Mehackit's Charlotta on why creative technology education is important at the January 2015 Codepub event in Helsinki, Finland.

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CHARLOTTA LIUKAS | JANUARY 22, 2015

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“A 12-year-old can gather information
faster, process it more efficiently, reference more
diverse professionals, and get volunteer guidance
from better sources than you can at work”
- Thomas Friedman, The DIY Economy,
New York Times, December 2009.

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The biggest tragedy of the Internet
was the demise of MySpace.
Designers forget
creativity looks like chaos.
- Zach Klein, Founder of DIY.org

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Digital
self-expression

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mehackit wants every kid and teenager to get
creative, confident and curious about technology.
Our activities - school courses, workshops and
community - all contribute towards discovering
the joys of creative technology.
Intro to
creative tech

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Learning, doing, and teaching are inseparable.
Discovery environments like maker classes, innovation pro-
grams, and hacker spaces are not framed as learning.
Process of
discovery

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Tech is an integral part of the world around us.
Not everyone has to fall madly in love with technology, but
all should be offered the opportunity to do so!
Science, tech,
engineering, arts
and math

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@mehackit
Understand
the culture
behind tech

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Female Founder Stories | http://www.femalefounderstories.com/
A collection of interviews with Y Combinator’s female alumni
Geek Gurl Diaries | http://www.geekgurldiaries.co.uk/
Carrie Anne’s video logs on making and using technology
Becky Stern | http://sternlab.org/
Director of Wearable Electronics at Adafruit and an art tech goddess.
Women in tech
inspiration

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Rails Girls | railsgirls.com
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Django Dames |
djangodames.fi
Turku, 7 February
Future Female |
futurefemale.com
Meet
new friends
PyLadies
meetup.com/Helsinki-PyLadies/
StartupDigest Helsinki weekly newsletter
startupdigest.com/digests/helsinki
Aaltoes Newsletter |
aaltoes.com

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