattanville
Liu Huan – MIT
Valeria Staneva – MIT
Jonathan Heckerman - Stanford
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