Category: Tech4Good
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littleBits: Award-winning electronic building blocks for creating inventions large and small
littleBits Blog – 6.13.18 (6.11.18) Librarians are taking a prominent role in bringing STEAM to students in school districts and colleges all over the world. In fact, more than half of school libraries in the U.S. and Canada offer maker programing for youth. This gives students more opportunities to engage in maker-based learning. Read…
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Teen girls are Changing the Game with Google Play
Google Blog – 6.12.18 (6.11.18) While half of mobile game players are women, they make up only 23 percent of the game industry workforce. Google Play’s Change the Game program is on a mission to close this gap and empower the next generation of game makers. Thousands of these future game makers showcased their creativity and imagination by submitting…
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Block Party | Microsoft Story Labs
Microsoft Blog – 6.8.18 Minecraft is on a mission to help build thriving public spaces around the world, block by block. Earlier this spring, 45 schoolgirls in matching uniforms crowded into the computer room at the custard-colored North Thanglong Economic & Technical college on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam. Beyond intermittent ripples of laughter and…
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Leveling the STEM playing field for girls, one robot at a time
Google Blog – 6.5.18 (5.31.18) I was introduced to competitive student robotics seven years ago, when my fifth-grade son developed an interest with his friends. My daughter followed in those footsteps, and through their experiences, I saw how differently STEM is presented to and approached by boys and girls. I wanted to help level the playing field…
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Ditch the Plastic Cups: How to Start a BYOB Initiative in Your Office
Bevi Blog – 5.23.18 Often times, the Office Manager is on the front lines of a continuous battle between those employees who value convenience and those who prioritize environmental impact. From balancing the office’s budget to fielding all types of employee complaints, the Office Manager is almost always stuck between a rock and a hard…
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3 Pieces of Advice for Girls Starting Their Careers
Dell Blog – 5.18.18 (5.15.18) Today’s the day… Today’s the day when you make the choice, the choice to become what you wish, be the person you dreamt of – confident, successful and happy. From the minute we start secondary school the race to comply with society norms commences. Read more: 3 Pieces of Advice…
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Apple brings Everyone Can Code to schools serving blind and deaf students
Apple Newsroom – 5.17.18 Apple is teaming up with leading educators for blind and deaf communities across the US to bring accessible coding to their schools. Read more: Apple brings Everyone Can Code to schools serving blind and deaf students
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Banners to Backpacks | AT&T
AT&T YouTube Channel – 5.15.18 (5.14.18) Ever wondered what happens to signs and banners after events? AT&T signs and banners are recycled, or upcycled, and transformed into items that can support your community. Source: Banners to Backpacks | AT&T
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Mentoring Tomorrow’s Female Leaders: Girls’ Day 2018
HARMAN Newsroom – 5.15.18 (5.14.18) Women continue to be underrepresented in the technology industry. At the leadership level, just 5.2 percent of CEO positions are held by women. Research shows that we need to engage young women early through sustained efforts starting at the elementary school stage, and then in universities and workplaces to help level the playing…
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The Creation of “Decisions: Party’s Over,” an Interactive Virtual Reality Experience
Jaunt VR Blog – 5.14.18 (5.11.18) Jaunt worked with Diageo to create an interactive virtual reality experience about the consequences of binge drinking. Titled “Decisions: Party’s Over,” the experience follows the journeys of four partygoers as they expose themselves to the dangers of binge drinking. Read more: The Creation of “Decisions: Party’s Over,” an Interactive…