Since Sunday I have spent every day helping as an instructor at Atlanta's first Geek Squad Summer Academy 2008. This by far is the most meaningful event I have had the opportunity to be part of, in a work related activity. Geek Squad Summer Academy is a program designed to inspire a younger generation to get involved firsthand with technology. This year in Atlanta we are having 4 different classes for the Girl Scouts of Atlanta. There are about 100 "ladies" as Girls Scouts are reffered to attending. Throughout the 4 days they take classes on how to build their own computer, setup and secure a wireless network, learn about HTML and design a webpage, and are educated on "Green Computing." It’s amazing to see these young ladies put together a desktop computer themselves, power it on and smile in amazement as it actually boots up. They build their own Ethernet cables and understand how to secure a wireless network. They build all sorts of solar powered electronic devices; make gadgets and jewelry out of recycled computer parts. I am one of the instructors for the web class in which we teach the basics of HTML and watch them excitedly build their own "Junior Agent" websites. You can check out mine here
Tomorrow is the last day of the event and graduation. I will make sure to post some more pictures.
