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To: Applicants to the KnowledgeBase Academy
From: Derrick Brown, KnowledgeBase Academy Director
Subject: General Information on Applying to the 1999 KnowledgeBase
Summer Academy
Date: June 7, 1999
Thank you for your interest in attending the 1999 KnowledgeBase Summer Academy! This application packet contains the following:
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General information about the academy
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Application form (requires submission of short essay)
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Course registration form
880 South Cobb Drive, #2114
Marietta, GA 30060
Sincerely,
Derrick Brown
Founder and Executive Director, KnowledgeBase, Inc.
KnowledgeBase Summer Academy
The 1999 KnowledgeBase Summer Academy will offer the following three programs:
- KnowledgeBase Computer Academy ($100). The core component of the 1999 KnowledgeBase Computer Academy is a 6-hour curriculum comprised of three seminars (Introduction to the Internet, Using Internet Search Engines, and How to Build a Computer) that will offer students basic proficiency in understanding computer hardware and using the Internet. Developed and taught by KnowledgeBase executive director Derrick Brown, The program is open to all adults and children between the ages of 10-17.
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MathOlympiad. Another new addition to our Summer Academy, the MathOlympiad targets middle and high school students (ages 11-17) in an effort to offer to them creative incentives to help them alleviate math anxiety. Participants will improve their arithmetic, problem solving, cooperative learning, and algebra skills by competing in several games KnowledgeBase program director Cassandra Jones has designed and refined during her career as a high school math teacher.
Descriptions of each seminar are included on the next page.
The Computer Academy will meet on the following dates
from 6 PM - 8 PM in our 8-machine computer lab located in Room
322 of the Georgia Tech Student Center (directions given below):
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | ||
| Monday, June 21, 1999 | Monday, June 28, 1999 | Monday, July 5, 1999 | ||
| Tuesday, June 22, 1999 | Tuesday, June 29, 1999 | Tuesday, July 6, 1999 | ||
| Thursday, June 24, 1999 | Thursday, July 1, 1999 | Thursday, July 8, 1999 | ||
Participants will strengthen their writing, basic math, and computer skills by becoming proficient in basic and intermediate features of both programs. The classes are under the leadership of KnowledgeBase program director DaVona Hansborough, whose diverse background (math teacher, computer programmer, computer software instructor) offers a much-needed holistic approach to learning computer software.
The classes will meet on the following dates during
morning (10 AM - 12 PM) and afternoon (2 PM - 4 PM) sessions in our
8-machine computer lab located in Room 322 of the Georgia Tech
Student Center:
| Microsoft Word (Part 1) | Microsoft Word (Part 2) | Microsoft Excel |
| Tuesday, June 22, 1999 | Tuesday, June 29, 1999 | Tuesday, July 6, 1999 |
| Wednesday, June 23, 1999 | Wednesday, June 30, 1999 | Wednesday, July 7, 1999 |
| Thursday, June 24, 1999 | Thursday, July 1, 1999 | Thursday, July 8, 1999 |
| Session 1 ($100) | Session 2 ($65) |
| June 23-25, June 28 - July 2, 1999 | July 5-9, 1999 |
From I-75/85 South:
- Take North Avenue exit; turn right onto North Avenue.
- Proceed to 2nd light and make a right (Tech Parkway). You should see the Coca-Cola building to your left.
- Make right at 1st light (Means Street), then another immediate right (Ferst Avenue).
- You will pass a gray parking deck on your left. The Georgia Tech Student Center is the first building on your left after you pass the parking garage. Parking is available along Ferst Drive.
- Take Spring Street exit (Exit 100). At 2nd light, make a left onto West Peachtree.
- From West Peachtree, make a left onto North Avenue.
- Proceed to 3rd light and make a right (Tech Parkway). You should see the Coca-Cola building to your left.
- Make right at 1st light (Means Street), then another immediate right (Ferst Avenue).
- You will pass a gray parking deck on your left. The Georgia Tech Student Center is the first building on your left after you pass the parking garage. Parking is available along Ferst Drive.
KnowledgeBase Summer Academy Curricula
Introduction to the Internet
For those with little or no Internet experience, this seminars covers the following topics:
- What are the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW), and how do they work?
- Connecting to the Internet
- Using the WWW browser
- Downloading files from the Internet
Have you ever tried to locate information on the Internet and come away frustrated? This seminar teaches you how to use Internet search tools well enough to find that needle in the haystack!
Effective search techniques will be demonstrated using Internet search tools and/or directories like Yahoo!, Infoseek, Excite!, and Alta Vista.
How to Build a Computer
Ever wondered just how a computer is put together? Perhaps you have a computer and would like to know how to install upgrade parts like hard drives, CD-ROMs, memory, video cards, etc. ? If so, this seminar is for you! Tips on buying computers will also be presented.
Microsoft Word97
This course will introduce the basic features of Word 97. The user will be taught how to create and format single-and multiple page letters and memos, faxes, basic reports, envelopes, labels, resumes, and documents for the Internet.
Microsoft Excel97
This course will introduce the basic features of Excel
97 to prepare the user to efficiently create, modify, format and print
spreadsheets. The user will also be taught to format spreadsheets, create
and apply ranges, and use functions (MIN, MAX, AVERAGE).
KnowledgeBase Organizational Profile
Since June 1995, KnowledgeBase has worked to encourage individual skill development and self-empowerment through computers and information technology. In addition to its signature program, The KnowledgeBase Computer Academy, KnowledgeBase has also achieved its mission through the following ongoing projects:
- Project CHIP (Computer Hardware Investigation and Procurement). KnowledgeBase uses creative means (auctions, refurbishing "obsolete" equipment, repairing broken equipment, etc.) to amass computer hardware. Project CHIP uses this equipment to support programs that develop computer and entrepreneurial skills in children. The project currently maintains 40 Pentium-level personal computers.
- Information Technology Consulting. KnowledgeBase develops computer labs and low-cost networking solutions that allow community centers to access the Internet.
- Curriculum Development. KnowledgeBase authors curricula that introduce middle and high school students to using the Internet as a research tool, as well as training programs that introduce entrepreneurs to business uses of the Internet.
Derrick Brown's Biography
Derrick Brown is currently the full-time director of KnowledgeBase. He was formerly the Vice-President of Strategic Planning and Marketing for BGS Infosystems, Inc. (BGSI), an Internet startup firm who produces an Internet directory of African-related WWW resources called "The Universal Black Pages" (www.ubp.com). While with BGSI, Derrick authored the company's business and marketing plans, and also wrote strategic plans for BGSI's advertising, consulting, and electronic commerce operations.
Derrick earned his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering with honors from Clemson University in December 1991. He then worked for The MITRE Corporation's (Reston, VA) Signal Processing and Advanced Technology Department for one year before beginning graduate studies at Georgia Tech, where he received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in March 1994.
During his time at Georgia Tech, Derrick was an active member of the Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA). He created the Information Resources and Technology committee in September 1993 to encourage students to use electronic mail and other Internet resources like newsgroups, ftp, gopher, and WAIS. He served as BGSA president from May 1994 - May 1996, during which the organization became a leading advocate of information technology utilization.
Derrick is originally from Elloree, SC, a decidedly rural community. His personal mission to promote learning and development through computer and information technology is based on the experience of how much the tools accelerated his development.
DaVona Hansborough's Biography
DaVona Hansborough has served as a KnowledgeBase program director since March 1999. She is a graduate of Howard University (Washington, DC), and has spent over 7 years as a high school math teacher, computer programmer, and computer software instructor. Her diverse background allows her to integrate basic skills instruction (in reading, writing, and mathematics) into computer software learning curricula, which provides a potent and foundational approach to learning software that prepares her students to be productive in the workforce.
Cassandra Jones' Biography
Cassandra Jones has served as a KnowledgeBase program director since January 1999. She is a graduate of Jackson State University (Jackson, MS), and has spent four years as a high school math teacher. During her teaching career, she often sought the input of her students for creative ways to make learning math fun. It was this seeking that led her to create several groundbreaking games that reinforce difficult-to-grasp math concepts like problem solving, factoring, order of operations, cooperative learning (working together), and healthy competition.
Cassandra plans to start her own company to continue the development and marketing of her games, and also plans to host seminars in area high schools to instruct teachers on how to properly integrate her innovative concepts into their classrooms.