Technology: You Go, Girl!September 6, 2006 | Bonnie Bracey
Sutton The Center for Excellence and Equity in Education (CEEE)
seeks to promote greater participation of underrepresented
groups in the sciences and to encourage academic excellence for
all. It's where I learned lots of ways to use technology to
interest my students -- girls in particular. Sometimes we look
for projects that are specific to girls to encourage them to be
online, but in a safe environment. The American Association of
University Women report, Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the New
Computer Age, recommends a number of ways girls can be
encouraged to take an interest in technology. If the changes
work, the report suggests, the result will be not only a
technology workforce that includes more women but also a more
inclusive computer culture. Let me know what you think about
these sites: Girls Inc., Online. Girls Inc., is a safe, secure,
and free membership site that lets girls create home pages,
interact with other girls, and learn about h