My male students did not enter the contest but did design websites
as if they were contestants, and they were perfectly happy supporting
their classmates, knowing that women are still outnumbered in the
world of computer science.
3. The latest tools aren’t required for
high-end results. While some en-
trants used Adobe Creative Suite
5, my students worked with Note-
pad ++, a free download, to cre-
ate their websites and Photoshop
Elements 9 to manipulate graph-
ics. The contest results prove that
students do not need the most
expensive tools to produce high-
end results. Solid instruction,
critical-thinking skills, and cre-
ativity are the ingredients of a job
well done. Finalist Sarah Woolsey
commented, “The lack of equip-
ment and software did make cre-
ating our sites and going through
the class much more difficult.
However, if we all accomplished
such great things with so little, the
things we could accomplish with
newer equipment and software
are unthinkable.”
Imagine
w hat’s
Tomorrow will be created by today’s students, and it’s never too early
to start teaching kids about the amazing things enabled by design.
next.
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