Education Week – Benjamin Herold
“Hoping to get more girls interested in coding and computer science, a New York City-based startup is giving a high-tech makeover to a traditionally feminine fashion accessory. Meet Jewelbots, the programmable friendship bracelet for teens and tweens…Users can program their bracelets to light up when their friends come near, communicate in Morse-code like languages, integrate with their social media accounts, and more…But is “girly” tech the best way to get more women involved in computer science and the other science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) fields in which they remain heavily underrepresented?”(more)