[Lacasis-l] TOMORROW: Coding Workshop at UCLA

[Shelly Ray]

Just a quick reminder about tomorrow's coding workshop at UCLA!  Details on
how to attend in-person or virtually are below.
RSVPs here <http://goo.gl/forms/xh4PcxHF5Q> are appreciated for planning
purposes, but not required to attend.

If you've already RSVP'd but your plans have changed, please email
shell.ray at gmail.com.
Thanks, and hope to see you tomorrow!


On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 2:16 AM, Shelly Ray <shell.ray at gmail.com> wrote:

> Big news!  Tuesday, 2/24/15 at 5:30pm, LACASIS&T at UCLA ASIS&T will join
> forces to present a very special event.
> ***
> "Learn to Code with Sylvia Aguinaga of DIY Girls"
> Tuesday, February 24th, 5:30pm
> UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, 290 Charles E
> Young Drive North, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Map/Directions
> <https://www.google.com/maps/dir//UCLA+Graduate+School+of+Education+and+Information+Studies,+290+Charles+E+Young+Drive+North,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90095,+United+States/@34.075047,-118.442142,17z/data=!4m12!1m3!3m2!1s0x80c2bc8a2e5f8029:0x6604e830b7af9879!2sUCLA+Graduate+School+of+Education+and+Information+Studies!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c2bc8a2e5f8029:0x6604e830b7af9879!2m2!1d-118.442142!2d34.075047>)
> (Campus Map <http://maps.ucla.edu/campus/?z=14&cpnt=-118.44213,34.07510>)
> (Building info
> <http://is-intranet.gseis.ucla.edu/about/location/building.htm>) (Parking
> info <http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/about-is/parking-information>) / Live
> webcast (stay tuned for the link to join)
> ***
>
> Code is a critical part of how we create and share information in the 21st
> century -- and code-literacy is indispensable for information professionals.
>
> In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to code in Scratch, a free
> programming language and online community developed at the MIT Media Lab
> where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations (
> http://scratch.mit.edu/).
>
> Sylvia Aguinaga will present on the significance of code-literacy today,
> give perspective from her experience teaching coding to kids, and then lead
> a hands-on demo of Scratch.
> She won't stop there! You'll find out more about Three.js, a 3D Javascript
> library used to create and display animated 3D computer graphics on a Web
> browser.
>
> Feel free to travel light and leave your laptop at home.  The workshop is
> in the IS Mac Lab (GSE&IS building, room 118
> <http://is-intranet.gseis.ucla.edu/about/location/building.htm>), and the
> UCLA ASIS&T Student Chapter secured guest logins for non-students to use
> the computers there during the workshop, ensuring all can participate in
> the demo and hands-on tutorial.
>
> One final note:  Coding may make you hungry and/or thirsty.  If you find
> yourself in one or both of these states, join us in the IS Commons (next
> door to the Mac Lab) for pizza and beverages post-workshop.  Mixer!
>
> This event is free and open to all.
> Reservations HERE <http://goo.gl/forms/xh4PcxHF5Q> are appreciated for
> planning purposes, but not required to attend.
> RSVP on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/1549215602014984/> and
> invite your friends.
>
> ---
> Sylvia Aguinaga is the Director of Curriculum for DIY Girls (
> www.diygirls.org), a non-profit that provides hands-on tech experiences
> for girls in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. There, she develops
> project content and guides the making process at workshops. Sylvia is
> currently working on her Masters degree in Library and Information Science
> from San Jose State University. As a Special Projects Intern at Los Angeles
> Central Public Library, she has helped create a coding curriculum that will
> be implemented at 9 schools and library branches in the LA area. Sylvia has
> a special interest in how computer code can help kids develop 21st century
> skills. She believes code is a way of being in the world -- a way to create
> instead of consume. In her free time, she loves to draw creatures and
> collage videos using the programming language Processing.
>
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