Friday, April 01, 2011

Teen Girls Discover Digital Technology as ‘COMPUGIRLS’

Teen Girls Discover Digital Technology as ‘COMPUGIRLS’: Dr. Kimberly Scott, an associate professor in women and gender studies at Arizona State University, the digital divide is not just about “who has access to computers, but what happens during that access.”

Scott is the principal investigator and creator of a National Science Foundation-funded project called COMPUGIRLS, an innovative technology program designed to teach girls of color how to use technology to bring about social change.