BDPA High School Computer Camp-Orientation 1/29

2011 Black Data Processing Associate (BDPA)

High School Computer Camp

We will have the 2011 Detroit HSCC Orientation on January 29, 2011! This program is a 6-month course (Saturdays) where high school students learn website application development. For the IT-savvy, that includes HTML, CSS, Javascript, Java, & SQL. They will also learn Basic Computer Knowledge, Time Management & Presentation Skills, & Teamwork. The students also have a chance to be selected to represent Detroit at the National BDPA Conference (http://www.bdpa.org) and compete against 20+ teams for awards & scholarships!

The top 5 teams are the awardees of scholarships ranging from $2500 per student to $500 per student. Our Detroit team has placed 3 times nationally in the top 5 in the last 4 years!

Please pass this along & inform any students you know that would like to participate.

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**** BDPA is also looking for volunteers*****

BDPA is looking for Metropolitan Detroit area students grades 8-12 for their

2011 High School Computer Camp (HSCC)

to learn how to Design and Create Websites

JOIN the BDPA Detroit Chapter HSCC Program!

Program Orientation – Saturday, January 29, 2011

Registration – December 5, 2010 – January 29, 2011

BDPA Website (www.bdpa-detroit.org ) – 12/5/10 – 1/29/11

Orientation (Mandatory) – January 29, 2011 10:30a – 12:00 PM

Interviews – February 4 (6:00P – 8:00 PM) & February 5 (9:00A – 12:00 PM)

Location for Orientation & Interviews: Youthville Detroit

7375 Woodward Ave

Detroit, MI 48202

For more information, contact:

Tonji Zimmerman – Detroit-HSCC-Coordinator@bdpa-detroit.org

Markita Payne – (313) 438-3519 or Detroit-President@bdpa-detroit.org

Membership in BDPA is open to all persons, regardless of national origin, race or profession

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BDPA High School Computer Camp (open to grades 8th-12th)

2011 Black Data Processing Associate (BDPA)

High School Computer Camp

BDPA is looking for Metropolitan Detroit area students grades 8-12 for their

2011 High School Computer Camp (HSCC)

to learn how to Design and Create Websites

JOIN the BDPA Detroit Chapter HSCC Program!

Program Orientation – Saturday, January 29, 2011

Registration – December 5, 2010 – January 29, 2011

BDPA Website (www.bdpa-detroit.org ) – 12/5/10 – 1/29/11

Orientation (Mandatory) – January 29, 2011 10:30a – 12:00 PM

Interviews – February 4 (6:00P – 8:00 PM) & February 5 (9:00A – 12:00 PM)

Location for Orientation & Interviews: Youthville Detroit

7375 Woodward Ave

Detroit, MI 48202

For more information, contact:

Tonji Zimmerman – Detroit-HSCC-Coordinator@bdpa-detroit.org

Markita Payne – (313) 438-3519 or Detroit-President@bdpa-detroit.org

Membership in BDPA is open to all persons, regardless of national origin, race or profession

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FREE Class on Creating Beautiful Android Applications Easily with Nick Kwiatkowski-1/18

The Detroit Java User Group presents.....

WHAT: Creating Beautiful Android Applications Easily

WHO: Nick Kwiatkowski

WHEN: January 18th, 2011 - 6:00PM - 8:00PM

WHERE: Compuware Headquarters

1 Campus Martuis

Detroit, MI 48226

Experience: No experience necessary

Cost: FREE

Today’s world demands that you not only have an online presence, but you also have an online app to help your company or service be found. Creating mobile apps is a brand new world for many, many developers and UX designers are just getting their hands around what is required to make it flow. Nick will show you how to use a chain of Adobe applications that you may already have such as Adobe Catalyst, Adobe Device Central, Adobe Photoshop, and Flash Builder to create beautiful, functional mobile applications that you can sell or promote at Android Marketplace.

Nick Kwiatkowski is a telecommunications engineer and manager in the Telecommunication Systems Department at Michigan State University. responsible for the Telephone and Cable TV networks on our campus (our department also handles the Fiber Optics, 2-Way Radios, Cellular and licensed Wireless on campus).He also runs the Michigan Flex Users Group and is an Adobe Certified Professional for Adobe Integrated Runtime for both desktop and mobile devices. Nick has spoken at several conferences including Flex Camp, 360/Flex and the Lansing day of dot net. He has also been a guest on several Flex and Cold Fusion podcasts.

Nick presented this talk as a workshop at the Michigan World Usability Day in Lansing.

He blogs at http://quetwo.com/

You can read an interview with Nick at http://detroitdevdigest.com/


You can register for this class by clicking Here.

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Intro to Google Android App Inventor course-Learn to create apps

Want to learn how to create your own apps? Well you came to the right place because

The Web Academy is offering this fun course.

Course Description: An introduction Google Android App Inventor allows you to create simple applications for the Android smart phone.

Experience: You do not have to have a programming background because App Inventor uses “drag and drop” module blocks for application development. An Android phone is not necessary because you can build applications in the Google Android App Inventor Emulator.

Cost: This course is free but purchasing our course material of $69.00 is required.

Prerequisites: NONE

Class Meeting Times:
Tuesday February 22 10PM-11PM EST
Tuesday March 1 10PM-11PM EST
Tuesday March 8 10PM-11PM EST
Tuesday March 15 10PM-11PM EST

Interested? You can click Here to visit The Web Academy's Website to register.

Open Enrollment ends Monday, February 15, 2011 at 5pm EST

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FREE Web Design Class- "The Web Academy"

The Web Academy is a 5013c organization providing FREE online web design classes. The Web Academy is 100% distance learning All of thir courses are taught online by a live instructor. During class time, stuents are able to interact with our instuctors and ask questions, just like being in an actual classroom. In addition, The Web Academy provides free web development services to those organizations who qualify.


After completing our intro class, our students possess the necessary skills to create a web site like this on which was created with WordPress. As a part of our curriculum, our students work as designers, project managers and developers for real clients. If you are seious and passionate about learning web development, then perhaps The Web Academy is for you.


Their next class is Intro to WebPress on November 3, 2010.

For more information you can visit their website by clicking here.