Class Friday, May 16, 2014

1.  Shameless self-promotion

Please vote for me!

2. LinkedIn

Time to update LinkedIn again!  Make sure to add what you’ve learned this year (HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver CS6, Javascript, mobile app development, WordPress), where you will be going to college, and any awards, honors, and scholarships you have received.

3.  Coding careers

Some items of interest:

a.  Coding now seen as vital job skill (Boston Globe article)

b.  Details about different web jobs and certifications-http://webprofessionals.org/certification/

c.  Even though it is two years old, it is still useful to check out this infographic that shows different web-related careers and their salaries based upon their geographic location.

d.  Take a peek inside some tech companies in NYC

e.  A non-profit in Queens teaches people how to code iPhone apps and changes their lives

4.  Video for web design students next year

You are going to use the iPad and Adobe Voice to make a video message for my summer web design students and my students taking the high school course next year.