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Schedule and Information:
Academic Curriculum:
Summer ICE@Tech students will participate in a variety of
hands-on computing activities, guest lectures and field trips
to research labs on-campus. The planned activities include:
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Learning programming concepts using digital images and music
- Building a working computer from parts
- Designing and programming robots for simple tasks
- "How things work" sessions to introduce simple
engineering and programming concepts
- Using Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to modify and enhance
images and sound
- Just-for-fun outings for recreation on campus
We have complementary programming and engineering activities.
This is a joint program offered by the College of Computing
and the College of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Staff:
Suzy Crowe - Camp Director
Sheena Lewis -
Assistant Camp Director
Barb Ericson - Driector of CS Outreach, ICE@Tech
Dr. Maureen Biggers - Asst. Dean for Diversity and Special Programs
GT Student Counselors – ratio 1:8
Daily Schedule:
8:15
AM – 8:55 AM Drop-off
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Session 1
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Morning Session 2
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Session
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM Pickup and extracurricular lab time
Students
will be divided into groups of thirty for academic instruction.
The student/teacher ratio will be 16:1; the student/student
assistant ratio will be 8:1. Students will be supervised at
all times by undergraduate college students who have been
trained for supervision.
Lunch
and Snacks:
Students
will eat lunch in the College of Computing Commons Area. A
variety of foods will be catered from campus eateries, please
advise of any dietary restrictions. Students will also be
given a morning snack break from 10:30 - 10:45 daily and may
bring a snack if they choose. There is no refrigeration available.
Drop
Off/Pick-Up Procedures:
Day
1: All parents are asked to bring students to the
Summer ICE@Tech on-campus location (TBD) between 8:15 AM and
8:55 AM and sign-in with a Summer ICE@Tech staff member. This
will give the Summer ICE@Tech staff an opportunity to meet
parents and provide them with a daily detailed schedule of
the program.
Days 2-5: Students can begin arriving at the Summer
ICE@Tech on-campus location beginning at 8:15 AM. A Summer
ICE@Tech student assistant will meet students. For safety
reasons, please do not drop your student off early. No arrangements
can be made to provide supervision until 8:15 AM.
Daily: Parents may pick-up students beginning at
3:15 PM. All students must be picked up by 5:30 PM. Students
not picked up by 5:30 PM will not be allowed to return to
the program. Parents (or other authorized adults) must sign
students out on a daily basis. Only people authorized to pick
up students are allowed to do so. Anyone not listed on the
Parent Authorization form attempting to pick up a student
is reported to the Georgia Tech Police Department. Students
sixteen and older may drive themselves with prior written
notice from parents or other authorized adults.
Friday Afternoon:
On
Friday, we will have a special Open House for parents and
other guests, 3:15 – 4:15. The Summer ICE@Tech students
will share their project work for the week. Our guests will
get a mini-glimpse into a day of Summer ICE@Tech and some
of our field trips.
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