Girls Technology Day Who, What, Where, How and Why

Career Clusters for Female Under-representation 470104 Computer Installation and Repair Female 127 14 11.02% 110201 Computer Programming, General Female 194 24 12.37% 110901 Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications Female 134 9 6.72% 140101 Engineering Technology, General Female 741 96 12.96% 151301 Drafting and Design Technology, General Female 474 82 17.30% TOTAL 1,670 225 13.47%

inspiration YouTube video Pep talk from Kid President to You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gqlqv9f4o

The Best In Me video from www.togetherthere.org

*Wt.Mt.CC * Plymouth University Dartmouth College * River Valley CC * *Lakes Region CC NHTI * Manchester CC * UNH * Great Bay CC Keene State College * * Nashua CC

March 14, 2013

Guest Speaker Catherine Blake Sales Protocol, Inc.

Workshops: Locations and Presenters 3D Modeling: Little Hall 110-111 Presented by: Jen Galbraith, NHTI Building Mobile Apps with HTML, CSS and jquery Mobile: Little Hall 231 Presented by: Meg Prescott, GBCC Careers in Technology Round Table: Little Hall 114 Presented by: Jason Alexander Technologies Cisco VoIP demo / class: Farnum Hall 102 Presented by : Fred Lance, NHTI Cyber-Security: Farnum Hall 101 Presented by: Alisa Kadenic-Newman, NHTI. Game Programming with Greenfoot : Little Hall 201 Presented by: Michael Jonas, UNH- Manchester Inventing Apps for Android Phones: Little Hall 202 Presented by Mihaela Sabin, UNH- Manchester Kodu Game Lab: Little Hall 230 Presented by Kate McCaughey, Microsoft Store, Salem Making Ethernet Cables 101: Little Hall Presented by: Suzanne Snow and Amy Davies, UNH InterOperability Lab VEX Robotics: Little Hall 112 Presented by: Dan Larochelle, RECF(Robotics Education & Competition Foundation) And Bob Arredondo, NHTI

Budget Snacks $145.00 Water $ 39.00 3D supplies $250.00 Program printing $ 289.00 Lunch in cafeteria $2,145.00

Deadline February 15, 2013 Limited Space Girls Technology Day March 14, 2013 At NHTI- Concord Join Us for an Interactive Day for Girls Grades 8, 9 and 10 Hear from inspiring speakers and work on computer science, engineering and robotics projects. Learn about different careers that are available. Sample Of The Breakout Sessions: Cyber Security, Vex Robotics, Mobile Apps, Gaming, 3d Modeling, Programming, and Technology Careers AGENDA: 8:30-9:15 OPENING SESSION-GUEST SPEAKER CATHERINE BLAKE! 9:15-2PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS (SEE Attached Registration Form) LUNCH INCLUDED IN THE NHTI CAFETERIA REGISTRATIONS NOW AVAILABLE! SPACE LIMITED TO FIRST 160 GIRLS! DON T MISS OUT!

Girls Tech Day Discussion Tuesday, October 9, 2012 2pm NHTI North Hall, Concord, NH Welcome Overview of the event: March 14, 2013 New Hampshire Technical Institute Concord NH Name Discussion : Techno Diva Day, Girls Do IT, Girls Go Tech Format of the day: 8:30-9:15 am Opening Session/Keynote Sweeney Auditorium 9:15 am to 2 pm Breakout Sessions with the following rooms: Farnum 101, 102, 104 Little 110, 112, 201, 202, 205, 230, 231 Farnum Outdoor Classroom (for Civil Engineering) 11:15-12 noon-general Session and lunch in Capital Commons Different presenters: suggestions Computer Forensics Cyber Security Vex Robotics Pac Man Mobil Apps Gaming- Animation and Graphics Broadband- DRED

Donations from everyone: Necklaces, pens, calculators, flash drives, lanyards, pens, pencils, Pads of paper, engineering books, career books, bags, Microsoft games, 3D characters, sunglasses, handouts, T-shirts

Collect logos for brochure Book Rooms Plan for parking and security Press releases Buy all snacks and water Find volunteers to Keep students moving Pack bags with donated items Create surveys for students and chaperones Photo releases Create teacher Folders with schedules, maps, career notebooks

NHTI campus map with locations and parking directions

Girls Technology Day Logo Created by Pinkerton Academy Students

Introduction robot video was created on www.xtranormal.com

3D Modeling: Learn the basics of 3D modeling create your own widget and customize it with your own special touch. Students will be able to take their widget home by using a rapid prototype 3D printer. Building Mobile Apps with HTML, CSS and jquery Mobile: Learn how to make a simple app for your phone using basic editing tools and the latest versions of current Web languages. Students will be able to access their apps online using any web browser whether it be a desktop computer, mobile phone, or tablet. Careers in Technology Round Table: Hear from some of NH s leading entrepreneurs about what the future holds for students of technology. Ask questions of how they got started and created their futures. Cisco VoIP demo / class: Demonstration and hands-on lab on replacing a business analog telephone system with a VoIP system. Lab includes using software phones on laptops connected wirelessly to a VoIP system, connecting the VoIP system to the legacy Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and placing calls between VoIP systems via the Internet and PSTN (both simulated in the lab). Cyber-Security: Recognize the signs or cyber-bullying, learn how to set your Facebook privacy settings, Take Control of your information, protect yourself by being educated! Learn how. Game Programming with Greenfoot : Students learn to program the Quaridor board game in Greenfoot, an interactive and graphical programming environment. Quaridor is a multi-player turn by turn game that is easy and fun to play. Students learn about the creative power of programming and algorithms and how to harness that power to devise awesome gaming strategies. Inventing Apps for Android Phones: Students learn to create apps with AppInventor tools and deploy them on Android phones. Students start with cool ideas of apps that are creative. Then they scaffold the app s logic with a visual, blocks programming languages, drag and drop the app s interface, and voila, the app is at their fingertips, ready to be shared with family and friends! Kodu Game Lab: Become the master of your own gaming world with Kodu Game Lab! Learn how to program, design, and produce your own video games and then share them with friends. Get the satisfaction of creating, programming and developing games for yourself while learning important skills that may inspire you want to work with computers in the future. Making Ethernet Cables 101: Ever wonder about the cable that connects your computer to the internet? Want to learn more about Ethernet? Come learn the basics of copper cable termination and validation, and bring home your completed cable. VEX Robotics: Learn about mechanical, electronic, and software components that go into the design of a robot. Robots are used in many different fields to assist people in their work and can be designed and programmed to do many tasks. VEX robots are used in local robotic competition games to perform various tasks related to scoring points or using various strategies to win the game. Robots can be programmed to operate independently by following pre-programmed instructions or to respond to operator input through joystick controllers.

Evaluation Form for Teachers & Chaperones Attending Girls Technology Day March 14, 2013 PLEASE RETURN BY 4/5/13 School Name: Coordinator Name: E-mail address: On a scale of 1-5 (five being highest) rank these characteristics of the event: Variety of sessions available at the event Interesting topics offered Sessions held the interest of the students Exposed students to a variety of career options in the industry Was a good investment of one day of class time Specify two strengths of this event: 1) 2) Please give us two suggestions to improve next year s event: 1) 2)

Surveys were created on Google Docs The surveys are at: Student Survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13bw5teyh7yoeqd5gdvd5 mjxboo6uvyjfg9c7jkhu-cs/viewform Educator Survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dizwpg0-z6750ctwue8wdifuy8ass2zgxcnc5rhbws/viewform

I am a first year student at The Manchester School of Technology. As i come from a technical school, this field trip had some new experiences with technology as well as some I have seen before. I very much enjoyed the Girls Technology Day field trip. It was extremely nice to get a day where girls were recognized only. This is an event I think that NHTI should continue in the future. Throughout this field trip, I found some things better than others. In order for this event can grow to be an amazing event for many years after this, I think this was a great idea to get our feedback so here is mine! Another thing that i appreciated was the lunches. They were delicious and savory, i was almost tempted to go get another serving! I didn t have a chance to try everything, but what I did have was way better than the school lunches I have at my school. Now there s to look forward to in college! In Vex Robotics I learned that robots are more than just little metal people, they are everywhere: microwaves, doctor tools, computers, and a lot more! The day started off with an uplifting presentation, that gave me more confidence walking out then I had walking in. They told me that I could be a leader, and I could have a successful life. And after the day passed by, I began to believe them. Thank you NHTI, for inspiring me, showing me new possibilities, building my confidence, and believing in me.

( Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stjcsz42ucs

Thank you s

The Not Positives Need Stipends for the presenters- most gave up their vacation Days to help out More space is needed Need more time have busses not needed back so soon Have a better response to the surveys and essays- since the Students are not from the same classrooms in the schools, there Was little follow-up with the teachers

Next year 300 girls Have 25 workshops- repeating the popular ones National guest speaker Job fair with exhibitors Donations to give the presenters a stipend More colleges and industry involved

Am I crazy.. I cant wait for next year..

Other ways we have promoted non-traditional careers in NH NH Construction Career Days : Paid for bus if 10% females attending 500 students a day. % of females has risen from 5% to 13% (www. http://nhccd.weebly.com/) Building Camp for Girls A one week camp for 20 girls a day to build picnic tables and Adirondack chairs. Hired a female builder that runs Girls At Work (http://www.girlswork.org/.)

We didn t forget the guys

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What most schools don t teach but we are.. Video on coding found at http://www.code.org/