Schools Workshop: Green Futures Jam
Wed, 24 Apr
|Bodelva
We all know that a green future for Cornwall is important, but how can technology help play a critical part in improving services? TECgirls would like to welcome year 8 girls from across Cornwall to come together for our Green Futures Jam.
Time & Location
24 Apr 2024, 09:00 – 15:00
Bodelva, Bodelva, Par PL24 2SG, UK
About the event
We all know that a green future for Cornwall is important, but how can technology help play a critical part in improving services? TECgirls would like to welcome year 8 girls from across Cornwall to come together for our first Green Futures Jam. Together we will look at how companies are already using technology to help make the world a better place. The teams of girls will then have a chance to learn the skills need to come up with their own ideas for apps that can create a better green future for Cornwall.
Plan for the day:
9:30-9:45 Why Tech needs more girls
Opening talk from TECgirls founder Caitlin Gould focused on breaking down misconceptions and why the tech industry does better when girls get involved.
9:45-10:15 Role Model Pannel
Hear from 3 people who grew up in Cornwall and now work for ServiceNow, one of the biggest tech companies in the world
10:15-12:15 Digital Design Workshops
- Coding with micro:bits
- Product Design/User-Centred Design
- Expert Session - Learn how ServiceNow create apps to solve some of the biggest problems
12:15: 12:45 Lunch Break (please bring a pack lunch) -
12:45 - 14:45: App Workshop
- School teams design and prototype apps using paper prototyping to allow for maximum creativity!
14:45 -15:45: Presentations of their ideas/apps