We thank guest contributor Anita Rao for sharing her experience at this year’s event and express our deepest thanks to Symantec for their support as a corporate partner.
This was my 4th Dare 2B Digital conference. Every year, I am amazed at the improvements made and the impact the conference has on the lives of young women. Continue reading
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Tagged college financing, Facebook, Intel, Jesse Draper, online safety, Pixar, Symantec, technology
Image: Flickr user Amanda Schutz
Your best Saturday ever is just one day away! Tomorrow we’ll kick-off the 2013 Dare 2B Digital Conference at Oracle for a huge crowd of Bay Area girls, parents, mentors, educators and executives from Silicon Valley’s top companies.
What better way to celebrate a day exploring exciting careers in science, technology, engineering, math and business than to salute women throughout history Continue reading
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Tagged aerospace, events, history, innovation, inventions, science, technology
Special thanks to Robyn Roark for this post (re-blogged from Silicon Valley Mamas).
When I was in the sixth grade, I remember my teacher telling me that I was smart enough in math and science that I could be an engineer when I grew up. I still remember thinking that it was so weird that my teacher wanted me to be an engineer on a train. You see, I had no exposure to the world of engineering. The only “engineer” I had ever heard about where the ones who worked trains. Seriously. Continue reading
It certainly got our attention reading this stat in yesterday’s article from Michael Morella with US News & World Report, who says:
“60 percent of the nation’s students who begin high school interested in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, change their minds by graduation…”
The thing is, this doesn’t describe the young women we know. We view programs like Dare 2B Digital (part of Invent Your Future Foundation) as a bright spot by providing a path for more and more young women to explore the diverse and challenging careers that await them in computer science.
So Michael, here’s your invite to join us Continue reading
So you’re savvy at social media, apps and games? Ever wonder how they work? Have an idea for your own app?
Tell your mom, your aunt, your teachers and your friends, you’ve got the perfect girls day planned Saturday, February 9th at the 2013 Dare 2B Digital Conference (#d2bd13). Continue reading
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Tagged animation, Dare 2B Digital, eCommerce, events, Jesse Draper, mentors, mobile, Oracle, Valley Girl Show
Teens, tweens and kids are often referred to as “digital natives.” Having grown up with the Internet, smartphones and tablets, they’re often extraordinarily adept at interacting with digital technology. But Mitch Resnick, who spoke at TEDxBeaconStreet in November, is skeptical of this descriptor. Sure, young people can text and chat and play games, he says, “but that doesn’t really make you fluent.”
via 10 places where anyone can learn to code.
Hop on over to Dare 2B Digital’s new YouTube channel! You can watch (and thumbs-up) our snazzy conference highlight video and cool workshops done by partners like IBM and Google at past conferences.
We’re building links to our partner community.
Got a favorite video or channel we should add? Let us know!
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Dare2BDigital 2012 Conference Starts Us Off
Guest post by Alice Krause, NewsonWomen.com
We owe a huge thanks to last year’s 2012 Dare 2B Digital Monday Honorary Chairwoman Alice Krause, Founder of www.newsonwomen.com, for her advocacy on behalf of Dare 2B Digital.
“What should we tell young women about innovation? Tell them innovation is everything! And for everybody! Not just scientists or engineers. Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Krause, eBay, innovation, NewsOnWomen, Richelle Parham, women CEOs