Choose from a variety of age-appropiate sample activities and resources to ensure your event is memorable and inspiring. The following activities have been used successfully in Girls in Technology events. Activities for Middle School (Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13)
An interactive, online activity where users learn how the Internet works and about exciting IT career options.
An interactive, online activity where users learn about female IT role models and create a scrapbook of their journey.
An interactive game where participants play the role of routers, switches, and packets. Activities for High School (Grades 9-12 / Ages 14-17)
In teams, students serve as "technology consultants" to devise solutions to real world challenges affecting society and the environment.
IT professionals join groups of students for lunch. Provides an opportunity for informal questions and answers.
Prospective students meet in the Networking lab.
Incorporate these five-minute videos into your event. I Am An Engineer Video: 56K 100K 300K MPEG Females in Technology Engineering Video: 384K 700K 1MB
Panelists could include IT professionals, female Computer Science students, and/or Academy program students. Provides students an opportunity to question panelists. Activities for Post-Secondary
MentorNet provides e-mail-based mentoring relationships to college and university students. |
In 2005, over 800 young women participated in Girls in IT events that were co-sponsored by the Cisco Networking Academy Program and the Cisco Women's Action Networks. Quick Links
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