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PhreakNIC 21 (2017),
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As I sought ways to teach my own children to enjoy computer programming and art, I recently discovered MIT's Scratch coding program. My 15 minutes of internet fame came through being a part of the Scratch community. In the two years since joining Scratch for the first time, I've been delighted to create over 30 fun projects and games. Logging on to see that one of my games has been featured on the main page of Scratch, not once but twice within the last six months--garnering nearly 60,000 views and gaining over 300 Scratch followers!"
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Michele Carpenter
Michele Carpenter is a mural artist, voice actress and teacher at her church. She's the narrator of 18 audiobooks, the wife of Josh Carpenter and mother of 3 children. She loves guiding and motivating children to develop their skills and talents."I remember seeing my first computer the day I started preschool. I've been amazed and intrigued with the endless possibilities that that these machines offer us, ever since. My curiosity was ignited, but my interactions and exposure to computers was so rare that I don't think I saw one again until 4th grade. When I was 13, my family got a home computer. I was fascinated by programming Basic Computer Codes from the back of my sister's 321 Contact Magazine subscriptions to create simple games. I didn't actively pursue computer learning but did take the Microsoft Q-Basic and Turbo Pascal classes offered at my High School. My main focus was art. Art in any form. I plowed through 3 high school art classes and went on to paint murals for my college. After getting married, I again owned a home computer and quickly began learning Photoshop and other Adobe programs. I learned graphic design and dabbled in Web Design and photography--while raising three toddlers--learning some Java Script and HTML as I went.
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