How High School Students Are Learning to Build VR Content for the Web

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United States Games for Change
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"Computer science is both one of the fastest-growing and highest-paying job fields, and has shown to be a route for many out of poverty. How do we ensure that kids are taught this valuable skill in a way that can be applied in the real world? Jordan Budisantoso, a computer science teacher at Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School, shares the importance of a computer science education that revolves around theory and understanding, and his students share the VR projects that they have been working on in the classroom.

Speakers:
* Jordan Budisantoso (Teacher, Computer Science, Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School)
* Jamir Grier (Student, 10th Grade, Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School)
* Jerome Foster II (Student, 10th Grade, Founder & CEO of TAU VR, Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School)
* Khalilah Sutton (Student, 10th Grade, Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School)
* Dagmawit Zeleke (Student, 10th Grade, Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School)



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