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The 2009 FreshBrain Summer Virtual Technology Camp is NOW OVER.  The contests are CLOSED and prizes will be awarded as winners are selected.  The Learning Paths listed below are still available, and more Learning Paths will soon be available on the site!

Here's what you do.
  • Click on a Learning Path that looks like fun (you need to join the group).
  • Complete all Activities to earn a Badge (found under the Activity Tab).
  • Ready for something harder?  Try the Challenge Activity after you finish the Learning Path!
  • Do it again!
 Badge Learning Path
2009 Summer Camp Challenge Prizes
Make a 3D Video GameLaptop, iPod & Ed Hardy Swag
Build a Mobile Phone App (using Google Android)G1™ Mobile Phones & Coin (up to $500)
Building Flashy Websites with JavaFXBig money (up to $1500)
Learn Java ProgrammingBucks ($500, $250, $100)
Make Exceptional VideosDollars & Kahuna Creations Stuff
Digital Graphics Lab

Money, Giant Campus & Vertigo Prizes

Animation ExplorationBank & Skullcandy Gear
Mix It, Mash It, Make Your Own MusicDough & Skullcandy Gear

Progress Updates

Down to the last few days

August 12, 2009 at 8:42 pm by headbrain

We are now down to the last few days of Summer Camp!Please finish up your learning paths if you can and enter the challenge activities.  Great prizes and in some cases, not all that many submissions, so a really good chance of winning.We have been asked what will happen with the learning paths afte...

HELP - Time to Finish Your Learning Paths!

August 4, 2009 at 9:41 am by headbrain

Hey All,We are down to the last couple of weeks of summer camp.We REALLY want everyone to be successful in completing your Learning Paths.   We know that lots of you got a good start, but are slowing down in completing the later activities.  If you are getting stuck, PLEASE CONTACT A CAMP COUNSEL...

Past the Halfway Point

July 22, 2009 at 8:15 am by headbrain

We are past the halfway point of our Summer Virtual Technology Camp 2009.  Hope you are having some fun and learning new skills.Our camp counselors have been busy monitoring the learning paths, giving badges and connecting with many of you through forums and messages. They are impressed with many o...

Check out the great contests

July 7, 2009 at 9:38 am by headbrain

This summer we have a long list of contests with impressive prizes.  Things like $1500 cash, a gaming laptop. Skullcandy headphones, a T-Mobile G1 phone, Ed Hardy gear, Giant Campus online camps and more! If you haven't checked them out, you should!  Remember, you have to complete the learning pat...

FreshBrain Camp Open - Counselors Out Friday

July 1, 2009 at 2:24 pm by headbrain

All,The FreshBrain Summer Virtual Technology Camp is OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY.As you know - you can work on your activities whenever you have time and support each other through the forums, chatrooms and messaging each other.  In addition, we have camp counselors in our office in California from 8am to ...

Progress Update 4/27/09

April 27, 2009 at 2:43 pm by headbrain

This has been another good week of progress - not only for summer camp but across freshbrain.org!We launched two new contests.One with de Saisset called the Contemporary New Media Art contest where not only does the winner get $250 but the top three places will have their art on display in a museum....

Progress Update 4/10/09

April 10, 2009 at 10:47 pm by headbrain

Another good week in terms of progress with the FreshBrain Summer Virtual Technology Camp.  Here are some highlights.We made progress again with a number of the learning paths.First outline for the Learn Java Programming path has been createdMore interaction with the Wild Pockets team, getting pret...

Progress Update 4/1/09

April 1, 2009 at 12:07 pm by headbrain

No - this is not an April fools joke.  This is a real update.  I know when you read it you will not believe me.  It is just too amazing to be true:)Here goes anyway. We have been working hard on Learning Paths (LPs) - the meat of the summer camp.  Things are really starting to come together as w...

Progress Update 3/22/09

March 22, 2009 at 11:58 pm by headbrain

Another week and again lots of good progress.  Here are some highlights.Completed our first mockup of a Learning Path (LP).  This is not public, but is the first step in proving that freshbrain.org is ready for summer.We continued to develop the LPs and made connections with two partners, one that...

Progress Update 3/16/09

March 16, 2009 at 8:34 am by headbrain

Lots of good progress this week on the Summer Virtual Technology Camp 2009.  Here are a learning path related highlights.Continued progress defining the 3D Video Gaming learning path with the Wild Pockets team.Met with two teams at Sun. The Zembly team will be working with us to create a Build a Fa...

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