women’s empowerment through mobile technology day 1
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Women’s Empowerment through Mobile Technology
Day 1
Who am I?Independent Entrepreneur
Artist
Arts advocate
Filmmaker & App designersalty snack studios
Tonette Time
Stinky Maps & The Book of Answers
Who are you? & What are your goals?Individual
Mother, Daughter, Wife, Sister
Organizer
Do you (your organization) have a website?
Do you have a blog?
Do you have a social network site?
Do you have a web application?
Do you have a mobile application?
Plan for the weekDemonstrate basic mobile tech
Show apps for personal, work and community use
Introduce apps to empower individual and community
Give tips to coordinate making an app
What is Powder Puff?Definition: a traditionally male activity or
event done or played by women
Example: Powder–puff Football
What is it when women command technology?
I call it Geek Puff!
It’s more than just mimicking boys/men.
Bring women’s concerns to technology.
See www.GeekPuff.com
iPod Touch• Device• Case• Cable• Charger• Headphones
Get started• Taps • Swipes• Pinching• Home button
Tips & Tricks VideoScroll to top
Domain Resolution
Domain Suffix Insertion
Hyperlink Options
Hot Corners
Quick Punctuation
Force Quit Apps
PersonalizeSettingsWifi ON or OFF?
Contact InformationEnter your name, address, email,
organization’s URL and Skype username
CameraTake picture of yourself and add to your
contact info
What is an App?What does that mean?
What is a Desktop Application?software
installed on a single computer (laptop or a desktop) and used to perform specific tasks
EX: Photoshop, GIMP & Word
What is a Web Application?an application
that is accessed over a network such as the Internet
www.ipaidabribe.org
WATCH VIDEO
What is an SMS Application?Short Message Service
(Texting)
Transmission of short text messages to and from a mobile phone, fax machine and/or IP address.
Messages must be no longer than 160 alpha-numeric characters and contain no images or graphics.
M-PESAMobile Money
Transfer service
An SMS App
WATCH VIDEO
By Innovation.Org
What is a Mobile Application?Also called an “App”
Software that can run on a mobile device that will allow the device to perform specific tasks that are typically restricted to a desktop computer.
Everything on your iPod Touch is an App.
What is Crowdsourcing?See
CrowdSourcing.org
WATCH VIDEO
Ushahidi
Swahili for “Witness”
WATCH USHAHIDI VIDEO
Why use mobile
technology?
It’s Everywhere
“Half of India’s homes have cellphones, but not toilets”
It’s Personal
On your person, convenient and intimate.
More phones than toothbrushes!
Top 7 Ways Mobile Device is a Tool
1.Banking
2.ActivismReport Violence Mobile Active
3.EducationWatch VideoMxit WebsiteMoMath by Nokia Watch Video
Top 7 Ways Mobile Device is a Tool, cont.
4. Entertainment
5. Disaster ManagementRefugees UnitedSimple: Profile & Search7 languages
Top 7 Ways Mobile Device is a Tool, cont. more.
6. AgricultureiCowWATCH VIDEO
7. HealthTackle Counterfeit Medicine
in Africa
iPeriod App• Breast exam
reminders • Family planning • Track symptoms• Private/password
protected
Any other reason to use
Mobile Technology?
“A phone without a phone”
Using Mobile Technology
• Personal• Professional
• For doing good
Social Networks & Micro-Blogging AppsHow is Micro-Blogging different from Social Networks?
MOBILE Social Networking & MicrobloggingBrief, fast and powerful by design
ImmediateShow others what you are seeing and
doing in the momentSee and hear what others are doing
right away
Get Answers Wherever you areWhenever you need them
Facebook• Personal,
Professional OR BOTH
• Driven by Who you know
• Event Promotion
• Product Promotion
Linked In• Professional &
Social• Who you know • Who your
colleagues know
Twitter• What you know
• Lightweight• 140 characters or
less
Blogger App• Post to a blog from
your mobile device• Tonette Time• Cambodia Blogging
Summit
Micro-Blogging Apps more• Tumblr• Posterous• Cowbird• Pinterest
Homework on iPod Touch before next class do this:
Take Pictures
Set up Facebook accounts
Find Reading Materials
Geek Puff Inspiration• The Bionic Woman
• See More• Hear Further• Be Faster
• Geek Puff is cheaper than surgery and more fun!
