advocacy goal

…encouraging the underrepresented 7th-8th graders to seek profession in computer sciences and graphic design by making

personal connections and inspiring through commendable actions.

statistics

statistics

10% of the Black pop. have a Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree

statistics

10% of the Black pop. have a Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree

statistics

10% of the Black pop. have a Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree

2%

Computer engineers

qualitativeresearch methods 1. narratives2. ethonography3. case studies4. interviews

black overflow

advocacy goal

audience

immersion

strategy

Encouraging the underrepresented 7th-8th graders to seek profession in computer sciences and graphic

design by making personal connections and inspiring

through commendable actions.

not ready to knowready to know

knows facts

accepts ideas

acts on the opinion

becomes an advocatefor the cause

Minority 7th-8th graders Educators

Funders

quantitative

presentation

work in progress

genesis promise academy

steam

Empowering students in computing to thrive academically

and professionally in the technolgy indsutry

Endow students with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets

necessary to be successful in college preparatory high schools

…improve the way students learn science, mathematics, technology

and engineering, business, education, and now art

Share stories of our past in realtable ways that also inform the

students of future possibilites in computer sciences and design

1. search engines/websites2. libraries3. talking to public officals

1. interactive platforms2. web for black overflow3. visualizing the campaign4. mobile5. gamefication

6. grand theft auto7. introduce to after school

programs8. small workshops9. hack-a-thon

audience

7th and 8th graders

immersion

the team

Alona King

the team

Alona King Elizabeth Davis

the team

research methods

Black Overflow, Schools & Funders

Quantitative & Qualitative Research: The students and environment

strategy

not ready to knowready to know

knows facts

accepts ideas

acts on the opinion

becomes an advocatefor the cause

Minority 7th-8th graders Educators

Funders

Educate the students, their parents and daily educators.

Visualization

…encouraging the underrepresented 7th-8th graders to seek profession in computer sciences and graphic design by making

personal connections and inspiring through commendable actions.

q&a