vste conf: where are the girls? (w kim wilkens)
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Technology is everywhere, but where are the girls?
Kim Wilkens (@kimxtom)Melissa Techman (@mtechman)
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Women in IT: The Facts (NCWIT)
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Women in IT: The Facts (NCWIT)
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74% of teen girls are
interested in STEM
girl scouts
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by age 13, girls determine
positive or negative attitude
toward subjects like
computer science
Dot Diva
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Stereotypes - Assumptions
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Stereotypes - Media
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Stereotypes - Culture
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Stereotypes - Traditional
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Stereotypes - Non-traditional
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WEBQUEST STEP ONE:You must include the day's high and low temperature along with the next five day high and low temperatures.
Mundane, low-level use of technology limits girls’ perspectives.
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Girls want to see varied uses of technology in school.
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Girls like stories that inspire, but don’t assign them “dead mathematician” projects.
Mavis Batey, young codebreaker, UK, WWII.Tell her story, as part of an amazing history of crucial help provided by women.
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Transliteracy and hybrid approaches
https://thimble.webmaker.org/project/6292/edit
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Remix culture builds confidence to customize.
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Peer learning is powerful.
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Art and inventive approaches
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Art teachers have digital know-how.
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People to follow in #arted:
@smelvin Samantha Melvin @fuglefun Tricia Fuglestad@iansands Ian Sands@craigr Craig Roland@tiedemania S. Tiedemann@greeneyegal Theresa Gillespie@theresamcgee Theresa McGee (and 300 more)
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Bottom line: start anywhere, brand yourself a learner and get involved!
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Spark Interest
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Build Confidence
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Nurture Inclusive Community
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Develop a Tech Identity
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Next steps?
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Sense of Purpose
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Perceptions
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Pathways
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Programs
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Image credits
Mavis Batey www.bletchleyparkresearch.co.uk
Stop motion animation w charcoal http://chmsartblog.tumblr.com
Girls with pencil http://drydenart.weebly.com/fuglefun.html
Teachers with iPads Craig Roland for article by M. Techman, The Digital Shift
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Thanks!
Find resources @ techkim.wikispaces.com/girlsintech
… we look forward to continuing to network, connect & support one another!