TechGirlz is an organization with the mission is to inspire middle school girls to explore the possibilities of technology to empower their future careers.
There’s a chapter in the Triangle, and they hold free workshops for girls in 6th through 9th grade.
Here are some upcoming sessions:
Introduction to JavaScript
Thursday, October 11th, 2018
6p.m. to 8 p.m.
Optum, 4242 Six Forks Road, Raleigh
Register here
Event run by Optum. Please email Laura Hernandez at laura.hernandez@optum.com with any questions.
JavaScript is what makes the web move. JavaScript is used to make apps, interactive websites, responsive animations, web games… pretty much whatever you can think up. In this course, you will learn the basic concepts of JavaScript, learn to talk directly to your website, and create your own JavaScript program using Chrome Developer Tools (DevTools) or Launchbox!
Note: Workshop is on 14th floor. Please bring a laptop. Snacks will be provided.
Infographics: Tell Your Story with Graphics
Thursday, October 18th, 2018
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Caktus Group, 108 Morris Street, Suite 2, Durham
Register here
Event sponsored by Caktus Group and run by TechGirlz. Please email Shannon Kreps at skreps2000@yahoo.com with any questions.
Humans are visual creatures. Pictures help us learn, understand, and remember things better. For this reason, more and more businesses are using infographics to persuade their audience, tell a story, and display their data in a graphical way.
In this workshop, students will observe that infographics are often used to raise awareness or sell products in social media, and are more easily searched and viewed on the Pinterest platform. Students will learn the difference between good and bad research, gather information on a topic of their choosing, and then use a free, online tool called Piktochart to make an infographic from the data collected.
Note: Some street parking available. Parking at Durham Centre lot across from Durham Convention Center recommended. Workshop room at bottom of stairs. Please bring a laptop. Students can bring a snack.
Tools: Please sign up for a free Piktochart account, prior to the workshop.
Podcasting
Saturday, November 17th
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Frontier, 800 Park Offices Drive, Morrisville
Register here
Event run by TechGirlz. Please email Janel Kinlaw at janel.kinlaw@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you!
Podcasting is a powerful way to communicate stories, news reports, and information. In order to create an effective podcast, students need to learn how to make their stories engaging and use sound to put their listeners into the aural environment of their story. They can accomplish this through music, sound effects or sounds gathered from the environment of their story.
This workshop plan familiarizes students with GarageBand software followed by creating a simple, personal podcast recording.
Note: On site parking available. Registrants will be greeted and guided to Fushion room. Please bring a laptop and headphones/mics. Snacks will be provided.
Required Downloads: Please download GarageBand for a Mac, or Audacity for Windows.
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