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Day 1. Women’s Empowerment through Mobile Technology . Who am I?. Independent Entrepreneur Artist Arts advocate Filmmaker & App designer s alty snack studios Tonette Time. Stinky Maps & The Book of Answers. Who are you? & What are your goals?. Individual - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Women’s Empowerment through Mobile Technology
Day 1
Who am I?Independent EntrepreneurArtist Arts advocateFilmmaker & App designersalty snack studios
Tonette Time
Stinky Maps & The Book of Answers
Who are you? & What are your goals?Individual
Mother, Daughter, Wife, Sister
Organizer
Do you (your organization) have a website?
Do you have a blog?Do you have a social network
site?Do you have a web application?Do you have a mobile
application?
Plan for the weekDemonstrate basic mobile techShow apps for personal, work
and community useIntroduce apps to empower
individual and communityGive tips to coordinate making an
app
What is Powder Puff?Definition: a traditionally male activity or
event done or played by women Example: Powder–puff Football
What is it when women command technology?
I call it Geek Puff! It’s more than just
mimicking boys/men.Bring women’s concerns
to technology.See www.GeekPuff.com
iPod Touch• Device• Case• Cable• Charger• Headphones
Get started• Taps • Swipes• Pinching• Home button
Tips & Tricks VideoScroll to topDomain ResolutionDomain Suffix InsertionHyperlink OptionsHot CornersQuick PunctuationForce Quit Apps
PersonalizeSettingsWifi ON or OFF?
Contact InformationEnter your name, address, email,
organization’s URL and Skype usernameCameraTake picture of yourself and add to your
contact info
What is an App?What does that mean?
What is a Desktop Application?software
installed on a single computer (laptop or a desktop) and used to perform specific tasks
EX: Photoshop, GIMP & Word
What is a Web Application?an application
that is accessed over a network such as the Internet
www.ipaidabribe.org
WATCH VIDEO
What is an SMS Application?Short Message Service
(Texting) Transmission of short
text messages to and from a mobile phone, fax machine and/or IP address.
Messages must be no longer than 160 alpha-numeric characters and contain no images or graphics.
M-PESAMobile Money
Transfer serviceAn SMS App WATCH VIDEOBy
Innovation.Org
What is a Mobile Application?Also called an “App”Software that can run on a mobile device that will allow the device to perform specific tasks that are typically restricted to a desktop computer.
Everything on your iPod Touch is an App.
What is Crowdsourcing?See
CrowdSourcing.orgWATCH VIDEO
Ushahidi Swahili for
“Witness” WATCH USHAHID
I VIDEO
Why use mobile
technology?
It’s Everywhere “
Half of India’s homes have cellphones, but not toilets”
It’s Personal On your person, convenient and intimate.
More phones than toothbrushes!
Top 7 Ways Mobile Device is a Tool 1.Banking2.Activism
Report Violence Mobile Active3.Education
Watch VideoMxit WebsiteMoMath by Nokia Watch Video
Top 7 Ways Mobile Device is a Tool, cont.4. Entertainment5. Disaster Management
Refugees UnitedSimple: Profile & Search7 languages
Top 7 Ways Mobile Device is a Tool, cont. more.6. Agriculture
iCowWATCH VIDEO
7. HealthTackle Counterfeit Medicine
in Africa
iPeriod App• Breast exam
reminders • Family planning • Track symptoms• Private/password
protected
Any other reason to use
Mobile Technology?
“A phone without a phone”
Using Mobile Technology
• Personal• Professional
• For doing good
Social Networks & Micro-Blogging AppsHow is Micro-Blogging different from Social Networks?
MOBILE Social Networking & MicrobloggingBrief, fast and powerful by designImmediate
Show others what you are seeing and doing in the moment
See and hear what others are doing right away
Get Answers Wherever you areWhenever you need them
Facebook• Personal,
Professional OR BOTH
• Driven by Who you know
• Event Promotion• Product Promotion
Linked In• Professional &
Social• Who you know • Who your
colleagues know
Twitter• What you know• Lightweight• 140 characters or
less
Blogger App• Post to a blog from
your mobile device• Tonette Time• Cambodia Blogging
Summit
Micro-Blogging Apps more• Tumblr• Posterous• Cowbird• Pinterest
Homework on iPod Touch before next class do this:
Take PicturesSet up Facebook
accountsFind Reading Materials
Geek Puff Inspiration• The Bionic Woman
• See More• Hear Further• Be Faster
• Geek Puff is cheaper than surgery and more fun!
