Exploring CS Through Technovation Challenge

Mission & Vision

Our mission is to promote women leadership in technology by giving girls the skills and confidence they need to be successful in computer science and entrepreneurship

Why mobile?

We’ve found that smartphone

app development is an easy

way to engage girls in

technology. 77% of girls own

a cell phone, and the average

teen sends 60 texts each day.

12 weeks of mentorship

Girls work in teams of

five with the support of

a professional woman

in tech: their mentor

Each team develops a phone app, conducts market research, writes a business plan, and “pitches” their app

What resources are needed to start a Technovation club?• Mentor: professional woman in tech/business

who visits school each week to help a team of

girls develop an app, write business plan, and

develop a successful “pitch” to sell their idea

• Coach: recruits girls, coordinates field trips,

supports girls as they build their apps, and

provides classroom space after school four

hours per week

• Girls: teams of five girls work in groups to

create their project

Technovation Mentors

Support girls as they

create their apps

through a visual,

beginner-lever

language Inspire girls as they code

apps, create companies

and, change the face of

computer science

Cost and ScalabilityTechnovation Provides:

•Free 12 week curriculum hosted online

•Technovation Starter Kit and Resources

•Virtual Field Trip Video Series

•Virtual mentor and team matching support

Teams Require:

•Use of a computer

•Use of a smartphone (optional)

•Wireless access

•App Inventor for Android (free)

What is the ideal profile of a Technovation mentor?

• Desire to learn new things

• Feel comfortable using a set of lessons that

teaches how to program an app and develop

a business plan

• Have interest in motivating and managing a

team of willing girls to complete the project

Recruiting a Team

• Identify a school or

girl serving education

organization

• Reach out to

leadership and

“pitch” the

opportunity

• Use Technovation

resources to support

your outreach

Virtual Mentorship

Virtual mentors work

with teams all over the

globe meet using video

conferencing

Technovation assists virtual

mentors by linking them

with teams

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