
What
happens
when
you
combine
Amazon
Web
Services
and
Unity
Braxton
Middle
School
students
together?
An
inside
look
at
the
direction
the
technology
industry
is
headed,
and
the
booming
future
career
paths
available
in
that
sector.
At
Unity
Braxton
Middle,
students
had
the
unique
opportunity
to
learn
about
careers
in
technology
from
employees
in
the
technology
sector.
Students
in
all
grade
levels
tuned
in
to
a
virtual
presentation
given
by
Amazon
employees
about
cloud
computing
and
data
centers.
Cloud
computing
is
accessing
and
storing
data
using
the
internet,
which
in
turn
is
stored
on
servers
that
can
be
found
in
data
centers
and
buildings
used
to
store
computer
equipment.
Amazon
Tech
Day
presentations
served
to
inspire
and
make
students
aware
of
opportunities
in
the
fast-growing
areas
in
the
field
of
technology.
The
first
presentation
was
titled,
"An
Introduction
to
Data
Centers,"
and
explored
different
data
center
careers.
The
second
presentation
was,
"An
Introduction
to
Cloud
Computing,"
and
went
through
how
cloud
computing
works,
and
a
potential
career
for
someone
in
cloud
computing
could
be
coding.
Other
careers
in
technology
include
data
technicians,
data
scientists,
network
specialists,
and
computer
engineers.
Community
engagement
manager
for
Amazon
Web
Services,
Wilberte
Paul,
gave
the
sixth-grade
students
a
presentation
on,
"An
Introduction
to
Cloud
Computing,"
while
her
two
colleagues,
Jonathan
Nave,
and
Jason
Steadman,
data
center
operations
managers,
gave
a
presentation
on,
"An
Introduction
to
Data
Centers,"
to
students
in
grades
7-8.
As
an
International
Baccalaureate
school,
Unity
Braxton
strives
to
connect
students'
education
to
the
outside
workplace,
and
thus
Principal
Mike
Nicely
decided
to
offer
this
presentation
to
all
grade
levels
to
expose
students
to
careers
in
the
growing
technology
sector.
Eighth
grade
student
Fanny
Viera
Reyes
enjoyed
the
learning
experience
sharing,
"It
was
exciting
to
hear
from
the
Amazon
representative
and
learn
about
data
centers.
We
learned
many
new
things.
It
is
interesting
how
they
[Amazon]
expand
the
company.
Then,
we
created
groups
to
discuss
benefits
and
challenges
of
large
data
centers.
It
would
be
great
to
do
it
again
because
I
like
learning
about
new
things."
Afterward
the
Zoom
presentation,
there
was
a
short
question
and
answer
session,
followed
by
student
activity
that
went
along
with
the
presentation.
Eric
Simenauer,
school
counselor
at
Unity
Braxton,
shared,
"All
the
students
asked
a
lot
of
really
good
questions,
particularly
the
eighth-grade
students-Amazon
is
one
of
the
most
dynamic
companies
on
the
planet,
and
Unity
Braxton
Middle
School
was
thrilled
to
partner
with
Amazon
Web
Services
for
this
event,
and
help
our
students
prepare
for
the
workforce
in
the
21st
century."