Thursday: 12:25-2:30
Friday: 12:55-2:30
On Thursday, I went back to follow up with our school librarian about the library blog. We talked about some of her options with themes and widgets that were supported in Wordpress, and played with the different options. We eventually chose a theme and planned out how we could optimize that theme for the usability she wanted out of her blog. I will continue to meet up with her to help her along in the process of switching to a theme that supports the customizations she wants to see in the future of the blog. As of now, I have asked her to do the setup behind the theme-change so that it is seamless when it takes effect.
We also had a smaller meeting of the Byte Club members who had no other clubs to attend on Thursday. Here, we talked about fundraising opportunities and the ways we could better accomplish our project goals. A lot of our fundraising ideas are a bit far-fetched, but others are doable and could be very rewarding. One major idea is to create a Byte Club scholarship program for those majoring in Computer Science. We would ask successful alumni of the computer science program at our high school to donate a bit of money and then would elect the recipient(s) for the scholarship once a year.
This week gave me more of a chance to see the client-based side of computer science. I got to know how to include the client in the decisions being made, while still guiding them towards an effective and well-made solution. It was good for me to be able to get experience in having to explain what had to happen in simpler terms. On top of that, I got a look at the monetary side of projects as well. Our project is sponsored by our school, so we don't have too much of a need for financing, but it was still eye-opening to think about the possibilities we have to make money if we do end up needing it. There are lots of options and our prospects are promising if we can go about our fundraising in a professional manner.
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