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 Plugged
In Enterprises:
Plugged In Enterprises trains teenagers in the latest
web design technology.
The teenagers then use their skills to operate a web
page design business that creates web sites for community
members and paying commercial clients. Clients include
Pacific Bell, Sun Microsystems, and the East Palo Alto
Law Project. Plugged In Enterprises is a computer training
and entrepreneurial development program for teenagers
that concentrates its activities on the following areas:
Technical Skills
The technical training focuses on computer basics, introduction
to graphic design using Adobe Photoshop, and HTML scripting.
In the training, participants benefit from the expertise
and experience of a wide range of Silicon Valley professionals.
Volunteers from Wired, Intel Corporation, Crystal Dynamics,
Stanford University School of Education, Cisco Systems,
Macromedia, and Sun Microsystems all share their talents
with East Palo Alto teens.
Employment Experience
The employment experience is one of working in a real
business environment. The teens operate a web page production
business and develop web sites for paying clients earning
money for their work. They are evaluated by their supervisors,
critiqued by their clients, and to keep abreast of new
developments in the field. Their hourly pay is dependent
on skill level and ability to transfer skills to peers
on the production team, as well as to other teens in
the community. To review a portfolio of the work the
teenagers have accomplished click
here.
Community Involvement
A substantial portion of the students' work is with
community members and organizations that have limited
exposure to computers and the Internet. As a result,
the teenagers frequently act as teachers and technology
evangelists for other community members. For the client,
the web site creation service then becomes a course
on computer basics and an introduction to the Internet.
For more information contact Plugged
In at 650-322-1134 or just drop into our center and
ask the front desk about the PIE program.
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