Today was the first day of the Spring semester for ITA, and the juniors hit the ground running. Cristina was absent, but AJ stepped in and did an exemplary job filling in for her. Today, instead of Flash, we worked on Portfolios, since February 15th is the deadline for applications for a lot of the paid internships. That lit a fire under everyone, since it's always better to get paid for your hard work.
Several of the students have come along nicely, and Paul gave them some advice with their resumes, posting his own on the projector as an example. Eddie made a really nice page devoted to the website he made, and Adrianne put up a bunch of photos from her recent internship. Kiran has her portfolio almost completely squared away (at least as much as anything is ever done when it comes to resumes).
We impressed upon the students that the portfolio is largely a project for them (just like a lot of ITA work), but it also reflects on ITA. We want them to really show off how much they've learned and how much they know, and they're making the effort.
Also, AJ showed them lala.com, explaining how it works and how they can get their music online. Unfortunately, he played Europe's "The Final Countdown" as the example, but no one's perfect!
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