Mission: Inspire and guide the next generation of builders to use technology constructively. Creative Inventions and Robotics

By invitation … Grade 6-12 students who have demonstrated a passion for computers, art and technology. Work with the Build-It-Yourself development team, primarily... MIT, Purdue and Cornell engineering students Mass Art graphic design students Build-It-Yourself Intern Program Qualifications

Projects: Web applications Computer games Graphic design Robotics Content development Exercise multi-discipline skills including: Product development Project management User interface design Program architecture Testing Teamwork Product marketing Build-It-Yourself Intern Program Projects

Make presentations to customers and partners and at education conferences. Build-It-Yourself Intern Program Goal #1

Work for Build-It-Yourself as a developer or mentor. Build-It-Yourself Intern Program Goal #2

Build-It-Yourself Intern Program Use Build-It-Yourself experiences in resumes, portfolios and applications to college. Goal #3

During the school year, developers and interns meet in our Webcast room for one hour on Saturdays and Sundays. During the summer, interns are invited to spend a week or more working with our developers at MIT or at our ‘lab’ in Cambridge. Interns are expected to spend a significant number of hours completing a variety of projects. Build-It-Yourself Intern Program Time Commitment

Interns are paid $6/hr up to $180/year for: 1.work that becomes part of the Build-It-Yourself product. 2.mentoring in Build-It-Yourself workshops. 3.presenting Build-It-Yourself projects at conferences. Build-It-Yourself Intern Program Compensation

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Project Information Active Projects: 1.Web site redesign 2.Invention Universe Flex/Flash updates 3.Skills measuring games 4.Scratch modules 5.Robots for < $30 modules 6.Motor Controller Electronics Projects on the Drawing Board: 1.Digital photography course 2.Digital music course 3.Car of the future course 4.Build-It-Blocks port from MS SQL to MySQL Intern Team: Development Team: Development Project Management Sites: Build-It-Yourself Intern Program

Lessons Presented Technical: How the Internet works HTML coding that validates Architecture for database driven web sites Setting up Web and SQL servers PHP coding SQL Queries Scratch code guidelines Modular code File management Project Management: Defining target audiences Defining product goals Defining functionality Defining information architecture Creating a project management plan Measuring success Problem solving techniques Presenting Ideas and Graphics: Elevator pitches The art of public speaking Graphic design - pixel vs. vector drawing tools (PPT vs. Gimp/Photoshop) - color theory - layout theory - cartooning - animation - grafitti Build-It-Yourself Intern Program Content Development: Developing trailers Digital music Photography Electronics Templates

Compensation Policy Build-It-Yourself has a policy to pay interns for hours spent: 1) delivering workshops. 2) presenting BIY to partners 3) developing content or platforms. Compensation is at a rate of $6/hr up to 30 hours per year (or up to $180/year). Interns may log hours for content/platform work that is actually used on our Website, or for presentations or for workshops that had a successful outcome. Our policy is not to compensate interns for learning time or prep time or meeting time. Interns must keep time sheet and submit an invoice. Build-It-Yourself Intern Program

Alumni Bushra – MIT Max – Dartmouth Natasha – Phillips Andover and Harvard Naseem – Harvard Katy – Yale Emily - Yale Michael – Choate and McGill Herman – London School of Economics Amy - Mahattanville Build-It-Yourself Intern Program