Mission: Inspire and guide the next generation of builders to use technology constructively. Creative Inventions and Robotics .

Mission:Inspire and guide the next generation of builders

to use technology constructively.

Creative Inventions and Robotics

www.build-it-yourself.com

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, Purdue and Cornell engineering students• Mass Art graphic design students

Build-It-Yourself Intern Program


Qualifications

Projects:• Web applications• Computer games• Graphic design• Robotics• Content development

Exercise multi-discipline skills including:• Product development• Project management• User interface design• Program architecture• Testing• Teamwork• Product marketing



Projects

Make presentations to customers and partners and at education conferences.



Goal #1

Work for Build-It-Yourself as a developer or mentor.



Goal #2



Use Build-It-Yourself experiences in resumes, portfolios and applications to college.

Goal #3

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.

Interns are expected to spend a significant number of hours completing a variety of projects.



Time Commitment

Interns are paid $6/hr up to $180/year for:1. work that becomes part of the Build-It-Yourself product.2. mentoring in Build-It-Yourself workshops.3. presenting Build-It-Yourself projects at conferences.



Compensation

Support Slides



Project Information

Active Projects:1. Web site redesign 2. Invention Universe Flex/Flash updates 3. Skills measuring games 4. Scratch modules5. Robots for < $30 modules6. Motor Controller Electronics

Projects on the Drawing Board:1. Digital photography course2. 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/



Lessons Presented

Technical:How the Internet worksHTML coding that validatesArchitecture for database driven web sitesSetting up Web and SQL serversPHP codingSQL QueriesScratch code guidelinesModular codeFile management

Project Management:Defining target audiencesDefining product goalsDefining functionalityDefining information architectureCreating a project management planMeasuring successProblem solving techniques

Presenting Ideas and Graphics:Elevator pitchesThe art of public speakingGraphic design- pixel vs. vector drawing tools (PPT vs.

Gimp/Photoshop)- color theory- layout theory- cartooning- animation- grafitti



Content Development:Developing trailersDigital musicPhotographyElectronicsTemplates

Compensation Policy

Build-It-Yourself has a policy to pay interns for hours spent:1) delivering workshops.2) presenting BIY to partners3) developing content or platforms. Compensation is at a rate of $6/hr up to 30 hours per year (or up to $180/year). Interns may log hours for content/platform work that is actually used on our Website, or for presentations or for workshops that had a successful outcome. Our policy is not to compensate interns for learning time or prep time or meeting time. Interns must keep time sheet and submit an invoice.



AlumniBushra – MITMax – DartmouthNatasha – Phillips Andover and Harvard Naseem – HarvardKaty – YaleEmily - YaleMichael – Choate and McGillHerman – London School of EconomicsAmy - Mahattanville



Mission: Inspire and guide the next generation of builders to use technology constructively. Creative Inventions and Robotics .

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