Encourage girls' interest in tech — No.3

Get ready for new tips and tricks — and have fun :)

Hello!

We are entering one more week in which together we are encouraging girls’ interest in tech.

But, before we dig in, we would love to hear from you — what should we focus on more?

And now — let’s jump straight into new suggestions.

If you are new to this newsletter, you might wanna read this to understand the reasons why we do this, and more importantly, what are the rules to follow to encourage girls’ interest in tech.

1 — “I wonder how this works”

🤔 Curiosity in tech can start from us. In your daily interactions, you can start asking yourself and those around you how something works. It can be a QR code you see somewhere, a software waiters are using in the restaurant or a filter on Snapchat. Literally anything. And the best part is you don’t have to know how it works, the trick is to enter the unknown together, make assumptions, check them and learn together.

2 — A slightly different play with LEGO

🧱 Most of you already have LEGO at home, and here is a manual for a game you can do with friends or within your family, that is a mix between building and a board game. For this, all you need to have is 12 LEGO bricks in 6 different colors. Start with the instructions and game board, and if you like it, you can move to other games as well.

3 — Read about Rubby

📚 Ruby's world is about imagination and adventure. She is a little girl who makes friends with Snow Leopard and Penguins while solving problems. The book is available in 20+ languages. Find out more here.

4 — Hot potato!

📽 How do you make Hot Potato high-tech? Add a phone, hands-on prototyping, and some data analysis, of course! In this twist on the classic party game, the “hot potato” is a DIY container for your smartphone to keep it as still (and safe!) as possible. Check the instructions here.

5 — Listen to how this supermodel got into tech

🎧 Check out this great 30-minute episode with Karlie Kloss, supermodel turned entrepreneur. Karlie discusses her very first coding class, the inception of a cookie delivery drone, and the founding of Kode With Klossy, a programming school for teenage girls. You can listen to the episode here and use it as a great, unusual role-model story to share with your daughter or student.

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