Computers

In honor of Teen Tech Week, tech professionals from the community will share their career journeys and professions with teens. Every day, a different member of the tech community will be available for teens to chat with over light refreshments. Come join us to be inspired, learn about different career options in tech, and mingle.

If you love video games, you won't want to miss this opportunity to learn about game development from professional game developers at OctoPro. Learn what goes into making a video game and see the process unfold throughout the week in this 5 day workshop. Space is limited and registration is required.

Binary is the language of computers! Everything you do on your computer is accomplished using 1s and 0s.

Learn how to count in binary, how to write your name in binary, and how binary relates to cybersecurity. Understanding binary is essential if you want to understand how computers really work. It is also essential for certain cybersecurity and IT roles.

Create colorful art inspired by microchip patterns and discover how ASML’s machines use light to help make the tiny microchips that power modern technology.

This demo illustrates how our industrial control platform (Circaflex) is used to read the values of industrial sensors (pH probe, thermocouple etc.) and send signals to output devices (pumps, heaters, motors etc.). The demo shows this in the form of a typical Bioreactor. These are capable of providing a controlled environment that supports the growth of cells typically used for pharmaceutical research etc.

Join us for a variety of hands-on K-12 activities including Robotics, Forensic Science, Super STEAM Adventure & Virtual Reality. Also learn about the HOTE 1K Outreach program bringing cost-free STEAM to San Diego kids and the SD STEAM Educators conference.

Interactive, student produced video game demos.

STEM activities and demonstrations such as fossils, electricity items, and afterschool tutoring opportunities.

Stem related mfg and education (3D Printing, Laser Crafting, Fiber Lasers, RC, Robotics, Rocketry)

Join CCOE, CAREERworks and National Foundation for Autism Research (NFAR) for fun and engaging hands-on challenges designed to help students get cyber ready! “Build a Computer” – students will match and assemble hardware components to understand how computer systems work. This activity is aligned with the CompTIA A+ certification, which is part of the IT training we provide in our programs. “Spot the Hacker” – a phishing game where students review sample emails and decide whether they are legitimate or malicious.