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CREATIVE JOBS & EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN

Use Pure Michigan Talent Connect to find jobs and educational opportunities in Michigan’s creative industries.

Google CS First and Applied Digital Skills offer additional options for at home computer science educational opportunities.

Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-21, suspending activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life in an effort to flatten the curve on the COVID-19 outbreak. Many schools have turned to virtual classrooms and parents may be seeking quality supplemental education at home during this time to continue their child’s interest.

In November of 2015, the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office partnered with Google to make computer science programs more accessible and approachable for 4th-8th grade students across Michigan.  As many parents and guardians now find themselves searching out educational programs for learning at home, several Google programs – CS First and Applied Digital Skills – provide opportunities in computer science.  Parents can also get kids involved by participating in the "Hour of Code,” – an one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code." This movement has culminated in the celebration of Computer Science Education Week every December. We think you’ll find these resources as well as others noted below of particular value because none of them require you to be an educational professional or “techy” person to guide your child through curriculum and activities. 

 

The Google CS First program is a free software platform that has students engaging in computer programming across nine different themes (animation, art, fashion, friends, game design, music & sound, social media, sports and storytelling). Visit www.cs-first.com  for additional details about the program.


For additional information about the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office's CS First program, click HERE.

Below please find some resources your students might find enjoyable to participate in during this prolonged absence from school.  Please get kids coding and get them involved in computer science early and often.

 

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Create Your Own Hero

Students will choose an everyday hero from their own life and build a story or game using code that gives their hero superpowers.

 

Visit https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/c/cs-first/en/code-your-hero/overview.html to participate

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Create Your Own Google Logo

Students bring the Google logo to life using code, utilizing programming and design.

 

Visit https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/c/cs-first/en/create-your-own-google-logo/overview.html to make your doodle.

 

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Create Your Own Flappy Bird Game

Who said that computer science couldn’t be fun?  Participate in an Hour of Code by creating your own Flappy Bird game.  #HourOfCode #MiCodes #CSEdWeek

 

Visit https://studio.code.org/flappy/1 to get coding.

 

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Create You Own Minecraft Adventure

Who said that computer science couldn’t be fun?  Participate in an Hour of Code by creating your own Minecraft journey.  #HourOfCode #MiCodes #CSEdWeek

 

Visit https://code.org/minecraft to get crafting.

 

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Students may want to upgrade their scholastic and real-life CS applications through Google's Applied Digital Skills

Google Applied Digital Skills is a free online curriculum that can be accessed by individual learners or used in a classroom setting. Project-based units help students practice basic digital skills using Google's G Suite for Education applications (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, etc.). 

 

Visit https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/s/en/home for more information.

 

Additional at-home computer science learning resources

  • Michigan Department of Education – Go Open Michigan Network Hubs
  • REMC's MiTech Kids K-5 CS Resources - Computational Thinker 
  • REMC's 21things4students CS Resources 5-9 - Computational Thinker 
  • Code.org - www.studio.code.org/projects/public
  • Low-Cost Online Learning and Remote Work Resources (Credit to City of Detroit Department of Innovation and Technology - Digital Inclusion) 
  • CS Activities For Students and Families  (Credit to Chicago Public Schools Office of Computer Science)
  • If you prefer a live instructor to teach you Scratch or Python or Java, then AccelerateKID® is for you (www.AccelerateKID.com). They even have a FREE virtual 10-day workshop to teach kids 4-8 about coding starting Monday, March 23 at 11AM-12PM daily until April 3rd. Feel free to call 844-4TECHED (483-2433) for more information. 

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Are you a creative industry employer seeking to fill internship vacancies? Are you a student or individual seeking to gain valuable work experience at the internship level? Pure Michigan Talent Connect can help fill those vacancies and make those connections between employer and job seekers with internships. To learn more, visit http://mitalent.org/internships today.

College/University/Specialized Degree Programs

Michigan is home to some of the countries finest colleges and universities both private and public. Many of these institutions have degree programs which directly impact the creative industries, specifically in film and digital media. Michigan is also home to numerous trade schools and specialized degree programs. All of these wonderful education opportunities prepare students to enter careers in the creative industries and provide companies with a direct link to talent that is homegrown.  

Search Education Opportunities at Michigan's Colleges and Universities

  • Search college/university film programs here
  • Search college/university digital media/computer science programs here

Training/Workshops

Do you have an upcoming training or workshop that you'd like promoted through the MFDMO website and on our social media channels? Please send us the important details such as the name of the event, the hosting organization, date, time, address and any other important details you wish to have included. Send the request in the form of an email to mfo@michigan.org, thank you.

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