Our Work with the bITS Program

Working at the BITS Program was a lot of fun. During the six weeks that we were here we did a lot of new and cool things. At this program we went on a couple of trips. On one of our trips we went to the Blue Horizon there we met Ms. Michael, who is the first African American female boxer promoter. We also went to Progress Plaza, there we learn about the founder Leon Sullivan. Another trip that we took was at city hall. We took a very and i mean very long walk down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, there we learn about the fountains, The Museum of Art, and the Schuylkill river. We found that the trips were very interesting and informational. But before we went on these trips we did research on these places. It was nice to get out of the classroom.

Now don't go on thinking that it was just fun and games it really was hard work. We did a lot and i mean a lot of research. But it was fun to, i know that for most of the people in my group used PowerPoint, Google docs, Google sketch up, and blogger for the first time. We also took a portfolio training class. In this class we learned about resumes and cover letters. We even got to dress up like we were going to a real interview, that part was scary but fun and also good practice.

In the BITS Program there were like six different groups that did different things. In my group we had create a virtual world with this program called "Second Life". Its something like The Sims and myspace put together. We were surprised that Companies and businesses like IBM uses this program, doctors and teachers also. We also had the help of Dr. Giuseppe Russo who is the expert on this program.

In the end we have finished what we had to do and we can't wait for you guys to see our work at the open house tomorrow. Even after this program we will continue to post to our blog just to let you guys know what we are up to. We hope that you love it.

If you are a Second Life user you can also visit our virtual museum.

With love: Samantha Harvey, Lanee Hill, Rochelle Hamilton, Angelique Haynesworth, Shyniqua Lumb, Malcolm Jones, and Rafiq Jones