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AEL 2010 Summer Institute
These photos should convey some of the sessions I experienced during the AEL 2010 Summer Institute in San Jose. I had a great time and learned a lot. www.flickr.com
Read MoreAEL 2010 Technology Museum
As the AEL 2010 Summer Institute was coming to a close, we spent some time at the Technology Museum in San Jose. Most of us spent a fair amount of time riding Segway’s around an obstacle course. Yes, I did the entire course backwards at one point. I think there […]
Read MoreSan Jose, CA
These are some of the sights around downtown San Jose. I was there while participating in the Adobe Education Leader Summer Institute. Hope you enjoy these. I places some brief descriptions at flickr and encourage you to view this set as a slideshow. www.flickr.com
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest winners introduced
After the winners were announced at Kemper Arena, they moved on stage and were introduced to the crowd of over 15,000 people.
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest winners announced
The winners of the WOW 2010 National Web Design contest were announced in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri on June 25, 2010. More than 15,000 people were in attendance. The video below captures the moment the winners were announced.
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest Awards
The WOW National Web Design contest was held as part of the SkillsUSA National competitions in Kansas City, Missouri. The awards ceremony in Kemper Arena highlighted many contest winners. I thought this overview would give some sense of the number of people in attendance (over 15,000) and the overall venue […]
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest – awards ceremony
Awards for this competition were distributed as part of the SkillsUSA national awards ceremony. Roughly 15,000 people were in attendance in Kemper arena when the web design awards were handed out. Here are a few of the photos. I also plan to post a few videos of the event. www.flickr.com
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest – debriefing session
Immediately after the post-secondary competition ended, we held a debriefing session for both secondary and post-secondary. We had 43 teams in attendance. In addition to discussion the contest and addressing questions, several WOW spirit awards were announced. The photos below are a few I took during the debriefing session. We […]
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest – post-secondary competition
Thursday we ran a similar contest for post-secondary students. There were 15 teams competing at this level. Again, they competed in teams of two. They were also asked to complete 6 challenges with an emphasis on web standards, accessibility, and JavaScript. They also had from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. […]
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest – secondary competition
On Wednesday, we had 28 teams of 2 students competing at the secondary (high school) level. These are some of the photos I took during that competition. The competition lasted from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Students were asked to address 6 separate challenges during that time. Once the competition […]
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest briefing
I helped supervise the National WOW Web Design contest in Kansas City, Missouri, last week. The contest started on Tuesday (June 22, 2010) with an overview for those competing. We also had a quiz (serving as a tie breaker in the event it was needed). These are a few of […]
Read MoreSign typos
I encountered a number of typos on various signs during the competitions last week in Kansas City. Those who know me, know how easy it is for me to introduce a typo. Perhaps someone should employ a proof reader next year? Here are a couple (yes there were others). At […]
Read MoreDowntown Kansas City, Missouri
Before the national WOW web design contest begins tomorrow, I spent a little time walking around downtown Kansas City, Missouri. These are a few of the sights I encountered. I particularly like the area near the public library (with the large books). www.flickr.com
Read MoreCSS structure
As I think about the national web design contest WOW is sponsoring next week in Kansas City, Missouri and have been reviewing some tutorials on Lynda.com, I decided this might be an appropriate time to post some ideas concerning the structure of CSS files (to make them easier to maintain). […]
Read MoreWOW/ SkillsUSA Illinois Web Design Contest – Final Thoughts
Now that the state contest is over and the winners have been announced, I thought it time to post a few final thoughts regarding the entries submitted. First and foremost, everyone is to be commended for participating. It is to your credit that you want to validate your knowledge and […]
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Just returned from another trip to Alaska a couple days ago. Thought I would document and include some photos. Hope you enjoy.
https://24ak.net/day-1-september-5-2024/
Happy birthday grandson. I’m very proud of you and what you are accomplishing.
Happy birthday grandson! I am very proud of you and all you are doing!
Congratulations to the winners of our web design and development competition. Post secondary winners - gold (Idaho), silver (Kentucky), bronze (Pennsylvania). High school - gold (Missouri), silver (Tennessee), bronze (Kansas). Well done!
Excitement and anticipation is building to learn the winners of our national web design and development competitions in Atlanta. State Farm Arena is packed.
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