The Code Ninjas Workshop, originally scheduled for June 18-23, was rescheduled due to this month’s flooding. New dates have been scheduled and registration is now open.
The Code Ninjas Workshop for middle school girls is July 16 – 21. Code Ninjas is for girls interested in programming computers, making websites and helping everyone use technology. Presenting the workshop are Sarah Larkin-Driscoll, a second-year student and Miriam Eikenberry-Ureel, an incoming freshman. Both are from the Computer Science Department.
Are you interested in web design? Building smartphone apps? Programming a video game? Do you wonder what it might be like to be color-blind? What about someone who can’t comfortably tap on an iPhone? How can computers help a speech-impaired person talk?
Join us for a week-long workshop where girls in grades 6 – 9 explore, design and program web pages and apps for special needs groups. They’ll make a web page with special settings for color-blind users. Explore using a mobile device from an elderly person’s point of view. Program a video game and then make custom controls. Make a web-based game with custom links and resizable text. Learn about careers in game development, web design and usability testing. Meet other girls interested in computing. Tour a research lab where people use computers to create better lives.
Workshop Dates:
- Noon to 3:30 p.m. July 16—Web Design Basics
- Noon to 3:30 p.m. July 17—Web Design for the Visually Impaired
- Noon to 3:30 p.m. July 18—Web Design for Mobile Devices
- Noon to 3:30 p.m. July 19—Game design for special needs
- Noon to 3:30 p.m. July 20—Make a game controller
- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 21—Design a program of your choice
The workshops are located in Rekhi Hall 112. Space is limited, so register for this free workshop by Monday, July 9. No prior programming experience is necessary. Questions? Contact aspire-l@mtu.edu .
This workshop is sponsored by an AspireIT grant from the National Center for Women & Information Technology and facilitated by the Michigan Tech Computer Science Department.