Posted on January 31st, 2010
Written by Sarah Blow
A short while ago I came across a fantastic little tweet courtesy of my lovely followers! It was all about a new board game which I’m hoping to get my hands on to review and see how good it is. In essence it’s a board game that teaches the fundamentals of object orientated programming through [...]
Posted on December 16th, 2009
Written by Sarah Blow
Last month we launched the Manga Competition for people to win one of two copies of the Manga Guide to Calculus courtesy of No Starch Press who are the publishers of the Manga Guide series. Whilst this competition was going on @decisionstats came up with a fantastic suggestion! That we should try to get companies [...]
Posted on November 11th, 2009
Written by Sarah Blow
On Twitter I have been teasing some of my followers telling them this post was coming well here it is! Not so long ago we managed to get our hands onto the Manga Guide to Physics, which is a great way for anyone into physics, especially if they like Manga but don’t necessarily have [...]
Posted on September 25th, 2009
Written by Sarah Blow
Whilst I was over at the Beam Presents event a few weeks ago I got to talk to the company behind the new Coolerbooks e-reader device. This little device is very much Apple style and like all other e-reader’s gives people the opportunity to buy books and read them on the go. The benefit being [...]
Posted on July 20th, 2009
Written by Improbulus
There’s a video news report with a section (at 2:03) about breaking down barriers for women in tech – comprising short interviews with some Silicon Valley tech women at the launch of Her Code in San Francisco. (“Girl Geek Dinner” gets a scrolling mention!)
Also, here’s a (different) Her Code video plus slides of the Orange [...]
Posted on October 9th, 2008
Written by Ethel Cofie
“I want to teach someone’s first programming class” my geek friends have heard me make this comment far too many times. So I reckon I better explain myself …Being out of uni for less than 5 years means I can still vividly remember my struggle to understand and find the relevance to real life in [...]
I was recently interviewed for a UK newspaper around the subject of MediaCamps, I felt this information would sit really well on the GirlyGeek blog also, and a couple others where I have cross-posted.
So could you firstly sum up what the media camp you’re involved is? How is it implemented? What do you mean by [...]
Posted on August 20th, 2008
Written by Sarah Blow
Are you a Student between the ages of 15 and 21 based in the UK? Well if you are then you have just come to the right website! This is your opportunity to win £500. Imagine what you could do with that… So what do you need to [...]
Things just got more ‘intellectual’ in the world of social networks.
Want proof that social networking is not just about a shallow re-representation of a who’s who, or who’s not, of social links. Meet Shelfari, a networking site where the emphasis is on brain rather than brawn. Have no fear you need not be [...]
I’m sat here watching the teaching awards 2006 on TV in the UK and it’s amazing what teachers manage to do within schools. These teachers all want the children to be the best that they possibly can. One thing that does become apparent is that the teachers need the support and encouragement of [...]
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