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This Startup Uses MIT App Inventor to Teach Girls Coding

Code Girls United, an after-school computer science program across Montana, addresses the STEM gender gap by teaching girls to design and build their own apps.

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Taiwan Regional Appathon Winners Headed to MIT Summit

The winning teams, addressing senior assistance and food waste reduction, will present at the MIT AI & Education Summit in July 2024.

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MIT App Inventor Inspires Girls with AI and Data Science

For the first time since the pandemic, MIT App Inventor teamed up with the Boston chapter of Technovation to host an in-person workshop on AI and data science for 24 girls from the local area.

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Creating Empowering Tech Communities with Dr. Natalie Lao

In the latest episode of Debugged, the official Congressional App Challenge podcast, Dr. Natalie Lao of the App Inventor Foundation shares her journey through computer science and AI education.

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App Inventor Foundation Releases First Annual Impact Report

Take a look back at the App Inventor Foundation’s key milestones, impact metrics, and community highlights from 2023.

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Celebrating 100 Million Projects

The MIT App Inventor server reached the milestone of hosting 100 million projects in February 2024.

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Boston Public School Students Consider AI and Data Science

Fourteen high school students from Boston Public Schools participated in a three-day workshop on AI and Data Science with App Inventor on MIT’s campus.

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App Inventor at FOSDEM 2024

At the FOSDEM 2024 conference in Brussels, Belgium, App Inventor lead developer Evan Patton encouraged people around the world to contribute to the free and open-source software platform.

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How AI will Shape the Future of Education with Hal Abelson

CSAIL Professor Hal Abelson has a long history of looking at the importance of Computer Science education and helping shape its future. Listen as he joins Kara Miller in conversation to discuss how AI will shape education moving forward.

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What will the future of education look like in a world with generative AI?

“My moonshot is that this technology we are making becomes a tool for everyone—not just educated people, not just people with a technical background, even kids in middle school and primary school.”

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AltruBot: A Pocket-Sized College Essay Advisor

Daunted by college applications, 17-year-old Angel Nicole V. Iniego turned to ChatGPT to create an accessible and affordable college essay advisor.

Jiaxuan Ethan Dai and Edited By Zareen Choudhury 1/18/24 Jiaxuan Ethan Dai and Edited By Zareen Choudhury 1/18/24

Press Enter for the Next Generation

Jiaxuan Ethan Dai, a 13-year-old app developer from China, sees generative AI as a vital educational tool for himself and his peers.

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App Inventor Foundation Joins ‘The AI Forward Alliance’ to Bridge the Gender-Based Digital Divide

The alliance will empower and train 25 million young women globally to become capable critical thinkers and supercharge sustainable economic development.

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Mind, Hand, and Heart: MIT at Its Very Best

Through a transformational educational initiative, MIT App Inventor gives residents at Maine State Prison “a renewed sense of hope.”

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Shaping the Future of AI Education

Members of the App Inventor community shared their expertise on AI education at the inaugural UNESCO Digital Learning Week.

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How businesses can connect with Gen-Z students

“Robotics competitions, coding clubs, green tech hackathons, appathons like the one from the App Inventor Foundation, biotech research programs, and more all offer opportunities to channel the innovation and creativity of Gen-Z.”

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App Inventor Training with MIT Software Engineer Instructor

David Kim, software developer at MIT App Inventor, led a week-long workshop on AI programming with App Inventor to over 100 students at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan.

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App Inventor Foundation Announces 2023 Teacher Excellence Awards Winners

Seven teachers—hailing from Malaysia, Italy, India, Brazil, and China—were recognized for their innovative use of App Inventor in educational settings.