Cloud Computing Discovery Day for Students
March 30 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cloud Computing Discovery Day for Students
Learn how cloud technology impacts the way we live and find out if a cloud career is in your students’ future!
If you have students who get a kick out of building things, thrive on solving problems and love dreaming up big ideas to change the world, then a career in cloud computing could be for them.
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Inspire your students to take control of their futures and discover if they have the potential for a career in cloud computing!
Even if they don’t think they know what cloud computing is, chances are they’re already using it. Whether gaming, streaming, or just hanging out on social media, these are just some ways your students will already be engaging with the magical world of cloud computing. And we bet there are plenty more exciting avenues they didn’t even know existed!
Join industry experts at the upcoming Cloud Technology Student Summit, hosted by Using Technology Better in collaboration with Amazon Web Services.
Students will get the lowdown on what the cloud is, find out the steps they need to take to get skilled in cloud computing and dive into real-world applications of the cloud. Students will learn how they can do what they love and get paid for doing it!
Who is this is for?
- High school students (Years 9-12) who want to discover what exciting career paths are available in the magical world of cloud services.
- High school teachers who are keen to encourage their students to explore the various cloud-based career paths.
If your students can answer ‘Yes!’ to the following statements …
- I am pumped to learn my daily cloud-based activities like gaming, streaming, and hanging out on social media could be a job that I’m excited to get out of bed for every day for the rest of my life!
- I get a kick out of building things, I thrive on solving problems and I love dreaming up new ideas to change the world.
- I want a career that inspires me to make a difference in the world.
- I am curious to meet the talented people behind the companies who are creating and building cloud solutions to find out if this could be the right industry for me.
- I am excited to see the world-changing innovations the creative minds at cloud-based companies are producing.
- I have no idea if cloud computing is for me, but I am keen to explore career possibilities that may exist that I just don’t know about yet.
… then this is one event you won’t want them to miss!
What Your Students Will Get
- Insider knowledge from industry experts and insight into what kinds of career opportunities are available in cloud computing.
- Inspiring ideas for your future happiness and security out in the world.
- The opportunity to flex your cloud computing skills and impress industry judges for the chance to win great prizes.
- The chance to meet the talented people creating and building cloud solutions - and ask them what it’s really like to do what they do.
AWS Deep Racer Student Competition
Students will have the opportunity to master new skills and bask in the glory gained from participating in an AWS DeepRacer challenge.
Students will get a taste of what reinforcement learning (RL) is all about when they sign up for the AWS Deep Racer competition.
The competition is open to all students. No previous coding experience is necessary, just a desire to learn and have fun!
Students will have the chance to get the tools they need ahead of the competition (held at the summit) in a series of online tutorials hosted by UTB and AWS in the weeks leading up to the summit.
Once teachers have registered their whole class or year group for the summit, students will be eligible to take part in the DeepRacer Student Challenge
See below for instructions on how to sign students up for an online tutorial with the DeepRacer Pit Crew who will arm them with the tools they need to create their own model to submit prior to the summit.
Want in on the action? Here’s what’s in store!
Sign Up Your Students in 3 Simple Steps to Compete in the DeepRacer Challenge
- Sign up for AWS DeepRacer Student Access to begin building your model
- Skill up by signing up for an online tutorial with the DeepRacer Pit Crew
- Submit your model for your chance to race your model at the summit
Summit Sessions
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Summit Speakers
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UTB Technology Trainers
Mark Herring
Learning & Development Lead
Blue Sky Thinker
Mark is a big ideas man who loves keeping up with future tech trends and shaping learning experiences that are fun and fertile ground for learning. As a facilitator and coach Mark equips educators with fundamental leadership qualities and guides schools toward achieving transformational change.
Joseph Muir
Technology Trainer
Automation & Security Aficionado
The exchange of knowledge and experiences is a focus for Joseph not just in work, but in life itself. Spending his time immersed in creative spaces and teaching environments Joseph is adept at thinking outside the box when it comes to solving problems and delivering training that’s simple, relaxed and hands-on.
