Newton Girls Who Code

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Monday Session 1, 2018-10-15

Welcome!

Please make yourself a name tag.

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Today’s Goals

Bathrooms and Water

• Start to meet each other.
• Learn what we’ll do this year and why.
• Get boring administrative stuff out of the way.

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• Walk towards the main book checkout area, past the children’s room hallway then turn right.
• Go when you want, no need to ask for permission.
• Hurry back -- you may be missing something neat.

Plan for Today

1. Introductions
2. Icebreaker
3. What will you do at Girls Who Code?
4. Create a Club Contract
5. Spotlight: Women Who Code
6. Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
7. Explore Sample Projects
8. Explore the Activity Sets
9. Stand Up meeting
10. Chill time

Meet the Team

Library Advisor� Megan Coffey

Facilitators� Reba Hatcher� Sophia Franklin� Joe Chou� Jean Chang

Student Ambassador� Antonia Januszewicz

www.newtongwc.org/meet-the-team

Student Introductions

1. My name is …
2. I live in …
3. I attend … school
4. One thing I already know how to do with computers is …
5. In addition to coding, I’m interested in …

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Plan for Today

• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• What will you do at Girls Who Code?
• Create a Club Contract
• Spotlight: Women Who Code
• Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
• Explore Sample Projects
• Explore the Activity Sets
• Stand Up meeting
• Chill time

Snowball Fight

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• Get a piece of paper and a pen
• Write down 3 facts about yourself you want to share
• Crumple up the paper into a snow ball.
• When Jean says “Platypus” throw the snowballs at each other.
• When Reba says “Eucalyptus” stop throwing and fetch 1 ball.
• Uncrumple ball and try to find the author.
• No announcements -- talk to 1 person at a time.
• When you find the your author, start following her around with hands on her shoulders�
• Bonus: Try to guess what configuration we’ll be in when all authors have been found.

Plan for Today

• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• What will you do at Girls Who Code?
• Create a Club Contract
• Spotlight: Women Who Code
• Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
• Explore Sample Projects
• Explore the Activity Sets
• Stand Up meeting
• Chill time

GWC Clubs Program

• Grades 6-12
• Weekly 1.5-hour meetings (Oct. - May)
• Self-paced, project-based learning
• Mix of first-time and returning students
• Industry speakers & field trips
• Volunteer facilitators, free for participants
• 400+ clubs nationwide, central support

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GWC Learner Profile

This is what we strive to be as Girls Who Code members.

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• Brave and Resilient
• Intellectually Curious
• Emotionally Intelligent
• Socially Just

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What might it look like or sound like to have these qualities?

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Educational Philosophy

Learn at Girls Who Code HQ

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Exploration Fun

Makey Makey

Kano Computer Kit

CanaKit Raspberry Pi

CS Impact Project

• Identify a common theme
• Community-focused problem solving�
• Get ideas for what to make while learning Core4�
• Collaborate on related projects�
• Design - Build - Test

http://newtongwc.github.io/monday.html

Plan for Today

• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• What will you do at Girls Who Code?
• Create a Club Contract
• Spotlight: Women Who Code
• Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
• Explore Sample Projects
• Explore the Activity Sets
• Stand Up meeting
• Chill time

Create a Club Contract

1. Work hard.
2. Be brave. Try something new, and speak up if you don’t understand.
3. Be curious. Ask questions, and experiment.
4. Be kind. Try to make a new friend! Show patience if someone is stuck.

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What rules should we add to these to make the club better and promote sisterhood?

Sign the Contract

• Grab a marker�
• Sign your name

Plan for Today

• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• What will you do at Girls Who Code?
• Create a Club Contract
• Spotlight: Women Who Code
• Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
• Explore Sample Projects
• Explore the Activity Sets
• Stand Up meeting
• Chill time

Spotlight: Women Who Code

Miral Kotb

Miral Kotb

Spend 5 minutes searching Miral Kotb.

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Watch this video together.

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How does Miral use computer science to express herself?

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Miral is rather confident in her code & dance. How would you take her idea to the next level?

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How would you combine computer science with your passion to create something?

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Plan for Today

• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• What will you do at Girls Who Code?
• Create a Club Contract
• Spotlight: Women Who Code
• Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
• Explore Sample Projects
• Explore the Activity Sets
• Stand Up meeting
• Chill time

Administrative Forms

These slides are on the internet! Let’s all find them now.

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• Log into a computer
• Go to www.newtongwc.org
• Find the blue link to “Weekly Session Slides” on the left. Click it.
• Find the blue link to “Session 1 (2018-10-15)” under the Monday Section column. Click it.
• Scroll down to THIS SLIDE!
• It is the only blue one.

Sign Up with GWC HQ

1. Navigate to http://hq.girlswhocode.com.
2. Click on “Sign up”

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Let us know if you don’t have a personal email address you can use.

Please remeber the e-mail addresss and password you used to register.

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• Enter your information
• Since you are under 18, they want information about your parents, too. Try your best.
• After you log into HQ, Click on the “Join Your Club” button and enter the Secret Club Code.
1. Check that the Club Code matches MA7695.
• Complete the enrollment form

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Instructors take attendance

Plan for Today

• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• What will you do at Girls Who Code?
• Create a Club Contract
• Spotlight: Women Who Code
• Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
• Explore Sample Projects
• Explore the Activity Sets
• Stand Up meeting
• Chill time

Explore the Sample Projects

Here are some example CS Impact Projects that other Girls Who Code clubs have made:

• Defeat Objectification: Scratch Project
• Save the Arts: Website Project

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Go to the links and see what your fellow coders have done!

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Think about:

• What is the theme of each of these projects? (What is it about?)
• Who is the target audience for each of these projects? (Who is it for?)
• What kind of project might you like to make? What would it be about and who would it be for?

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Plan for Today

• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• What will you do at Girls Who Code?
• Create a Club Contract
• Spotlight: Women Who Code
• Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
• Explore Sample Projects
• Explore the Activity Sets
• Stand Up meeting
• Chill time

Explore the Activity Sets

On http://hq.girlswhocode.com, click Learn in the sidebar.

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Then click on Intro to Tutorials and Tips and Tricks.

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Browse the options in the Learn section to get familiar with what you would do in the lessons and what you would learn from them. Don't actually start working on them today.

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After you've looked at Codesters, go back to the main Activity Sets page and take a quick look at some of the other Core4 and Extended Activity Sets.

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Plan for Today

• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• What will you do at Girls Who Code?
• Create a Club Contract
• Spotlight: Women Who Code
• Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
• Explore Sample Projects
• Explore the Activity Sets
• Stand Up meeting
• Chill time

Stand Up Meeting

Stand Up Routine

1. Form groups of about 4 people each.
2. Take turns responding to this meeting’s questions.
3. One person from your group will share a summary of your small discussion to the entire Club.

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Today's Questions

• What are you excited about for this Club?
• What are you nervous about?
• What does it mean to be a Girl Who Codes?

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Plan for Today

• Introductions
• Icebreaker
• What will you do at Girls Who Code?
• Create a Club Contract
• Spotlight: Women Who Code
• Sign up with GWC HQ + Survey
• Explore Sample Projects
• Explore the Activity Sets
• Stand Up meeting
• Chill time

Chill Time

Have fun! Use this time to:

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• Hang out with your friends
• Geek out about hobbies, books, bands, comics, videos, etc.
• Play video games
• Write in a journal
• Hack more code
• Chat with the adults
• Show off your side projects

See you next week!

Don’t forget to be awesome!

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