Upcoming Student Events

December 17th - Careers in STEM Panel (Grades 9+): Computer Science can be a difficult field to navigate, especially when Black and African-American, Latinx, and Indigenous peoples are underrepresented in Computer Science and STEM fields. Hear about how the Microsoft Philanthropies TEALS Program supports high school teachers in providing high-quality, inclusive computer science classes and hear from a panel of TEALS Program volunteers about their experiences in Computer Science and STEM Careers, including advice for how to navigate career opportunities and an opportunity for questions and answers from the attendees.

 

Join VidCode for two workshops to introduce coding concepts with video & multimedia!

 

December 8th - Code the News (Beginner | Grades 6+): Learn how to use javascript to interact with images, videos, and text to make your own news bulletin! By the time you're done, you will have created your very own news story made entirely in code! Click Here to Register

 

December 16th - Climate Clock (Beginner | Grades 5+): "The Climate Clock counts down to a specific day in the future. After this day human-induced climate change will have caused a temperature increase of 1.5℃, which is irreversible, and has bad consequences for everyone. We know this because of the data on the current rate of emissions, and the level of human-induced warming we’re already seeing." Join VidCode in creating your own interactive Climate Clock using javascript code. When you leave, you will be able to share your clock with friends or on your own website. Click Here to Register

 

Join the GCU Cyber Center of Excellent for three workshops exploring Cybersecurity!

 

December 4th - Password Cracking (Grades 9+): In this activity, students will learn how to crack password hashes using real-world scenarios via Linux, hashes, hash-identifier, and web resources. Click here to register.

 

December 11th - Network Forensics (Grades 9+): In this activity, students will take a role as a forensics investigator to catch the criminal “Ann Decover”. Students will build a case against the criminal and her accomplice and catch them before they head out of town by using Linux and a tool called Wireshark. Click here to register.

 

December 18th - Analyzing Email Headers (Grades 9+): Your emails may be vulnerable to spam, phishing, and other malicious attacks. To know where those attacks come from, you need to learn about email headers. We will take a look at different email header analysis tools and explore why this area is so important. Click here to register.