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Empowering America's Rising Workforce--Latina Girls--in Computing and Innovation

Dr. Idit Harel Caperton | Posted 05.23.2013 | Impact
Read More: Hispanics, World Wide Workshop, Microsoft, Latinos, Latinas, Knight Foundation, Southwest Key, Steam, Programming, Digital Literacy, Globaloria, Mooc, Idit Harel Caperton, Design, Coding, Cisco, Dr. Juan Sanchez, Stem, Ncwit, Digital Citizenship, Learning, Blended Learning, Jennifer Argueloo, Carol Dweck, Ncwitsummit, Eaprep, Innovation-Ready, Innovation, Tom Friedman, San Jose, East Austin, Austin, Digital Divide, Equality, Silicon Valley, code.org, Hadi Patrovi, Adobe, AMD Foundation, Video, Impact News
Dr. Idit Harel Caperton

It recently came to my attention, that throughout the nation, young men and women who are Latino are, unfortunately, caught on the wrong side of the digital divide.

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Building and Spreading Knowledge That Matters: Is Computing a Two-Edged Sword, or a Possible Solution?

Dr. Idit Harel Caperton | Posted 02.11.2013 | Home
Read More: Public Schools, Doug Rushkoff, Computer Design, World Wide Workshop, Computer Science Education, Digital Media, Coding, Globaloria, Game Design, Education Reform, Computer Progamming, STEM Education, Digital Literacy, Csedweek, Innovation, Education Innovation, Ncwit, Home News
Dr. Idit Harel Caperton

The new literacy is digital literacy, and at its heart is coding -- computer programming and computational design.

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Calling All Girls (Part Two): Their Future, Our Responsibility

Dr. Idit Harel Caperton | Posted 07.30.2012 | Impact
Read More: Digital Media, The Economy, Engineering Education, Digital Learning, Esa, Amd, Workforce Preparation, Electronic Arts, Diversity, Stem, Games, Education News, Computer Science Education, Entertainment News, Digital Divide, Google, Inside DC, World Wide Workshop, Globaloria, Education, Computing, Microsoft, Cisco, Bank of America, Avaya, Stem Careers, Ncwit, Technology, Impact News
Dr. Idit Harel Caperton

If game developers are going to be able to deliver the products that will "speak" to their core market, it behooves them to add more women to their employee ranks.

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Technovation Challenge's Emilie Robert Wong Encourages Girls To "Hammer Up!"

Women 2.0 | Posted 07.10.2012 | Technology
Read More: Stem, Emilie Robert Wong, Technovation, Ncwit, Startups, High School Girls, San Francisco, Technovation Challenge, Entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, Iridescent Learning, Women in Tech, Video, Technology News
Women 2.0

Since winning the first Technovation Challenge, Emilie Robert Wong has developed three more apps (two for Michelle Obama's Healthy Kids initiative and...

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Should Women Be More Arrogant?

Christina Vuleta | Posted 12.14.2011 | Women
Read More: Arrogance, Steve Jobs, Sheryl Sandberg, Working Women, Facebook COO, Start-Up, Women Entrepreneurs, Audrey McClean, Swathy Prithivi, Claire Mazur, Wall Street Journal, Gender, TED Talk, Women 2.0, Net, Career, Apple, Narcissism, Hiring, Stanford University, Entrepreneurship, Of a Kind, Sonim, 40:20 Vision, Adaptive, Ncwit, Women News
Christina Vuleta

Do we need to add arrogance and narcissism to our mission? Or are they really just alternate words for the positive outlook that helps you overlook obstacles and believe in yourself?

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