Saturday, August 11, 2012

Kids and Technology Education

Dear Silicon Mountain Member,
Our next meeting is Monday, August 13 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at our usual location, Pizza on the Hill inTahoe Donner, 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee.

This month we welcome Ken Gracey, Phil Cohen and TTUSD’s Superintendent Dr. Rob Leri for a discussion on “Technology Education for Kids.”

Ken Gracey will share an overview about Parallax and his robotics volunteer contribution to North Tahoe Middle School and High School over the last year.  The discussion with the Silicon Mountain group will focus on the topics of:

-        What he sees for the program going forward
-        How it’s being received in the schools
-        Sharing a few hands-on robotic examples

Phil Cohen of BinaryTrees.net will give an overview of the KidsRuby project … whose purpose is to make it fun and easy to learn how to program (for kids or grown-ups!) … which can lead to life-changing opportunities for everyone involved.  The discussion with the Silicon Mountain group will focus on the topics of:

-        The project origin
-        Its current status
-        The goals he sees for the program going forward

Dr. Leri will share an update on the outcome of the TTUSD Technology meeting held on August 2.

… so you have plenty of great reasons to join us!

The meeting will be on Monday, August 13, 6-8 pm at the Pizza on the Hill in Tahoe Donner at 11509 Northwoods Blvd, Truckee.  A $5 fee includes pizza, and soft drinks. Before and after the discussion, there will be time for networking with other technology people who live and work in the Tahoe-Truckee region.

This month’s event is co-sponsored by Clear Capital (ClearCapital.com) and New Leaders (NewLeaders.com).

RSVP  TahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com. You can also find the “Silicon Mountain” group on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Hope to see you there!