The Tech St@rs: Digital Design graduates pose with their new tablets.
Last week for the first time PEC’s Center for Digital Inclusion and Technology distributed brand new tablets at a program graduation. The recipients were the latest group of fifth and sixth graders who graduated from the Tech St@rs: Digital Design program, which teaches introductory concepts in graphic design and computer programming.
CDIT has been committed to distributing technology resources since its founding in 2003. One of the early teen programs taught students how to build their own computer, and at the end, they got to keep it. That model reflects CDIT’s mission to build twenty-first century skills and provide access to technology in the home.
Usually CDIT distributes refurbished desktop computers to its graduates, but to be eligible to participate in Tech St@rs: Digital Design students had to have completed CDIT’s compute basics program. That means they already received desktops when they graduated the first time, so CDIT devised a new way to reward these students’ continuing excellence: tablets.
CDIT has been committed to distributing technology resources since its founding in 2003. One of the early teen programs taught students how to build their own computer, and at the end, they got to keep it. That model reflects CDIT’s mission to build twenty-first century skills and provide access to technology in the home.
Usually CDIT distributes refurbished desktop computers to its graduates, but to be eligible to participate in Tech St@rs: Digital Design students had to have completed CDIT’s compute basics program. That means they already received desktops when they graduated the first time, so CDIT devised a new way to reward these students’ continuing excellence: tablets.
Although the tablets built up the excitement at the graduation party, the students were the real stars of the night. Their parents came together to share a meal and see samples of their children’s work. Each student shared simple video games and animations they created and showed the code behind their games. Mrs. Claudia, the instructor, also passed around flyers the students designed in Photoshop. Many of the flyers, which advertised Tech St@rs, featured the students’ photography.
At the end of the night, the students took home their new tablets while parents beamed with pride as they celebrated their students’ accomplishments.
To learn more about Tech St@rs: Digital Design and other free computer programs, call 267-777-5860 or email di@pec-cares.org.
At the end of the night, the students took home their new tablets while parents beamed with pride as they celebrated their students’ accomplishments.
To learn more about Tech St@rs: Digital Design and other free computer programs, call 267-777-5860 or email di@pec-cares.org.
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