Byte-Sized

07/24/2018

Hey everyone! HumanityHacks is a hackathon for girls in Santa Clara, on August 18-19, focused on applying tech to the humanities and social issues.

Participants will enter categories: Music, Literature, Art, Social Activism, Economics, and Culture. Girls with no coding experience are welcome! Also open to middle- and high-schoolers and university students. For more information and to register/volunteer, see the website https://humanityhacks.wixsite.com/main or page HumanityHacks.

04/18/2018

Hi everyone! Byte-Sized is taking a break from workshops and is providing girls with the chance to tour some of Silicon Valley’s most well-known companies. The first field trip in our tour series is Google, which will be happening on April 27th. If you are in the grades 6th-12th, consider applying! We choose attendees based on interest, not experience, so don’t hesitate to apply. The tour is absolutely free, and food will be provided.

Apply here by 4/24: https://bit.ly/2qFDmjT

01/18/2018

Byte-Sized is excited to attend Agents of Change's 'Equality in STEM Symposium' which will be at Bascom Community Center on January 28th from 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm.

Come listen to high-profile women speakers from Silicon Valley companies such as Apple and Google and stop by at booths setup by local STEM organizations like Byte-Sized and GirlsWhoCode! The event aims to bring more diversity into STEM, and is targeted towards ANYONE interested in the field.

RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stem-for-all-symposium-tickets-42066205152

01/10/2018

Read below for an AWESOME opportunity from one of our sister organizations!
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SheEO is excited to launch ElevateHER Pitches! This year, we have partnered with AI4ALL to launch an elevator pitch competition for students in 6th-12th grades. If you decide to enter the competition, you’ll be eligible to win up to a $100 gift card, and all participants will receive a SheEO laptop sticker. There will be three winners, and your age will be taken into consideration.

Check out our website for more information.(http://www.sheeo.info/)
Fill out this quick form to secure your spot before you start filming. (https://goo.gl/forms/0HaaQR7zFZZpqI9x1)

We can’t wait to see what you guys come up with :)

11/12/2017

Happy 1 year anniversary to Byte-Sized! We can't believe it's been one year since our first workshop with KIPP Heritage Academy. Stay tuned for more Bay Area workshops and Byte-Sized chapters opening in Seattle and Southern California! :)

08/14/2017

CS+Business! All Byte-Sized students at Day 2 of our Berkeley workshop were challenged to work in teams to come up with a creative technology innovation in 10 minutes and then pitch their products! Watch Team MyKart share their idea:

08/12/2017

Day 1 of the Berkeley Byte-Sized Workshop was a blast! From doing HTML/CSS webpage design to developing Python text games, the girls had fun coding and getting to know each other. Excited for Day 2 of learning with these girls!

08/10/2017

ONE MORE DAY till our weekend Byte-Sized workshop hosted at UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science! We are so excited to meet all of our students. If you are attending, keep checking your emails for new details and updates from us!

07/18/2017

Byte-Sized is excited to partner with UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science Museum for our upcoming summer crash-course workshop!

If you are an incoming 6th - 8th grader girl interested in learning more about the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence, apply by August 1st. The application can be found on our website: www.byte-sized.tech

We look forward to meeting you this summer and having TONS of fun!

06/24/2017

Congratulations to our new Junior Directors! Read more about them here: http://www.byte-sized.tech/team

Stay tuned for more details about our upcoming crash course workshop at the Lawrence Hall of Science this August.

Tara Bhatia attends Washington High School in Fremont, CA. She started Byte-Sized in order to expose young girls to the wonders of programming , and to inspire them to change the world---one line of a code at a time.

05/24/2017

Check out our new website if you haven't already! http://www.byte-sized.tech/
We are hosting our next Byte-Sized event workshop in Berkeley, CA this August 2017. Stay Posted!