my name is names Scanlon and I want you to think about something when you went
to think about something when you went
to think about something when you went to school you probably learned the
to school you probably learned the
to school you probably learned the basics of reading writing and maths then
basics of reading writing and maths then
basics of reading writing and maths then it was later on in your life when maybe
it was later on in your life when maybe
it was later on in your life when maybe when you went to college that you
when you went to college that you
when you went to college that you learned the skill to choose in your job
learned the skill to choose in your job
learned the skill to choose in your job now I think this needs to change why
now I think this needs to change why
now I think this needs to change why don’t we teach young people these skills
don’t we teach young people these skills
don’t we teach young people these skills earlier I’m going to tell you about some
earlier I’m going to tell you about some
earlier I’m going to tell you about some of the amazing things that I’ve seen
of the amazing things that I’ve seen
of the amazing things that I’ve seen when young people have been given the
when young people have been given the
when young people have been given the opportunity to learn to code island and
opportunity to learn to code island and
opportunity to learn to code island and the world will face so much changes over
the world will face so much changes over
the world will face so much changes over the next century and we need to prepare
the next century and we need to prepare
the next century and we need to prepare the next generation for this change so
the next generation for this change so
the next generation for this change so I’m here giving you a talk about change
I’m here giving you a talk about change
I’m here giving you a talk about change you might be wondering what would a
you might be wondering what would a
you might be wondering what would a 14-year old know about change well quite
14-year old know about change well quite
14-year old know about change well quite a bit in fact people my age have already
a bit in fact people my age have already
a bit in fact people my age have already lived through a lifetime of change think
lived through a lifetime of change think
lived through a lifetime of change think back to the year 2000 most of you will
back to the year 2000 most of you will
back to the year 2000 most of you will probably have a clear memory of the
probably have a clear memory of the
probably have a clear memory of the start of the millennium I don’t it was
start of the millennium I don’t it was
start of the millennium I don’t it was two years before I was born
it wasn’t long after gu who was born –
it wasn’t long after gu who was born – nowadays whenever we have a question we
nowadays whenever we have a question we
nowadays whenever we have a question we turn to Google just think how many of
turn to Google just think how many of
turn to Google just think how many of you have already used Google today back
you have already used Google today back
you have already used Google today back in 2000 there was no such thing as a
in 2000 there was no such thing as a
in 2000 there was no such thing as a smartphone most people probably had
smartphone most people probably had
smartphone most people probably had Nokia’s my granddad still has a
Nokia’s my granddad still has a
Nokia’s my granddad still has a non-smart phone and he jokes that
non-smart phone and he jokes that
non-smart phone and he jokes that recently he had to go into a building
recently he had to go into a building
recently he had to go into a building and was belonging through a security
and was belonging through a security
and was belonging through a security scanner I don’t he went to put his phone
scanner I don’t he went to put his phone
scanner I don’t he went to put his phone through the security guard said there’s
through the security guard said there’s
through the security guard said there’s no need to put that through we don’t
no need to put that through we don’t
no need to put that through we don’t scan antiques back in 2000
scan antiques back in 2000
scan antiques back in 2000 they’re searching that sharing and
they’re searching that sharing and
they’re searching that sharing and social media wasn’t much of a thing if
social media wasn’t much of a thing if
social media wasn’t much of a thing if you wanted to talk to your friends you
you wanted to talk to your friends you
you wanted to talk to your friends you went to you went out and met up with
went to you went out and met up with
went to you went out and met up with them or you phoned them now we have
them or you phoned them now we have
them or you phoned them now we have Facebook Twitter Instagram snapchat and
Facebook Twitter Instagram snapchat and
Facebook Twitter Instagram snapchat and so many social media platforms to share
so many social media platforms to share
so many social media platforms to share on I’ve never lived in time without
on I’ve never lived in time without
on I’ve never lived in time without internet before I was born you probably
internet before I was born you probably
internet before I was born you probably it’s a dial-up to get online remember
it’s a dial-up to get online remember
it’s a dial-up to get online remember that screeching car noise I don’t
that screeching car noise I don’t
that screeching car noise I don’t I’ve also known that never lived in a
I’ve also known that never lived in a
I’ve also known that never lived in a time without someone being in space
time without someone being in space
time without someone being in space nowadays astronauts tweet pictures of
nowadays astronauts tweet pictures of
nowadays astronauts tweet pictures of Ireland and the world from space so as
Ireland and the world from space so as
Ireland and the world from space so as you can see there’s been so much change
you can see there’s been so much change
you can see there’s been so much change in the past 16 years think of all the
in the past 16 years think of all the
in the past 16 years think of all the change that will be happening in the
change that will be happening in the
change that will be happening in the next eighty four years not only changes
next eighty four years not only changes
next eighty four years not only changes in tact but changes in the world around
in tact but changes in the world around
in tact but changes in the world around us for example climate change there will
us for example climate change there will
us for example climate change there will be more electric cars in the road which
be more electric cars in the road which
be more electric cars in the road which will be better for the environment will
will be better for the environment will
will be better for the environment will be using cool tech like augmented
be using cool tech like augmented
be using cool tech like augmented reality every day in our workplace
reality every day in our workplace
reality every day in our workplace undertone and we’ll be traveling to
undertone and we’ll be traveling to
undertone and we’ll be traveling to space and back using reusable rockets so
space and back using reusable rockets so
space and back using reusable rockets so as you can see there will be so much
as you can see there will be so much
as you can see there will be so much change and we need to make the most of
change and we need to make the most of
change and we need to make the most of all this change is coming our way we
all this change is coming our way we
all this change is coming our way we need to prepare the future generation
need to prepare the future generation
need to prepare the future generation one a really great way to do this I
one a really great way to do this I
one a really great way to do this I think is by teaching young people how to
think is by teaching young people how to
think is by teaching young people how to code coding is writing lines of
code coding is writing lines of
code coding is writing lines of instructions which tell a computer what
instructions which tell a computer what
instructions which tell a computer what to do and it can help you make websites
to do and it can help you make websites
to do and it can help you make websites apps games and even control robots why
apps games and even control robots why
apps games and even control robots why can coding helpless while coding to help
can coding helpless while coding to help
can coding helpless while coding to help with problem solving skills and I found
with problem solving skills and I found
with problem solving skills and I found that after I learned code in school I
that after I learned code in school I
that after I learned code in school I was able to find alternative ways to
was able to find alternative ways to
was able to find alternative ways to solve my mouse problems coding lets you
solve my mouse problems coding lets you
solve my mouse problems coding lets you be creative anything which you can
be creative anything which you can
be creative anything which you can imagine you can make with code just
imagine you can make with code just
imagine you can make with code just think of other things that we use every
think of other things that we use every
think of other things that we use every single day that I made with code Netflix
single day that I made with code Netflix
single day that I made with code Netflix Google Twitter Facebook Instagram the
Google Twitter Facebook Instagram the
Google Twitter Facebook Instagram the list goes on
list goes on
list goes on this is what we should be telling young
this is what we should be telling young
this is what we should be telling young people to show them that coding isn’t
people to show them that coding isn’t
people to show them that coding isn’t boring lines and instructions it can
boring lines and instructions it can
boring lines and instructions it can actually let you make really amazing
actually let you make really amazing
actually let you make really amazing things and one place that I can see this
things and one place that I can see this
things and one place that I can see this happening is in coder dojo coder dojo
happening is in coder dojo coder dojo
happening is in coder dojo coder dojo are free classes for young people to go
are free classes for young people to go
are free classes for young people to go to to learn to code with the help of
to to learn to code with the help of
to to learn to code with the help of mentors and that’s where I learned code
mentors and that’s where I learned code
mentors and that’s where I learned code in Carter go Joe Dublin City University
in Carter go Joe Dublin City University
in Carter go Joe Dublin City University age 9 I remember going into my first day
age 9 I remember going into my first day
age 9 I remember going into my first day not knowing anything about coding and
not knowing anything about coding and
not knowing anything about coding and when I came out I was so amazed that I
when I came out I was so amazed that I
when I came out I was so amazed that I could make my very own website looking
could make my very own website looking
could make my very own website looking back on it now is really simple I just
back on it now is really simple I just
back on it now is really simple I just changed background colors out of images
changed background colors out of images
changed background colors out of images and text but at the time I was
and text but at the time I was
and text but at the time I was fascinated I think every young person
fascinated I think every young person
fascinated I think every young person should have the opportunity to feel that
should have the opportunity to feel that
should have the opportunity to feel that fast
fast
fast when they’ve made their very first
when they’ve made their very first
when they’ve made their very first website game up or robot since then I’ve
website game up or robot since then I’ve
website game up or robot since then I’ve gone on to make much more complex apps
gone on to make much more complex apps
gone on to make much more complex apps and games one of the absalom made is
and games one of the absalom made is
and games one of the absalom made is called Auto journalist
called Auto journalist
called Auto journalist it’s to help journalists and
it’s to help journalists and
it’s to help journalists and interviewees who live in different time
interviewees who live in different time
interviewees who live in different time zones to do interviews the journalists
zones to do interviews the journalists
zones to do interviews the journalists consult the questions is when the
consult the questions is when the
consult the questions is when the interviewee the interviewee then records
interviewee the interviewee then records
interviewee the interviewee then records themselves on their camera or microphone
themselves on their camera or microphone
themselves on their camera or microphone on their phone answering the journalist
on their phone answering the journalist
on their phone answering the journalist questions once the journalists receive
questions once the journalists receive
questions once the journalists receive the recordings they will have good media
the recordings they will have good media
the recordings they will have good media content and will be able to write their
content and will be able to write their
content and will be able to write their piece another app that I’ve made it’s
piece another app that I’ve made it’s
piece another app that I’ve made it’s called recharge my car it’s out the
called recharge my car it’s out the
called recharge my car it’s out the drivers of electric cars find all the
drivers of electric cars find all the
drivers of electric cars find all the charging points in Ireland and see
charging points in Ireland and see
charging points in Ireland and see whether they’re currently Anisa not
whether they’re currently Anisa not
whether they’re currently Anisa not withering charged money car you can find
withering charged money car you can find
withering charged money car you can find out whether a electric car charging
out whether a electric car charging
out whether a electric car charging point is free for you to before you
point is free for you to before you
point is free for you to before you drive to us with recharge money car I’ve
drive to us with recharge money car I’ve
drive to us with recharge money car I’ve worn top prize at the coolest projects
worn top prize at the coolest projects
worn top prize at the coolest projects Awards in 2014 the coolest projects
Awards in 2014 the coolest projects
Awards in 2014 the coolest projects awards are the big competition for young
awards are the big competition for young
awards are the big competition for young people from car garages all over the
people from car garages all over the
people from car garages all over the world to come together for one day and
world to come together for one day and
world to come together for one day and present projects that they’ve made using
present projects that they’ve made using
present projects that they’ve made using code to other young coders from going to
code to other young coders from going to
code to other young coders from going to the coolest projects for the past few
the coolest projects for the past few
the coolest projects for the past few years I’ve seen so many amazing projects
years I’ve seen so many amazing projects
years I’ve seen so many amazing projects that young people have made there was an
that young people have made there was an
that young people have made there was an app that uses Bluetooth to find your
app that uses Bluetooth to find your
app that uses Bluetooth to find your keys which could be really handy and one
keys which could be really handy and one
keys which could be really handy and one girl programmed a robot that can solve
girl programmed a robot that can solve
girl programmed a robot that can solve the Rubik’s Cube from the coolest
the Rubik’s Cube from the coolest
the Rubik’s Cube from the coolest projects Awards on coderdojo
projects Awards on coderdojo
projects Awards on coderdojo I’ve had so many amazing opportunities
I’ve had so many amazing opportunities
I’ve had so many amazing opportunities in somewhere 2015 I went to a Fox
in somewhere 2015 I went to a Fox
in somewhere 2015 I went to a Fox incubator where I spent three weeks
incubator where I spent three weeks
incubator where I spent three weeks living in a big house over in London
living in a big house over in London
living in a big house over in London with 50 other girls wearing wet hay to
with 50 other girls wearing wet hay to
with 50 other girls wearing wet hay to an attack business the age of the girls
an attack business the age of the girls
an attack business the age of the girls ranged from 11 to 22 and it was so cool
ranged from 11 to 22 and it was so cool
ranged from 11 to 22 and it was so cool to see some of the projects that the
to see some of the projects that the
to see some of the projects that the other girls were working on there was an
other girls were working on there was an
other girls were working on there was an app to prevent harassment for women who
app to prevent harassment for women who
app to prevent harassment for women who are walking on the street a device which
are walking on the street a device which
are walking on the street a device which would help people with Parkinson’s
would help people with Parkinson’s
would help people with Parkinson’s disease to walk and these projects are
disease to walk and these projects are
disease to walk and these projects are solving such important problems so just
solving such important problems so just
solving such important problems so just imagine that if we gave every young
imagine that if we gave every young
imagine that if we gave every young person the chance to learn to code all
person the chance to learn to code all
person the chance to learn to code all the problems we could solve
the problems we could solve
the problems we could solve in December 2015 I won’t eat you Digital
in December 2015 I won’t eat you Digital
in December 2015 I won’t eat you Digital Girl of the Year alongside Yasmin Bay
Girl of the Year alongside Yasmin Bay
Girl of the Year alongside Yasmin Bay from England this has opened up so many
from England this has opened up so many
from England this has opened up so many opportunities for me to meet amazing
opportunities for me to meet amazing
opportunities for me to meet amazing people to go to cool events see how the
people to go to cool events see how the
people to go to cool events see how the change in our future will be shaped by
change in our future will be shaped by
change in our future will be shaped by tech ge invited me over to their minds
tech ge invited me over to their minds
tech ge invited me over to their minds and machines your conference where I
and machines your conference where I
and machines your conference where I learned about hair data will be able to
learned about hair data will be able to
learned about hair data will be able to help with big engineering and
help with big engineering and
help with big engineering and manufacturing projects in the future one
manufacturing projects in the future one
manufacturing projects in the future one thing that I found really cool was
thing that I found really cool was
thing that I found really cool was Heather reusing connected technology to
Heather reusing connected technology to
Heather reusing connected technology to get more energy from wind farms I got to
get more energy from wind farms I got to
get more energy from wind farms I got to speak of events to encourage more young
speak of events to encourage more young
speak of events to encourage more young people to try out coding because it’s so
people to try out coding because it’s so
people to try out coding because it’s so important I’m a member of the digital
important I’m a member of the digital
important I’m a member of the digital Youth Council of Ireland and we’re a
Youth Council of Ireland and we’re a
Youth Council of Ireland and we’re a group that makes sure that the voice of
group that makes sure that the voice of
group that makes sure that the voice of young people in Ireland is heard in
young people in Ireland is heard in
young people in Ireland is heard in science tech engineering math and
science tech engineering math and
science tech engineering math and education I’ve been so lucky to meet
education I’ve been so lucky to meet
education I’ve been so lucky to meet other people that also have the vision
other people that also have the vision
other people that also have the vision that young people need to learn more
that young people need to learn more
that young people need to learn more about tech in January I went to the
about tech in January I went to the
about tech in January I went to the World Economic Forum in Davos or I met
World Economic Forum in Davos or I met
World Economic Forum in Davos or I met will.i.am Bono Arianna Huffington and
will.i.am Bono Arianna Huffington and
will.i.am Bono Arianna Huffington and Marc Benioff who had Salesforce while I
Marc Benioff who had Salesforce while I
Marc Benioff who had Salesforce while I was over there I helped to run a
was over there I helped to run a
was over there I helped to run a coderdojo session for some of the local
coderdojo session for some of the local
coderdojo session for some of the local schoolchildren in Davos who had never
schoolchildren in Davos who had never
schoolchildren in Davos who had never coded before they loved us
coded before they loved us
coded before they loved us from my journey here a few things that
from my journey here a few things that
from my journey here a few things that I’ve learned about getting young people
I’ve learned about getting young people
I’ve learned about getting young people interested in coding if they already
interested in coding if they already
interested in coding if they already have an interest in a TV show or a game
have an interest in a TV show or a game
have an interest in a TV show or a game like Minecraft then links that interest
like Minecraft then links that interest
like Minecraft then links that interest with coding my brother who was eight
with coding my brother who was eight
with coding my brother who was eight years old at the time is really
years old at the time is really
years old at the time is really interested in minecraft and he tried out
interested in minecraft and he tried out
interested in minecraft and he tried out the Minecraft era of code the RF code is
the Minecraft era of code the RF code is
the Minecraft era of code the RF code is a website that encourages kids to try a
a website that encourages kids to try a
a website that encourages kids to try a simple coding for just an error it links
simple coding for just an error it links
simple coding for just an error it links with movies like frozen and Star Wars
with movies like frozen and Star Wars
with movies like frozen and Star Wars my brother was so amazed so he could
my brother was so amazed so he could
my brother was so amazed so he could edit things in the Minecraft game using
edit things in the Minecraft game using
edit things in the Minecraft game using lines of code that he could write
lines of code that he could write
lines of code that he could write himself we definitely need to make sure
himself we definitely need to make sure
himself we definitely need to make sure that we’re telling young people the
that we’re telling young people the
that we’re telling young people the coding is all about creativity and
coding is all about creativity and
coding is all about creativity and making things we need to see more girls
making things we need to see more girls
making things we need to see more girls in tech as well
in tech as well
in tech as well one way that I can see this happening is
one way that I can see this happening is
one way that I can see this happening is grove is girls hot garland they host
grove is girls hot garland they host
grove is girls hot garland they host one-day events for girls to come along
one-day events for girls to come along
one-day events for girls to come along to with their friends and do workshops
to with their friends and do workshops
to with their friends and do workshops on science tech engineering Matt’s on
on science tech engineering Matt’s on
on science tech engineering Matt’s on coding another way is coderdojo girls
coding another way is coderdojo girls
coding another way is coderdojo girls cutter dojo girls was set off a few
cutter dojo girls was set off a few
cutter dojo girls was set off a few years ago in cardio dojo DCU it’s a
years ago in cardio dojo DCU it’s a
years ago in cardio dojo DCU it’s a coder dojos session for girls to come
coder dojos session for girls to come
coder dojos session for girls to come along too and they can learn how to code
along too and they can learn how to code
along too and they can learn how to code while they’re surrounded by other girls
while they’re surrounded by other girls
while they’re surrounded by other girls their age that are interested in tech
their age that are interested in tech
their age that are interested in tech while I was over in the World Economic
while I was over in the World Economic
while I was over in the World Economic Forum in Davos I heard Arianna
Forum in Davos I heard Arianna
Forum in Davos I heard Arianna Huffington say that whenever you’re
Huffington say that whenever you’re
Huffington say that whenever you’re giving a talk you need to leave people
giving a talk you need to leave people
giving a talk you need to leave people with something to go away thinking about
with something to go away thinking about
with something to go away thinking about something they can do so my message is
something they can do so my message is
something they can do so my message is kids need skills what can you do you can
kids need skills what can you do you can
kids need skills what can you do you can mentor or set up a coderdojo you don’t
mentor or set up a coderdojo you don’t
mentor or set up a coderdojo you don’t need to have that many tech skills to
need to have that many tech skills to
need to have that many tech skills to set up coderdojo you just need to be
set up coderdojo you just need to be
set up coderdojo you just need to be able to support the kids and make sure
able to support the kids and make sure
able to support the kids and make sure that they’re creating cool things
that they’re creating cool things
that they’re creating cool things another thing you could do is to
another thing you could do is to
another thing you could do is to introduce kids to online learning to
introduce kids to online learning to
introduce kids to online learning to help them learn new skills so if you
help them learn new skills so if you
help them learn new skills so if you have children nieces or nephews show
have children nieces or nephews show
have children nieces or nephews show them things like Khan Academy for math
them things like Khan Academy for math
them things like Khan Academy for math so let’s give kids the skills for all
so let’s give kids the skills for all
so let’s give kids the skills for all our futures thank you
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