Summer Tech Courses for Middle School Girls
The Digital Culture Summer Institute at ASU has received grant support to offer two free classes for 6th–9th graders in June. Both of these classes will be held virtually and available at no cost to the students through full scholarships (they just need to apply).
Coding for Change
June 7-11th
12:30-2:30 PM MST
via Zoom
Learn the basics of programming while also addressing social justice! This workshop will teach students the fundamentals of computational thinking through gameplay with real-world parallels. Each student will work as an undercover hacker learning to collect, analyze, and sort data as well as discover clues using pattern recognition. Students will utilize a block-based visual programming language called Scratch, developed by MIT, to create their own mini-game showcasing the skills they've learned.
How Can Computers See?
(Learn about Artificial Intelligence and Cameras!)
June 7-11, June14-18, and/or June 21-25
9:30-11:30AM MST
via Zoom
Students will use digital media examples to learn how computers think and see, and show how computers can be intelligent, savvy, and what artificial intelligence (AI) really means. **This class is offered multiple times with different content, projects, and instructors - attendees can sign up for this class more than once and won't get repeated content.
Families and students can go here to apply to receive full scholarships to attend one of these two courses.
These classes are offered as part of the Digital Culture Summer Institute, a larger, tuition-based program that is also currently open for registration with classes for grades 6th-12th. More program info is available on their website.
