TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 8/29/15

Last update: Sunday 8/30/15 @ 10:05 am

This week's cover = photo from tweet that 1 out of 7 humans logged onto Facebook ... Other top stories = Pentagon, Apple, & Boeing partner for wearable gear -- Uber hires hackers --and Twitter's diversity goals

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs are using information technology to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching, research, and community service ... plus tweets about Ed Tech, Info Tech, and Hackers ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 8/29/15 @ 3 pm.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  

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DLL Storify of Goodie Hack's Idea Hackathon in Charleston, SC -- Friday 8/28/15 & Saturday 8/29/15

Last update: Saturday 8/29/15

Goodie Hack is a mashup of social good, tech, entrepreneurship,  and highly-skilled and passionate people. It’s, quite possibly, the coolest community service project you’ll ever experience. The Charleston edition, powered by Accelerate With Google, was an intense and fast-paced two (2) day event where the Black Googler Network AND Charleston leaders formed teams to create technology ideas that solved problems in under-served communities. More information can be found on the panel's event page.

Below find the DLL Storify of tweets that were generated by participants who used hashtags =  #GoodieHackCharleston, #AccelerateWithGoogle, #hack4good. As usual, this DLL Storify is merely a "firehose" draft, i.e., it includes all tweets in chronological order without comment or classification ... Storyfies of other #DiversityInTech events are listed in the DLL Archives.

Tweets for Day 1 (Friday) and Day 2 (as of 3:15 pm Saturday)

DLL Storify of Women of Color in STEM Career Panel ... Saturday 8/22/15

Last update: Tuesday 8/25/15

Black Girls Code and Connect with STEM sponsored this panel discussion that was held in Brooklyn Borough Hall (New York City). The sponsors convened a stellar panel of women of color in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math). The panel helped young tech divas learn about careers in the science space and hear from women forging a path of excellence in both their careers and their lives. More information can be found on the panel's event page.

Below find the DLL Storify of tweets that were generated by participants who used hashtags =  #WoCinSTEM, #bgcny, #bgcnyc, @ConnectWithSTEM, @VolunteerBGCNY. As usual, this DLL Storify is merely a "firehose" draft, i.e., it includes all tweets in chronological order without comment or classification ... Storyfies of other #DiversityInTech events are listed in the DLL Archives.

DLL Storify of Level the Coding Field Hackathon 2015 ... Friday 8/21/15 & Saturday 8/22/15

Last update: Monday 8/24/15

The Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI) sponsored this two day hackathon that was held at Twilio's headquarters in San Francisco. Its purpose was to expose minority groups to computer science and to promote production rather than just consumption of technology within these groups. The hackathon was designed to create a safe space while expanding what participants thought they were capable of doing. Students worked in teams and were assigned mentors. More information was provided on the the hackathon's event page.

Below find the DLL Storify of tweets that were generated by participants who used hashtags =  #lpfihactivist, #levelthecodingfield, and @LPFI. As usual, this DLL Storify is merely a "firehose" draft, i.e., it includes all tweets in chronological order without comment or classification ... Storyfies of other #DiversityInTech events are listed in the DLL Archives.

TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 8/22/15

Last update: Sunday 8/23/15 @ 2:05 am

 This week's cover = photo from tweet about the passing of Julian Bond, Giant of Activism and Education

... Other top stories = Google's wi-fi router ... Twitter's stock drops to IPO level ... and Ashley Madison's exposed secrets

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs are using information technology to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching, research, and community service ... plus tweets about Ed Tech, Info Tech, and Hackers ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 8/22/15 @ 3 pm 

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  

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Adding #DiversityInTech events to the DLL's calendar

The DLL's calendar includes events sponsored by organizations dedicated to increasing #DiversityInTech. Concise descriptions of these events are added to the DLL's calendar as soon as they are announced. 

DLL Storify of Silicon Harlem's Harlem Week Hackathon ... Saturday 8/8/15

Last update: Sunday 8/16/15

Silicon Harlem sponsored this hackathon as part of this year's Harlem Week. As explained in the summary article by Opportunity Lives (posted after the hackathon):

"The all-day hackathon, which organizers promoted with hashtags like 4Harlem, HackHarlem, and UptownTechie, was aimed mainly at young people between the ages of 13 and 24. About 50 participants competed in teams for the best technology-oriented business plan based on the question, 'How can technology be used to improve your life and your community?' 

Below find the DLL Storify of tweets that were generated by participants who used hashtags =  #4Harlem, #HackHarlem, #UptownTechie. As usual, this DLL Storify is merely a "firehose" draft, i.e., it includes all tweets in chronological order without comment or classification ... Storyfies of other #DiversityInTech events are listed in the DLL Archives.

TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 8/15/15

Last update: Sunday 8/16/15 @ 9:05 am

This week's cover = graphic from tweet that  Google becomes  Alphabet 

... Other top stories = Intel doubles diversity hires ... Apple reports one percent gains in hiring women and minorities ... and Apple's self-driving cars   

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs are using information technology to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching, research, and community service ... plus tweets about Ed Tech, Info Tech, and Hackers ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 8/15/15 @ 3 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  

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TECH Dozens -- Week Ending 8/8/15

Last update: Sunday 8/9/15 @ 11:05 am

This week's cover = photo from tweet about White House Demo Day ... Other top stories =  IBM buys Merge for $1 billion, combining Watson AI  with medical imaging ... Microsoft will replace PowerPoint with Sway  ... and Black Hat 2015 cyber security conference

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs are using information technology to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching, research, and community service ... plus tweets about Ed Tech, Info Tech, and Hackers ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 8/8/15 @ 3 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  

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#WHDemoDay "Family Album" -- Tweets & pics that mention some folks you may know

Last update: Saturday 8/8/15

Below find some tweets and pictures from White House Demo Day that feature the hackers and their backers who are frequently mentioned on this blog. You will find the DLL's full collection of over 1800 tweets in its three part Storify of this event:

 Part 1(1:30 pm to 2:50 pm) | Part 2  (2:51 pm to 4:00 pm) | Part 3 (4:01 pm to 5:00 pm+)

The DLL Storify as a (filtered) firehose draft

Last update: Wednesday 9/30/15

Whenever the DLL curates a Storify for an event, it embeds the event's tweets at the bottom of a page that provides background information about the event, specifically: a link to the home page of the event's host, a link to the invitation page for the event, a link to the program page for the event, and a brief description of the purpose of the event using words that are slight paraphrases of the description provided by the host on the invitation page and/or event page. The hashtags used to identify the event's tweets are then listed, both the official hashtags specified by the host and other hashtags that appeared in a substantial number of tweets. The background blurb usually concludes with the following disclaimer that the DLL did not edit the tweets:

DLL Storify of White House Demo Day … Part 3 -- Tuesday 8/4/15

Last update: Saturday 8/8/15

The White House hosted a Demo Day, convened by its Chief Technology Officer (CTO),  that showcased the wide-ranging talents of innovators and participation by some of the nation's leading venture capital firms. Unlike a private-sector Demo Day, where entrepreneurs “pitch” their ideas to funders, innovators from around the country joined President Obama to “demo” their individual success stories and show why we need to give every American the opportunity to pursue their bold, game-changing ideas. More information can be found on the program page. Note: Articles providing background information were posted prior to the event by Bloomberg, Wired, VentureBeat ... and Business Insider published a great follow-up article wherein some participants described how it felt to pitch their startups to President Obama ... Here's the link to the video of the presentations to President Obama

Part 1 (1:30 pm to 2:50 pm) | Part 2  (2:51 pm to 4:00 pm) | Part 3 (4:01 pm to 5:00 pm+)

DLL Storify of White House Demo Day … Part 2 -- Tuesday 8/4/15

Last update: Friday 8/8/15 

The White House hosted a Demo Day, convened by its Chief Technology Officer (CTO),  that showcased the wide-ranging talents of innovators and participation by some of the nation's leading venture capital firms. Unlike a private-sector Demo Day, where entrepreneurs “pitch” their ideas to funders, innovators from around the country joined President Obama to “demo” their individual success stories and show why we need to give every American the opportunity to pursue their bold, game-changing ideas. More information can be found on the program page. Note: Articles providing background information were posted prior to the event by Bloomberg, Wired, VentureBeat ... and Business Insider published a great follow-up article wherein some participants described how it felt to pitch their startups to President Obama  ... Here's the link to the video of the presentations to President Obama

Part 1 (1:30 pm to 2:50 pm) | Part 2  (2:51 pm to 4:00 pm) | Part 3 (4:01 pm to 5:00 pm+)

DLL Storify of White House Demo Day 2015 ... Part 1 -- Tuesday 8/4/15

Last update: Tuesday 8/8/15 

The White House hosted a Demo Day, convened by its Chief Technology Officer (CTO),  that showcased the wide-ranging talents of innovators and participation by some of the nation's leading venture capital firms. Unlike a private-sector Demo Day, where entrepreneurs “pitch” their ideas to funders, innovators from around the country joined President Obama to “demo” their individual success stories and show why we need to give every American the opportunity to pursue their bold, game-changing ideas. More information can be found on the program page. Note: Articles providing background information were posted prior to the event by Bloomberg, Wired, VentureBeat ... and Business Insider published a great follow-up article wherein some participants described how it felt to pitch their startups to President Obama  ... Here's the link to the video of the presentations to President Obama

Part 1 (1:30 pm to 2:50 pm) | Part 2  (2:51 pm to 4:00 pm) | Part 3 (4:01 pm to 5:00 pm+)

TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 8/1/15

Last update: Sunday 8/2/15 @ 11:05 am

This week's cover = graphic from tweet that Windows 10 is finally here ... Other top stories = Facebook's revenue from mobile ... Android's security hole ... and Black tech billionaire

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs are using information technology to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching, research, and community service ... plus tweets about Ed Tech, Info Tech, and Hackers ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 8/1/15 @ 3 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  

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Myopic Visions of Diversity In Tech

Last update: Sunday 8/2/15

This note casts my vote against the recent widespread misuse of the terms "technology" and its abbreviation "tech".  Yes, a rose is a rose is a rose ... but not if what we're looking at is just one petal on the rose.