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I didn't know what engineering was...

When I was in high school I had a vague idea of what an engineer did. They built things. Usually with their hands I thought. Bridges and buildings and stuff. I didn’t think I wanted to be an engineer. I wanted to be a math major. My best friend wanted to be a chemistry major.… Read more I didn't know what engineering was...

Crowley- Girls and Science

I found this article to be incredibly interesting. Particularly because it brought me back to a video I viewed a couple of years ago: https://youtu.be/XP3cyRRAfX0. The lack of encouragement and development girls receive around STEM at a young age is incredibly disheartening. I think we are moving towards attempting to create tools to give girls access to… Read more Crowley- Girls and Science

Week 7

I would first like to note that I found the Berkowitz reading to be fascinating. Particularly due to the success of this app and the clear demonstration that interaction with parents around math leads to math achievement. I suppose this is interesting to me because I am the daughter of a math teacher. Thus, my… Read more Week 7

Week 6 - Writing Socially

I found the Curwood-Magnifico-Lammer’s article to be incredibly interesting. Particularly because my middle school years were full of online writing. I utilized a cite called “Worthy of Publishing” that provided a platform for aspiring writers to post their chapters and have others comment on them. It truly demonstrated to me the power of having an… Read more Week 6 - Writing Socially

Week 5 Discussion-Gaming and Mental Health

I found the Granic reading to be incredibly interesting. Primarily the idea that video games could be used as a platform to treat mental health problems in youth. This seems like an excellent opportunity area to utilize video games as a platform for social good. Additionally, I believe it would be incredibly interesting to utilize… Read more Week 5 Discussion-Gaming and Mental Health

Assignment 1: Curiosity Machine

Curiosity Machine A site that exposes students to the design process and design challenges, while providing access to advice from real engineers. URL: https://www.curiositymachine.org/ Focus: “We support parents, STEM mentors and educators to inspire children to build their curiosity, creativity and persistence, one design challenge at a time.” Target Age: K-12 (Seems to be a primary focus… Read more Assignment 1: Curiosity Machine

"Her," Robots, and Child Development

What I found particularly interesting and terrifying about the piece on Robots and Child Development is how often we are blind to the potential detrimental effects of technology and how easily we write them off. When I first was reading the article I wasn’t convinced. I think from a technological point of view the possibility… Read more "Her," Robots, and Child Development

Week 3

I found the Hirsh-Pasek article incredibly compelling due to its potential real world applications. Particularly, I came away wondering how we could assure that parents and app developers had access to/considered this information when making choices about apps for children. As the article mentioned, the potential effects on the achievement gap that could be achieved by… Read more Week 3

Parasocial Relationship-Kim Possible

I loved Kim Possible when I was younger. She was an inspiring and empowering female character. SHE WAS AWESOME

Week 1 Discussion-Nicole

“When a character more closely resembles a viewer, emotional investment with a program increases, and the likelihood that viewers will learn educational content also increases” -Media as Social Partners: The Social Nature of Young Children’s Learning From Screen Media I found this to be incredibly interesting, particularly regarding children of color and the limited amount… Read more Week 1 Discussion-Nicole