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As many of you already know, the City Of New York canceled the Summer Youth Employment Program due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Unfortunately, this does also include the JEDI program.

Our Career Development Center Component of the SITHS CTE Program has been recognized by local, city, national, and international entities for creating community partnerships that engage both faculty and students with opportunities unparalleled in high school and even post-secondary education experiences.  Although SYEP will not return this summer, we will continue to work for our students, searching for opportunities, and various work-based learning experiences for the future, even if these are unpaid.  When the SITHS CDC began operation 7 years ago, the intention was always that most experiences would not be paid.  Due to hard work and communication, we were able to establish great community partnerships which lead to funding for these experiences.  With the hit to the worldwide economy, some of these activities in the future will be unpaid, but the net result of experience is still at the heart of the motivation for undertaking these activities.

We know that many of you have been working hard to train for these paid internships, especially those of you in the JEDI program.  We too are extremely disappointed, but please know that we would have planned these events and programs regardless of points or promise of pay, so you have done remarkable work.  These events were put into place to benefit our students, to prepare you for your future endeavors.  Please know that education is never wasted. Not only did many of you learn new things, but you made connections that will certainly help you along your career path.   Some of you even obtained professional certifications and scholarships for your efforts.  We commend you for your achievements. You are truly a testament to the exceptional work ethic that defines Staten Island Tech!

Our Community partner United Activities Unlimited (UAU) is still actively advocating and looking for support in this advocacy to have the funds restored for this summer and to put continuous effort to validate the demand for the program in the hands of the policymakers so that even if the funding is not restored this summer, the program will come back next year.  If you would like to be proactive about this and practice your participation in government, please see this document for instructions on how to voice your opinion to our local government and policy officials. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uiq5kwKGFWAr2cQ_Yu4sJTS9PFc0LyVTPJwstoGA-k8/edit?usp=sharing  Perhaps together, we could bring about change!

Thank you all again for your efforts.

Stay safe and stay healthy!

Sincerely,

The Career Development Center

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Max's Fantastic Zoo: A virtual field trip that teaches K-2 students about animal shapes.

Lure of the Labyrinth: Pre-algebra students can improve their math skills by solving math puzzles in this virtual tour.

Math Virtual Field Trip: Grade 10 math students will get a better understanding of bridges and geometry through this virtual field trip.

Pythagorean Theorem Investigation: Virtual investigation of the Pythagorean Theorem for middle school students.

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Subject / Course: Precalculus/Calculus/AP Calculus/Physics C
Teachers’ Names: Chester,  Bergstrom

Experience Description: FREE MIT online course -  Discover the derivative—what it is, how to compute it, and when to apply it in solving real world problems. But what is the derivative? You will learn its mathematical notation, physical meaning, geometric interpretation, and be able to move fluently between these representations of the derivative. You will discover how to differentiate any function you can think up, and develop a powerful intuition to be able to sketch the graph of many functions. You will make linear and quadratic approximations of functions to simplify computations and gain intuition for system behavior. You will learn to maximize and minimize functions to optimize properties like cost, efficiency, energy, and power.

Link:
https://courses.edx.org/courses/MITx/18.01.1x/2T2015/course/

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Subject / Course: Geometry
Teachers’ Names: Bergstrom, Ravitz, Chester

Experience Description: As with Sudoku, the numbers in the Geometry Sudoku puzzle solutions appear once in each row and each column. There are no outlined regions. Instead, clues are given describing the shape that would be created if the uncircled numbers of that type were connected (consider connecting the centers of the squares in which these numbers are placed). The shapes that are given are the most specific shape name for those numbers. For example—a shape described as a parallelogram will not be a rectangle, square, or rhombus. If it were, then the more specific name would be used.

Link for PDF file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZfaGMKLIghTiu-XVG2FcbOSZGz2NI6V_

Link for Answer Key: https://drive.google.com/open?id=17K-CHMtHaGAG6GuCeUgWOEW6WG9rbpzp

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Subject / Course: Geometry
Teachers’ Names: Ravitz, Bergstrom

Experience Description: Students will take virtual tours of three different museums (MOMA, The Museum of Natural History &, the Met). While doing so, they will go on a scavenger hunt to find 25 different geometric shapes and concepts from a list I have provided. They can either work individually and take screenshots as they go on the tours, or play against a friend to see who can find more items from the list.

Link: Instructions - https://docs.google.com/document/d/12CkEPhjWItXX5OO968D3GIsEBZwpX-Y6393Bo3VJexs/edit?usp=sharing

Natural History Museum - https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

MOMA - https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/moma-the-museum-of-modern-art

The Met - https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art

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Subject / Course: Algebra 2
Teachers’ Names: Partnow, Polizzi, Asher ( and anyone else who is interested)

Experience Description: There are two parts to this project. The first part is for the students to create their own roller coaster. You will create a graph of the time and height of the roller coaster, then answer questions about it.
The second part is to go on a virtual ride of either Nitro (6 Flags Great Adventure) or the Cyclone (Coney Island) and to create a graph depicting the time and height of the roller coaster.

Link:
Project description https://www.dropbox.com/s/aa0kafsq9a4kr4f/Roller%20Coaster%20Engineer.pdf?dl=0

Nitrohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8MXGYgfiXc

The Cyclone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9evIG1MugW0

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Subject / Course: Algebra I
Teacher’s Name: Dellegrazie

Experience Description: Mathematician Edward Frenkel takes a look at the elegant formalism of mathematics, discussing the Langlands program and the idea of mathematical unification through symmetry. Register for this free master class to understand and view math through the lens of the natural world.

Link:
http://www.worldscienceu.com/courses/master_class/master-class-edward-frenkel

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Subject / Course: Algebra II
Teachers’ Names: Dellegrazie, Lang, Asher (Any other Alg II Teachers can add too!)

Experience Description: Upon introducing infinity in Algebra II, many students struggle with wrapping their head around the concept of infinity and it is often misconstrued to be a number. This course, which includes interactive quiz checkpoints along the way, will allow you to get a deeper look and understanding into the infinite. In the words of Buzz Lightyear, “to infinity and beyond!”

Link:
https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses/info?course=the-infinite-quest

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Pre-Calculus Lessons, Computer Applications, Graphing Calculator & More

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Pre-Calculus Lessons, Computer Applications, Graphing Calculator & More

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Subject / Course: Pre-Calculus
Teachers’ Names: Polizzi, Lang and Bergstrom

Experience Description: From various different functions including logarithmic and trigonometric, you can find ways to use your graphing calculator and other computer programs to transform them and do compositions with them.  This website continues topics from functions throughout Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates.  There are tutorials, animation and much more!  Enjoy!
Link: http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/0/index.html

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Subject / Course: AP Calculus AB
Teachers’ Names: Polizzi, Asher

Experience Description: These math games will teach, build or strengthen your calculus skills and concepts while having fun.  Play these games to learn Calculus facts too! Enjoy Calculus A - Z, the Quest for Calculus Game and many more!!!

Link:https://onlinemathlearning.com/calculus-games.html

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Subject / Course: AP Calculus BC
Teacher’s Name: Koutsovasilis

Experience Description: Solve the Riddle using your Math Skills! Match the answer to the calculus question to the letter provided in the chart. Then fill in the letter in the appropriate spot to discover a funny Halloween joke!

Link:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1h8acQ_WV6vQ7ZOpYdn4NycCfFWx9ZLRY

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Subject / Course: AP Calculus BC
Teacher’s Name: Koutsovasilis

Experience Description: Solve the Riddle using your Math Skills! Match the answer to the calculus question to the letter provided in the chart. Then fill in the letter in the appropriate spot to discover a funny Halloween joke!

Link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1od-QWlDPUAXY7AemCSuVN4z5JOAKGfcn

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Subject / Course: Meditation
Teacher’s Name: Asher

Experience Description: I made a 10 minute meditation for my students.  I thought I would share this with others who feel that they may need a little grounding and relaxation at this time.  Namaste.

Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls3rVoJeghM&t=1s

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Subject / Course: Integrated Mathematics
Teacher’s Name: Partnow

Experience Description: In recent years, we’ve seen a growing number of classrooms around the world doing math art projects using Desmos. These projects involve using various equations and inequalities in our free Graphing Calculator to create some truly impressive pictures, often as a final project for a unit or even for the course.We’ve been so excited about the beautiful and creative math art that is being produced with Desmos that we wanted to create a space for students from around the world to submit entries and win prizes for their hard work. So this year, we’re running our first-ever Desmos Global Math Art Competition!
Students should make an account on desmos.com using their @sitechhs.com email address. Use the link below to see the directions and prizes for the contest. If you would like to be entered in the contest, please email me a link to your project and your age at spartnow@schools.nyc.gov

Link:
https://blog.desmos.com/articles/art-contest-launch/

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Subject / Course: Multivariable Calculus, AP CalculusBC
Teacher’s Name: Scavo

Experience Description: ‘If mathematics is the poetry of logical ideas, as Albert Einstein once wrote, then through this we hope to provide an appreciation for all the beauty that it describes.’

Link:
The Map of Mathematics

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Subject / Course: Multivariable Calculus, AP CalculusBC
Teacher’s Name: Scavo

Experience Description: An exploration into three geometries that can be used to describe our universe.

Link
:What Is the Geometry of the Universe?
What Shape Is the Universe — Closed or Flat?
A Tour of the Zoomable Universe by Caleb Scharf and Ron Miller

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Subject / Course: Math Team
Teacher’s Name: Lisa Asher

Experience Description: The Math Team has been investigating different Ciphers.  We looked at the Caesar Cypher and the Vigenere Cipher and the math behind them.  Today we will look at two ciphers used during the Civil War.  One used by the Union Army and the other by the Confederate Army.  Watch the attached video explaining the two ciphers and the work on the attached activity that takes you through the Stager Cipher(Router Cipher).

Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTk-tpdhMR4

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A46f2d183-fecf-4415-bfd8-4d57c9bcfb81

Mathematics of Crytography:
Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNzaMrcuTM0
Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmwxDHX6xUc

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Dear Tech Students and Parents,

In light of recent developments in our world and the focus on remote learning, I wonder if you'd be interested in considering the following topic.

The SITHS Career Development Center “CDC” is reintroducing Backpacks to Briefcases Virtually.

MAKING THE RIGHT COLLEGE AND CAREER CHOICE

This is something that every Staten Island Tech student (and their parents) is interested in.

Staten Island Tech has had a program called Backpacks to Briefcases (B2B) for a few years now. In B2B, we invite people from various careers to come to our school and share their career paths with us. In doing this, we are able to make our career-minded (and who isn't?) students more informed about the various college and career choices that lie ahead.  Who would disagree that the best kind of choices are informed ones?

Now that we are currently switching over to remote learning, there's no reason why our students have to miss out on becoming more informed about potential college and career choices.

In the coming weeks ahead, I will be interviewing various people who have interesting careers and career paths.  Mr. Levine will post these B2Bs for you to view while in the comfort of your own home.

Mr. Levine is looking forward to hearing from you!!

Barry Levine

Staten Island Tech

B2B Coordinator

BLevine8@schools.nyc.gov

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REMOTE INTERVIEWS WITH PEOPLE IN VARIOUS CAREERS

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REMOTE INTERVIEWS WITH PEOPLE IN VARIOUS CAREERS

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Subject / Course:BACKPACKS TO BRIEFCASES (B2B)/CTE
Teachers Names: Levine

Experience Description: In order to make informed decisions with your life, it is imperative that you gather the information in many ways. B2B offers you an opportunity for an inside look into journeys that people have made on their way to successful careers. Watch for upcoming interviews about engineering, the acting profession, small business creation and ownership, yoga, rap artist and a music company executive.
B2B REMOTE NUMBER ONE: MR. LEVINE INTERVIEWS AN ENGINEER!

Our first B2B introduces us to Robyn Decker, a woman engineer, who used her training to move on to bigger and better things. B2B REMOTE NUMBER TWO: MR. LEVINE INTERVIEWS A FAMOUS ACTOR!

The second B2B, examines choosing acting as a career. Kelly Aucoin, a working actor, currently portraying Dollar Bill Stern on Showtime’s $BILLIONS sits down for a probing and enjoyable interview with Mr. Levine The third B2B, presents SI Tech alum, Glyn Caddell who earned a degree in engineering and currently owns and operates Caddell Prep in Staten Island.  This B2B will be uploaded on Tuesday or Wednesday!

ALL B2B’S CAN BE VIEWED IN THE CDC GOOGLE CLASSROOM: CODE q653myt

Link: Mr Levine interviews Robyn Decker, engineer: https://youtu.be/A77zXtPTAOo

Mr Levine Interviews Kelly Aucoin

Mr. Levine interviews, Glynn Caddell

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Subject / Course: Career Development
Teachers Names: Manzo, Reichel, Livshits

Experience Description: Hats and Ladders is a great way for you to explore potential career paths! The program allows you to build a profile for yourself, and has two main components: hats and ladders.  You are able to explore different careers and try on different ‘hats’ that fit your interests.  Then, by completing various real-world activities that give you experience and skills needed for the career (a.k.a. hat). You will also be able to track your progress.

Link: https://app.hatsandladders.com GROUP CODE: qhzidq

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Subject / Course: Financial Management Class   - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Names: Wantowski

Experience Description: Check if you can make a profit trading stocks in the most volatile stock market ever! Learn how to read graphs, spot trends, and manage risk taking in a virtual money stock market game.

Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/game

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Subject / Course: Financial Management Class   - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Names: Wantowski

Experience Description: Great video about stocks trading for beginners/ teens. It teaches you how to research stocks, what industries to look for, how to spot upswing and downswing trends.

Link:
https://youtu.be/-eXAGjPPz4khttps://youtu.be/-eXAGjPPz4k

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Names: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Tips to prepare for an informational interview: If you’re considering a career change or preparing for your first job out of school, informational interviews can be a powerful way to learn about different paths and make connections.

Link: Read the article for tips on completing an informational interview!
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profile-videos/networking-for-success/a/tips-to-prepare-for-an-informational-interview

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Names: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: The attached video link has advice from a young professional regarding how to negotiate for the salary you want!

Link: Getting the salary you want: advice from a young professionalhttps://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profiles-start-a-business/freelance-journalist-and-podcaster/v/misha-freelance-journalist-and-podcaster-salary-negotiation

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Names: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Landing an interview is an amazing feeling. At the same time, interviewing is stressful for everyone—and for students and recent graduates, it’s even more intimidating. But with the right tools, and enough practice, anyone can ace their internship interview. Read for practice questions and tips!

Link: Common Internship Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
https://www.internships.com/career-advice/interview/faq

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Names: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: An article with advice on how to sound professional in email communications.

Link: Re: Your Recent Email to Your Professor
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2015/04/16/advice-students-so-they-dont-sound-silly-emails-essay#.WjV_PF4l_Ck.facebook

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Names: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Watch this short video looking into what to think about when taking over an existing business.

Link: What to think about when taking over an existing business?
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profile-videos/advice-for-entrepreneurs/v/what-to-think-about-when-taking-over-an-existing-business

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Names: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Watch this short video looking into how to handle naysayers when starting a business.

Link: How to handle naysayers when starting a business?
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profile-videos/advice-for-entrepreneurs/v/how-to-handle-naysayers-when-starting-a-business

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Name: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Watch this short video looking into how to prepare yourself mentally to be an entrepreneur!

Link: How do you prepare yourself mentally to be an entrepreneur?
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profile-videos/advice-for-entrepreneurs/v/how-do-you-prepare-yourself-mentally-to-be-an-entrepreneur

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Name: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Watch this short video looking into how to know if a business idea is worth pursuing!

Link: How do you know if a business idea is worth pursuing?
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profile-videos/advice-for-entrepreneurs/v/how-do-you-know-if-a-business-idea-is-worth-pursuing

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Names: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Watch this short video looking into advice for someone who wants to become an entrepreneur!

Link: What advice do you have for someone wanting to be an entrepreneur?
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profile-videos/career-profile-videos/advice-for-entrepreneurs/v/what-advice-do-you-have-for-someone-wanting-to-be-an-entrepreneur

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects Career Development
Teachers Name: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Check out O*Net online for lots of career exploration resources into thousands of career pathways!

Link: https://www.onetonline.org/

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects HOS
Teachers Names: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Networking through social mediaSocial media can be a powerful tool to build and maintain your professional network. Learn basic tips to ensure your accounts are professional and create a positive first impression.

Link: Read the article for tips on networking successfully through social media
!https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profile-videos/networking-for-success/a/networking-through-social-media

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects HOS
Teachers Name: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Candidates with strong soft skills are in high demand for many different types of jobs. Soft skills are the interpersonal attributes you need to succeed in the workplace. These are related to how you work with and relate to others—in other words, people skills. Read the article for top soft skills employers value with examples.

Link: Top Soft Skills Employers Value With Examples
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/list-of-soft-skills-2063770

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects HOS
Teachers Name: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Have a look into how to stop using filler words like ‘um' and 'uh' in your speech - read this article and watch the short video clip!

Link: How to stop using filler words like ‘um' and 'uh' in your speech
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-stop-using-filler-words-speech-presentation-2017-6?utm_content=buffer273f1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-ti

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Subject / Course: Introduction to Talknology and Career Development/WBL - All Subjects HOS
Teachers Name: Fitzpatrick

Experience Description: Everyone gets nervous when speaking - even Elon Musk!! It is natural, and the more we practice, the more comfortable and natural we will be. Read the article at the attached link!

Link: Elon Musk just admitted he suffers from self-doubt over his public speaking, a skill critics have hounded him over

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-suffers-self-doubt-over-public-speaking-2019-6

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Subject / Course: Career Development Center
Teachers Names: Manzo, Reichel, Livshits

Experience Description: Building an Online Profile for your Professional Development:  Trovvit is a great way for you to build a business portfolio. It is similar to LinkedIn, but for high school students. Trovvit is a convenient way for you to keep track of your activities, classes, employment and volunteer experience.   Here are some video links that explain how it works.

Quick video overview of Profile Page

Quick video of Live Portfolio

Link: Go to: https://www.trovvit.com/   Join class JEDI, join code: Xrpnr7