Sites

• News on Women

  www.NewsOnWomen.com is an award winning daily-news site about what women are doing and an excellent resource for current, local information.  

• Under the Microscope

  Under the Microscope is Stories for, by and about Women in Science. It is a newsletter put out by Feminist Press. To view the newsletter or to sign up for its monthly issues Click Here. >>
   

• Dot Diva: New Program to Improve Computing's Image to Girls

  Dot Diva, formerly known as New Image for Computing, is an initiative of ACM and the WGBH Educational Foundation to improve the image of computer science among college-bound high school girls.
  
  The Dot Diva program is inviting participation of students, faculty and interested others via recruiting, nominations and an active presence on Facebook and Twitter. Ignite Talks, a new component of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC), recently included a presentation on Dot Diva to raise awareness of efforts aimed at improving the public perception of computing among women. Through a national research survey, effective messages were identified and the next phase of research tested different branding concepts with girls, each based on different graphic treatments and variations of the messaging. Dot Diva emerged as the concept with the most powerful appeal. The overall messaging of the program is that “Dot Divas” are the new face of computing. They believe in the potential of computing to redesign the future and build a better world. They're young women with the power and passion to make a difference. The Dot Diva website recently highlighted the following announcements: registration for the She’s Geeky event in Washington, DC; nominations for 2010 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellows; and the launch of a new campus forum for women interested in math and science at the University of Richmond.
   
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• 10x10 List

  Momox.org
  Recommended resources on women and science.

   

• Get Involved. Make a Difference.

  TechBridge
  A resource guide to help role models and corporations host effective classroom visits and worksite field trips. A toolkit CD accompanies this guide, containing files of sample hands-on activities, icebreaker activities, Future Engineer Certificate, and other resources to make your outreach fun and engaging.  

• CWIT Women and IT Video (4 minutes)

   

• A Compendium of Impact Assessment Frameworks for ICT4D Projects

  ICT4D Blog
  The compendium is a guide to how to choose and how to apply ICT4D impact assessment methods.

   

• STEM resources

  SCIENCE

  ScienceNewsForKids.org
  ars.usda.gov/is/kids (Agriculture Research Service)
  NASA.gov
  NSA.gov (National Security Agency)
  SecretCodeBreaker.com
  education.NOAA.gov (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  LPI.usra.edu (Lunar and Planetary Institute)
  SallyRideScience.com
  MDSci.org (Maryland Science Center)
  HHMI.org/coolscience (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
  urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe (The Great Plant Escape)
  girlstart.com/science.asp
  TryScience.org
  AstroSociety .org
  edequity.org/sigt/
  mse.umd.edu/whatismse/videos.html
  
  

  SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

  
  howstuffworks.com
  inventionatplay.org
  smithsonianeducation.org
  pbskids.org/cyberchase
  jhuapl.edu/mesa
  cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/tap-junior.html
  thebmi.org/ (Baltimore Museum of Industry)
  IWITTS.com (National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science)
  WomenTechWorld.org
  hem-usa.org (National Electronics Museum)
  ASTC.org (Association of Science-Technology Centers)
  usfirst.org (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
  microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/digigirlz/hightechcamp
  acm.org (Dot Divas)
  
  

  ENGINEERING

  
  TryEngineering.org
  DiscoverEngineering.org
  jets.org (Junior Engineering Technical Society)
  pbskids.org/designsquad
  manufacturingiscool.com
  EngineerGirl.com
  askpolaris.org
  engineeryourlife.org
  eweek.org (National Engineers Week Foundation)
  pltw.org (Project Lead the Way)
  sme.org (Society of Manufacturing Engineers)
  eng.umd.edu/k12
  umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/k16
  futurecity.org
  engineeringsights.org
  greatachievements.org
  guidemenacme.org
  
  

  MATH

  
  coolmath4kids.com
  expandingyourhorizons.org
  mathforum.org/students
  funbrain.com
  mathcounts.org
  ixl.com
  
  

  MISCELLANEOUS

  
  girlsinc.org
  aauw.org (American Association of University Women)
  bewhatyouwanttobe.com
  nwhp.org (National Women’s History Project)
  ThinkPort.org
  odysseyofthemind.com
  thinkquest.org
  ngcproject.org/magic
  stemcareer.com
  magic.pen.fizzlebot.com
  pugetsoundcenter.org/ngcp
  kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids
   

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