Projects in Computers is a course I have been teaching for many years. Obviously it has evolved over time, but the goal has always been the same: to offer a course allowing high school students the chance to explore a variety of technologies and tools. My hope is that students will discover skills they didn't know they had, and to find interests in technologies that can assist them in college, give them a source of income, or turn into a career.
A technology like Photoshop may seem like it has limited uses, but the skills learned can be used for personal projects (restoring damaged photos, retouching photos, working as a graphic designer, editing pictures for reports, an advertising specialist, a fashion designer, etc.). One of my former students obtained a job developing graphical interfaces for sound equipment. Another works designing cover plates for gaming machines in casinos. Still another creates textures for 3d models in the NASA nanotechnology lab.
I truly believe in this class and in the skills I teach. I often have students graduating from my courses and starting out in industry at more money than I make after years in the classroom. But even more important to me is to see students find something that they are truly passionate about. As you will hear me say many times this year, if you are doing something you enjoy you will never work a day in your life.
If you are wondering about course specifics, you will receive a class syllabus on the first day -- or you can click on one of those little thumbnails over to the left to view the PDF.
I look forward to working with all of you this year.
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