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Jacquelyn C. HurstEducating Girls in the Tech Age: A Report on Equity
Sharon Schusterhttp://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech028.shtml
Girls Just Wanna Compute
Equity issues in technology are not only faced by low income and minority children.
Perhaps the biggest equity issue that I face as a teacher is one of gender equity, how
to encourage and promote technology use by girls of all ethnic and socio-economic
backgrounds. As a teacher I see my female students at a disadvantage when working
in the computer lab or in the classroom with technology. When asked to choose
between projects that utilize technology, iMovie, digital or movie camera, Photoshop,
scanners, PowerPoint, etc., or using posters, hand drawn illustrations, low level word
processing, or pen and pencil, they often choose the low level methods rather than
utilizing technology.
How we identify and address girls so that we may encourage and assist them to
become technically savvy women is the focus of this presentation. Girls are not well
represented in advanced technology classes and they are not choosing careers in
technology. What are the ways that we can promote gender equity for girls in
computer education and technology?
Educating Girls in the Tech Age
Research Findings
*Girls find programming tedious
*Computer games violent and redundant
*Computer careers uninspiring
Educating Girls in the Tech Age
What to Do About It
*Need to use technology proactively
Show use across curriculum
Choose and use relevant topics and activities
Educating Girls in the Tech Age
What to Do About It
*Understand and interpret information that technology makes available
Develop content applications that use technology
Use multilevel software
Educating Girls in the Tech Age
What to Do About It
*Understand design concepts to become a lifelong learner of technology
Encourage multiple approaches to learning
Encourage girls to see themselves as designers, not just users
Educating Girls in the Tech Age
Teacher Training
*Teach “tinkering” activities that let learners experiment Teach “tinkering” activities that let learners experiment with technology
*Technology must be relevant for nontraditional users and learners
Educating Girls in the Tech Age
Teacher Training
*Focus on innovative uses of computing
Literacy includes skills in literacy, numeracy, cognitive science, problem solving, analysis, and logic
Hardware and software skills are minor
Educating Girls in the Tech Age
Teacher ResourcesAmerican Association of University Women Educational Foundation Commision on Technology, Gender, and Teacher Education: Tech SavvyEducating Girls in the New Computer Age
Executive Summary of Educating Girls in the New Computer Age
Techbridge: Encouraging Girls in Technology, Sponsored by the Chabot space and Science CenterTechbridge: Encouraging Girls in Technology
Educating Girls in the Tech Age