Announcements:

• February 10th, Ron will be giving a talk on how to use GitHub. Go to chscodecamp.com to sign up, there are seven spots left. Bring your own laptop.
• Everyone should join the Computer Science Facebook group, and also the Women in Computing Facebook!
• We just got a new sponsorship from Blackbaud, they are providing $500, so that’s great!
• We need to volunteer more! Sign up to volunteer to earn hours and money for WiC! Contact Sarah if you’re interested. mackeysm@g.cofc.edu
• Friday there is a seminar on Computer Graphics at 3:30 pm at Harbor Walk West in the auditorium.
• We will be getting a banner soon, hopefully!

Dynepic by  Zenko

• A small, woman-owned company that makes connected children’s toys.
• Been around for about two years now.
• Won many awards for innovative toys.
• Quirky- is a talking toy. Using your cellphone, you can send a text that goes back to the company where they do some stuff and eventually your toy talks.
• The toys can detect sensibilities, can detect what other toys are near them, and uses software to even make appropriate sounds for a particular action.
•  YouTube video: DynePods Protect your Candy. An advertisement for DynePods and Halloween.
• DynePods are used to make toys come to life, for instance, Lego helicopters.
• Make Lab Charleston groups: classes on coding. There’s also an electronics team, so if you’re into that.