| TOPIC: Computer Engineering In this issue, you'll find the tools to help your students explore…assess…and experience engineering! From a look into the world of Tessa Cooper, a Computer Science engineer and her work designing virtual environments to enjoying a hands-on activity where students explore a software tool that enables them to quickly begin building their own video games. Students will recognize first-hand how engineering is all around them. Enjoy! 
 | What do Engineers Do? Computer Engineering
Computer engineers are vitally important in almost everything that we do. Computer engineers develop cutting-edge video software, come up with a better phone to text friends, or invent a new hand-held device. Explore ... |  | Extreme Engineer: Tessa Cooper
Tessa Cooper is currently a graduate student in Computer Science at Ohio University where she works to design virtual environments and synthetic worlds for use in educational facilities through the STEAM (Science and Technology Enrichment for Appalachian Middle-schoolers) program. Explore ... |
  | PathAssess NOW Available!
PathAssess is an online tool aligning students' interests with careers in engineering. Students answer a series of questions and receive a customized profile relating their interests to engineering careers they may wish to pursue. Assess... |
  | Alice 2.0 – Learn to Program Interactive
3D Graphics
In this month's activity, Alice 2.0 – Learn to Program Interactive 3D Graphics, students explore the environmental considerations required when designing a new power plant to increase electricity generation capacity. Experience ... |  | JETS Challenge: Simple Friction
Each Friday JETS posts a new challenge question. Use these challenges to warm up for TEAMS or NEDC competition, in your classroom for extra credit, or at an engineering club meeting. Experience ... |
JETS provides programs and resources that help students explore, assess, and experience engineering first-hand. From exciting student competitions to assessment tools and career exploration materials, JETS helps students plan for rewarding futures by showing them how engineering can help them pursue their dreams. 
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