1. Jacquelyn C. Hurst Educating Girls in the Tech Age: A Report on Equity Sharon Schuster http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech028.shtml Girls Just Wanna Compute

2. Equity issues in technology are not only faced by low income and minority children. Perhaps the biggest equity issue that I face as a teacher is one of gender equity, how to encourage and promote technology use by girls of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. As a teacher I see my female students at a disadvantage when working in the computer lab or in the classroom with technology. When asked to choose between projects that utilize technology, iMovie, digital or movie camera, Photoshop, scanners, PowerPoint, etc., or using posters, hand drawn illustrations, low level word processing, or pen and pencil, they often choose the low level methods rather than utilizing technology. How we identify and address girls so that we may encourage and assist them to become technically savvy women is the focus of this presentation. Girls are not well represented in advanced technology classes and they are not choosing careers in technology. What are the ways that we can promote gender equity for girls in computer education and technology? Educating Girls in the Tech Age

3. Research Findings *Girls find programming tedious *Computer games violent and redundant *Computer careers uninspiring Educating Girls in the Tech Age

4. What to Do About It *Need to use technology proactively Show use across curriculum Choose and use relevant topics and activities Educating Girls in the Tech Age

5. What to Do About It *Understand and interpret information that technology makes available Develop content applications that use technology Use multilevel software Educating Girls in the Tech Age

6. What to Do About It *Understand design concepts to become a lifelong learner of technology Encourage multiple approaches to learning Encourage girls to see themselves as designers, not just users Educating Girls in the Tech Age

7. Teacher Training *Teach “tinkering” activities that let learners experiment Teach “tinkering” activities that let learners experiment with technology *Technology must be relevant for nontraditional users and learners Educating Girls in the Tech Age

8. Teacher Training *Focus on innovative uses of computing Literacy includes skills in literacy, numeracy, cognitive science, problem solving, analysis, and logic Hardware and software skills are minor Educating Girls in the Tech Age

9. Teacher Resources American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Commision on Technology, Gender, and Teacher Education: Tech SavvyEducating Girls in the New Computer Age Executive Summary of Educating Girls in the New Computer Age Techbridge: Encouraging Girls in Technology, Sponsored by the Chabot space and Science Center Techbridge: Encouraging Girls in Technology, A project from the National Science Foundation to increasing the pursuit of women in technological fields. InGear David Sadker, Ed.D. Equity Primer and Gender Bias Equity Primer Changing Girls' Attitudes About Computers, from the Educational CyberPlayground, Changing Girls; Attitudes About Computers National Academy Engineering, Girl Engineering Girl Power, sponsored by the US.Department of Health and Human ServicesU.S.Department of Health and Human Services focuses on encouraging and motivating girls in technology. Girl Power Technology Techbridge: Encouraging Girls in Technology Educating Girls in the Tech Age