Storytelling + Me
Now it is your opportunity to continue the story by creating your own project. Choose one or more of the options below to tell your own story using data found online or in your everyday life.
Interested in discussing theses ideas more?
THINK
How can you bring others into this conversation?
How might you inform others about what you just learned?
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Using the data of different tech companies from the previous module, think through ways you could teach your:
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Friends
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Community
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Family
about intersectionality and data science.
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Interested in working on projects that explore data science further?
BUILD
Build and collect your own dataset and create a project that will allow others to visualize the story of the data
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Feeling artsy?
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Create a poster, drawing, painting, or sculpture !
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Want to explore coding?
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Are you already familiar with programming?
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Create a Python noteboook using Google Collab !
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Examples of data to gather using online resources:​
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Different careers of women in technology
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Degrees held by women in computing
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Salary wages for women in sports
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Graduation rates
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MORE
Examples of data to gather using your own personal experiences (no research necessary): ​
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Screen time per day/ per week/ per month
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Number of compliments given or received in a week
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Number of times you try something new per day/ per week/ per month
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People you come in contact with per week
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School lunch options in your class
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Types of books read
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Types of movies watched
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MANY MORE
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Interested in learning more about the people's stories we have shared?
CREATE HERSTORY
Create a project:
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about one of the stories of the women featured at the beginning of the lesson OR
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about any other women in technology with intersectional identities
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Search online for biographical information about a person's story that you can relate to or that inspires you.
Below are a few options to choose from but, feel free learn more about anyone else.
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Katherine Johnson
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Kimberlé Crenshaw
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Timnit Gebru
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Kimberly Bryant
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Mae Jemison
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Jakita Thomas
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Valerie Taylor
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Danielle Wood
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MORE
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Feeling artsy?
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Create a poster, drawing, painting, or sculpture !
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Want to explore coding?
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Create a Scratch Project !
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Want to expand on others ideas?​
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Remix a Scratch project from this studio.​
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Interested in exploring future careers in computing?
IMAGINE
Imagine yourself 30 years into the future. Make a project about your your future career and how these goals match your current passion.
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Possible careers for exploring:
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Software engineer
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Video game designer
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Data scientist
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Web developer
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Researcher
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Professor
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Hardware engineer
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Feeling artsy?
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Create a poster, drawing, painting, or sculpture !
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Want to explore coding?
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Create a Scratch Project !
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Want to expand on others ideas?​
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Remix a Scratch project from this studio.​
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