IT Girls 3.0 event hosted at Baton Rouge Community College.
The event is geared to East Baton Rouge Parish Middle
School girls, in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, and provides an opportunity
for female students to learn computer coding used in game and app
design from local IT professionals. This programming falls during
National Engineers Week (February 21-27), founded by the National
Society of Professional Engineers to increase interest and understanding
in engineering and technology careers. The event is co-sponsored by
Louisiana Women in Technology (LaWIT), the Foundation for East Baton
Rouge School System (EBRSS), and STEMup Baton Rouge, with IBM, Louisiana
Technology Park, Geocent, Sparkhound, Costco, Whole Foods, Bet-R
Grocery, and Best Buy.
Instructor: Introduction to Programming using Scratch.
Goals: Creating a PSA using Scratch.
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