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March 31, 2025

Spotlight on a Woman Who Codes

In 2009, Miral Kotb founded iLuminate, a dance group that uses wireless lighting programs to create explosive and colorful performances, and she serves as its CEO today. Since iLuminate’s debut on America’s Got Talent in 2011, the group has traveled around the world. They have performed with The Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, starred in an Off-Broadway show and The X Factor.
In this video, learn more about Miral's discovery of combining dance and code and how she brings together her passions with iLuminate!

Cancer Research Websites







In your notebook, write down the key information on the statistic you find.  Be sure to keep the tab open where you got your statistic.  Your will need the url for your coding activity.

Coding Activity: Dance Party

  1. Go to the Code.org website
  2. Login. (Ask Heidi or Michelle if you don't know how to login).
  3. The Dance Party Tutorial should appear.  If it doesn't,
  4. Go to My Dashboard
  5. When you finish the tutorial, continue to the next coding tutorial of your choice.


Here are the sites you can use to download Creative Commons images:

   BE SURE TO USE ONLY THE IMAGES NOT MARKED AS SPONSORED!




March 17 & 24, 2025

Spotlight on a Woman Who Codes

Imagine what you could do if you could invent anything in the world. Where would you start? Who would you talk with? Haiyan Zhang asks herself similar questions each day. As a result, she creates innovative technology!  Haiyan currently serves as the Innovation Director at Microsoft Research. She co-founded OpenIDEO and appeared on BBC’s invention series Big Life Fix.

After researching Parkinson’s disease, Haiyan invented a tremor-reducing watch called ‘Project Emma to help people with Parkinson’s write and draw. She drew inspiration from her conversations with people with Parkinson’s and her previous experiences creating biomedical applications.

What Statistic Do You Want People to Know about World Hunger?

Research statistics on world hunger.  They can be on a specific country, homeless, single parent families, whatever interests you most.

Here are some links for sites to use in your research:

Cancer Facts and Statistics:


World Hunger:


In your notebook, write down the key information on the statistic you find.  Be sure to keep the tab open where you got your statistic.  Your will need the url for your coding activity.

Sample Coding Activity in App Lab

Heidi will demo:
 

Coding Activity: App Lab Tutorial

  1. Go to the Code.org website
  2. Login. (Ask Heidi or Michelle if you don't know how to login).
  3. Go to My Dashboard
  4. Continue the App Lab lessons.
  5. When you finish the tutorial, continue to the next coding activity.

Coding Activity: Remix the Gun Stats Starter Code

Coding Activity: App Lab
  1. Go to the Code.org website
  2. Login. (Ask Heidi or Michelle if you don't know how to login).
  3. Click on this Gun Stats Starter Code.
  4. Click in Remix to create your own copy of the starter code.
  5. Click on Rename to rename the project to [Your name] World Hunger Project Statistic (for example, mine would be Heidi World Hunger Project Statistic
  6. Follow the instructions in the comment blocks of the code to replace the content with your own statistic, image, and url.  You will also change font sizes and adjust the design elements so it looks good.
Here are the sites you can use to download Creative Commons images:

   BE SURE TO USE ONLY THE IMAGES NOT MARKED AS SPONSORED!




March 10, 2025

Spotlight on a Woman Who Codes

Do you think coding and computer science can be creative or artistic? Today's GWC Tech Spotlight got into coding because it has allowed her to combine her love of fashion and art with her interest in science and math. Fran Kalal is a Technical Director at Pixar and has worked on films like Inside Out, Brave, and Up!
Watch the video to learn more about Fran Kalal and her work at Pixar.

What Do You Want to Do with Your Project?

Some typical things to do include:

  • Urge people to take action by contributing money.
  • Urge people to take action by contributing food.
  • Urge people to take action by volunteering.
  • Urge people to take action by signing petitions.
  • Urge people to take action by contacting their congressman/woman.
  • Make people more aware of hunger and food insecurity.
  • Show people where the need is greatest.
What is most is most important to you to do with your project?

Coding Lesson on Using App Lab

Heidi will demo:
 
  • How to see design elements (id)
  • How the x y coordinate system works
  • What is function and parameters are.
  • The onEvent() function.

Coding Activity: App Lab

Coding Activity: App Lab
  1. Go to the Code.org website
  2. Login. (Ask Heidi if you don't know how to login).
  3. Go to My Dashboard
  4. Start Intro to App Lab.
  5. Continue the App Lab lessons (click on 1).



March 3, 2025

Spotlight on a Woman Who Codes

Jasmine Crowe is an award-winning entrepreneur, TED Speaker, children’s book author, and leader who, while working to make the world a better place, founded Goodr, a tech-enabled sustainable food waste management company that strives to eliminate hunger and save food from landfills. Jasmine’s goal is to foster change and create awareness about today’s most pressing socio-economic challenges including poverty, food waste and hunger.

Narrow Your Focus

What about World Hunger are you most interested in helping with?

Hungry people in your community?
Hungry kids?
Hungry people in other countries?

Coding Activity: Music Lab

  1. Go to the Code.org website
  2. Login. (Ask Heidi if you don't know how to login).
  3. Go to My Dashboard
  4. Select Music Lab.
  5. Start the Music Lab lessons.

Coding Activity: App Lab

  1. Go to the Code.org website
  2. Login. (Ask Heidi if you don't know how to login).
  3. Go to My Dashboard
  4. Start Intro to App Lab.
  5. Start the App Lab lessons (click on 1).



February 24, 2025

Spotlight on a Woman Who Codes

Discover how Momo Pixel is Changing the Game by using her style, passion and Pixel Art game, Hair Nah, to inspire more equity in the gaming industry.

Momo Pixel is an artist, a gamer and a developer who channeled her anxiety into a game. She was tired of saying “Don’t Touch My Hair” to curious people who seemingly couldn’t help themselves, and that led to a creation that’s inspiring girls who code. The Google Play Change the Game initiative continues to honor female developers changing the world with their ideas.

Find Your Focus

  1. Part 1: Brainstorm

    • Generate as many ideas for our theme as possible in 2 minutes. 

    • Using 2 sticky notes, write down your favorite two themes.

    • Put all the sticky notes up on the wall.

    • Take 2 minutes to review the ideas.

    • Group similar ideas together. 

  2. Part 2: Pick our Theme

    • Take 2-3 minutes to walk around and draw a dot on your favorite 3 ideas. 

    • Identify the top 3 ideas. 

    • Take 1-2 minutes to vote for your favorite idea of the remaining 3 options.

  3. Part 3: Next Steps

    • We can consider how to use this theme in our project!


Coding Activity: Music Lab

  1. Go to the Code.org website
  2. Login. (Ask Heidi if you don't know how to login).
  3. Start the Music Lab lessons.



February 10, 2025

Spotlight on a Woman Who Codes

In 2009, Miral Kotb founded iLuminate, a dance group that uses wireless lighting programs to create explosive and colorful performances, and she serves as its CEO today. Since iLuminate’s debut on America’s Got Talent in 2011, the group has traveled around the world. They have performed with The Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, starred in an Off-Broadway show and The X Factor.
In the video below, learn more about Miral's discovery of combining dance and code and how she brings together her passions with iLuminate!

https://youtu.be/1Wi2A8la3VQ


Ice Breaker

  1. Turn to your neighbor.
  2. Tell them 2 adjectives that describe your strengths, such as creative, clever, funny, kind.
  3. Tell them 2 nouns that other people would use to describe you, such as "She is an artist, dancer, rebel."

Coding Activity: Girls Who Code Girls Game Card

  1. Go to the Girlswhocodegirls.com website.
  2. Code your game card character.
  3. Download your card
  4. Facilitator gather cards on thumb drive. 
Card Sample





February 4, 2025

GWC Orientation






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