march 19, 2014 - web-savvy-marketing.com · workshop “katy perry, justin timberlake, and you.”...
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The Girls Are IT! planning committee used different colored buttons for each age group of girls (Elementary, Middle, and High Schools). It worked out great, allowing volunteers to make sure girls were attending the correct workshop to which they were assigned. Workshop presenters tailored their talk to the age group in attendance.
Ana, Grade 4, fills out a workshop evaluation. The girls evaluated each workshop at the end of the 30 minute sessions.
Andrew Humphrey, WDIV, stopped by the Pixel Perfect workshop taught by Ford Motor Company’s Meghan Giammarusti.
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GET IT Girls and Mrs. Patterson from UHS pose in front of the signed Girls Are IT banner.
MCWT GET IT girls from Ferndale University HS try out ATT’s “No Texting and Driving” booth in the Expo area.
Rebecca Gill, owner of Web Savvy Marketing, presented a workshop to Middle School girls about creating your own blog. She named the workshop “Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and You.” Rebecca serves as a 1st round judge in MCWT’s website design competition each fall.
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The MCWT GET IT club from Plymouth-Canton-Salem enjoyed the Girls Are IT! event with their club leader, Mr. Magoulick.
These 3 girls attend Detroit Cristo Rey High School. DCRHS is a new MCWT GET IT school. Club leader Ms. Blake also attended the event.
The attendees rushed to sign the Girls Are IT! banner in the main lobby. By the end of the day, the banner looked as if all 350+ girls had signed it.
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The MCWT volunteers – 30 strong! – all wore black slacks, Girls Are IT! tee- shirts, and buttons with “volunteer” on them. The uniform look of our volunteers helped the girls know who to turn to with questions.
Thanks, especially, to Ford Motor Company and to Deloitte for providing multiple volunteers.
MCWT Executive Director Janette Phillips interviews WDIV’s Andrew Humphrey. Andrew visited the Girls Are IT! event and enjoyed meeting many of the girls.
MCWT VP of Foundation Programs Charlotte Decker with Patricia Howard, MCWT K12 team member and Girls Are IT! volunteer.
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The popcorn machine at ANX’s security exhibit operated full time to keep the girls’ munchies at bay.
Cisco’s Jill Maiorano shows the girls web conferencing technology.
Vectorform’s Rich Geyer offered a workshop for Middle School girls about Video Game Technology. Rich is an LTU graduate.
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Chrysler’s exhibit about CryptoPuzzles created quite a stir with its challenges.
ATT explained its home security devices to the girls. They particularly enjoyed the real-time pet monitoring option!
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University of Detroit Mercy’s workshop used a Jeopardy-type game format to teach about IT job titles and what they mean.
Girls who attended Camp Infinity last summer were invited to attend the event. These are just six of the many girls who are part of the “life cycle” of MCWT.
LTU’s Robofest Office brought its Scorpion robot to the Expo area. The girls had fun trying to pop the balloons with the scorpion’s stinger.
Three robotics teams who won an MCWT Robofest Grant attended Girls Are IT! The teams ranged from 4th graders through 12th graders.
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The UHS GET IT girls enjoyed receiving audio technology devices as a gift from Plantronics!