Online App Teaches Girls Computer Coding
<p><span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="male">male</span>-<span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="application">application</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="startup">startup</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Vidcode">Vidcode</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bridging">bridging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="hundred">hundred</span>-<span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>: <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="coding">coding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vidcode">Vidcode</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coding">coding</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="Natalie">Natalie</span> <span word="Leow">Leow</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vidcode">Vidcode</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Allie">Allie</span> <span word="Diracles">Diracles</span>, <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programming">programming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Instagram">Instagram</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="graphics">graphics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="images">images</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="software">software</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scripts">scripts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modify">modify</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="content">content</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>.</p><p><span word="Range">Range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skills">skills</span></p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="hackathon">hackathon</span> <span word="contestants">contestants</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> .</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="math">math</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Nayely">Nayely</span> <span word="Torres">Torres</span>, "<span word="because">because</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="angle">angle</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span>."</p>
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