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Don't miss this fascinating panel :-)
Hope to see you tonight at SRI,
Shahani Towfiq
BayCHI-Kids' Co-chair
DEVELOPING GIRLS' TECHNOLOGY FLUENCY
Wednesday, April 19, 2006.
6.30PM Networking
7PM Panel Presentation
SRI International
333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park
International Building
Directions at: http://www.sri.com/contact/ibldg.html
PANEL OVERVIEW:
Experts believe students need to become fluent with information
technology to gain a deep understanding of the fundamental concepts
behind how technologies work and to acquire an ability to use
technology tools to solve practical problems in different disciplines
(National Research Council, 1999). However, little is known about how
to identify and measure technological fluency. Further, girls express
little interest in becoming technologically fluent or in pursuing IT
careers (AAUW, 2000). Our panelists will describe how after-school
programs and settings can provide innovative and motivating learning
opportunities for girls to achieve technological fluency and to develop
interest in IT careers. The panelists will relate research on girls'
access to computers and the Internet, and then share specific research
on three community-based programs. Panelists will then dialogue with
the audience about how to support and assess technological fluency
across learning contexts.
PANELISTS
Rebecca London, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jill Denner, ETR Associates
Deborah Kim Emery, Center for Technology in Learning at SRI
International
Melissa Koch, Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International
http://www.baychi.org/bof/kids/
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