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ID Tech Squads After School - Ages 13-17

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Now Offered in 12 Week Semester Courses!!!!
Learning Tech is cool, but experimenting with the hottest tech alongside friends?  That’s game-changing.  Want to monetize your own game with Roblox?  Make mods for Minecraft? Start a YouTube channel or explore the world of AI?  Your squad, your goals!  Each age group has a class choice in three categories:  Coding, Game Design, or Creative!  Classes begin the week of May 3!  Each course runs for 12 weeks, once per week. Choose your own day and time from a flexible schedule. Twelve 90-minute classes on the day and time of your choice – what more could you ask for?  Register with Northampton Township Parks and Recreation and receive a coupon code and step-by-step instructions to register with ID Tech.
 
May Start Dates and Time Options:  Mondays, May 3 (4PM and 7PM), Wednesday, May 5 (4PM and 7PM), Saturday May 8 (10AM, 12PM, and 8PM), Sunday May 9 (10AM and 12PM)

Coding: Python and Java (Chromebook-friendly)
Coding skills are among the most in-demand in today’s job market—get real-world experience with computational thinking and Python. Once you have the basics, go further to see how your coding knowledge applies to advanced topics and even the basics of machine learning. Then to add more depth to your knowledge you’ll explore topics in Java—which is used for the AP Computer Science exam and enterprise grade applications. Seeing the differences in languages will help cement everything you learned before, and allow you to explore first hand what features of programming languages make them better suited to different tasks. Pushing your programs beyond console basics, you'll build a portfolio of code and algorithms that colleges will notice.




  • Code with Python


  • Learn algorithms in Python and Java


  • Prepare for more advanced coding content


  • Gain computational thinking skills




 Game Design: Unity Development
Go from game-player to game-maker with Unity and C# and get a taste of real-world software development as you create a polished game or app. Advance through the semester and hone your UX/UI design expertise while working on creating interfaces and gameplay. As you put it all together, you’ll realize you’re doing more than just making the next popular battle royale or arcade game. You’re designing incredible experiences for yourself and the people you want to play with, and joining a community of millions of developers using Unity and C#!
 




  • Use game objects, models, and levels to create game environments


  • Program interactions with C#


  • Think in 3D to create interactive experiences


  • Develop coding and design skills




Creative: Design with YouTube and Adobe
Creators flock to YouTube to show off their stories and vision through videos and commentary. You'll create your own channel, but more than just pressing the upload button, you'll build skills with some of the most powerful industry-wide programs in the Adobe Suite, from Photoshop, to Animate, to Premiere and beyond. Next time you have an idea, you’ll have the abilities to follow-through and bring it to life.
 




  • Edit video and audio tracks


  • Use animation and design tools


  • Practice character design and 2D animation/creative techniques


  • Translate visual inspiration to an effective digital portfolio

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