Make your own board game and meet chess queens!
Tips on how to encourage girls' interest in tech — Newsletter No.5
Hi everyone! We were on a little summer break, hope you were too! We start this week with tips & tricks, let us know what you think!
♟️Read Chess Queens by Jennifer Shahade
For fans of The Queen's Gambit, this is the real-life story of a female chess champion traveling the world to compete with the most famous players of all time, intertwined with an incredible history of the top female players that have often been ignored.
This book is full of great role models and unexpected stories about motivation, friendships, feminism, and hope. Find it on Amazon here, or on Bookdepository.
You can also check out the author’s podcast Ladies Knight, and hear her conversations with other great female chess players.
🎞️ Follow high-school girls competing in improving their community problems through an app
CodeGirl is a documentary film inspiring and encouraging young girls to pursue their interests in the fields of STEM and business. The film follows teams of high school girls across the globe as they try to solve their community’s problems by creating a mobile app for the annual Technovation. Join these girls as they create innovative apps and discover their dreams
😎 Make your projects and share them simply across the web
Vidcode is made for teen girls, and is teaching them to code by leveraging their interest in social media, memes, and videos to ignite interest. Lessons help uncover the layers and logic of media and help girls create shareable and fun projects using HTML and JavaScript. It’s science-backed and easy to start — students begin by creating and modifying video and image objects, adding filters, text, and other graphics. As projects become more complex, the lessons cover complex object properties with user interactions, creating games and simulations.
🎲 It's time for board games!
Make your own board game while helping your kid practice computational thinking. You need a pen, paper and the guide!
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