 Good afternoon. I'll do my best to be coordinated with the microphone, and the cards, and the powerpoint, and the friends of you. Here we go. A world where every kid has to put themselves out there about it. Imagine a world where kids create, play, learn, and make new amazing things from computer technology. Imagine a way for kids to be inspired through something that it has to do. I'm Natasha Dobson, and I have this grand vision. And every time I say it, I get excited. And that vision is computer literacy for every kid in the world. It's like the best superpower I can give to every kid around the world. Let's stop that. For over 18 years now, I've been passionate about computers. Okay, let's try again. Computer literacy. Kind of sounds like reading and writing a computer, right? I've come up with this definition. My definition of computer literacy is when a child uses one or more skill groups for computational thinking, which is a thought process, to practice computer science, which is formulating a problem and then solving that problem with a computer. So, if on definition, there are six skill groups. Cell skill groups are devices, applications, internet, media arts, web, and programming. I think these are the six skill groups that kids need in order to be computer literate. So, let me give you my definition of those skill groups. The first one is devices, meaning a child knows how to identify types of stationary and mobile machines, how they work, and how to use them. You can write everything from mobile devices to recognizing computers and embed things in your house or in stores or even in toys. And a lot of times, I teach a child that in order to recognize a computer, it usually has a screen on it or something with an interface that you read information from. The second skill group is applications. Knowing how to use web-based applications, native applications, desktop applications like Microsoft Word, right? So, the second skill group application says that a child knows how to complete a task. Internet, right? So, being able to go online, look at databases, use search engines to responsibly use digital tools to find and evaluate information for the people. So, we've got devices, applications, internet, media arts, right? That's the fun part of computer technology. This would be a child that knows how to create digital artwork and expression with digital tools and applications, right? So, video, animation, web, and this is my favorite one, which anybody who knows me in the room knows I love web technology. Tense web and kids. This would be the ability to create and organize web pages. Lastly, programming, right? So, all of the other skill groups to me sort of culminate in programming, a lot of kids cannot sit down and code, right? Programming is a child knowing how to write instructions for the computer. So, what? Why do we need computer literate kids all over the world? Why does this even matter? Well, I know it seems that a lot of kids, especially toddlers, they can pick up a device, right? And they can, it's like they instantly know how to game or they instantly know how to find what they need to get to. And I also know that there's parents that like to limit the time that their children gain. But the point is for kids to use technology and create with it and not just consume it. So, the number one reason of why this matters to me is when you get kids in technology and a couple of speakers that have mentioned this, it builds a sense of self-confidence and optimism in them that is hard to sort of duplicate. And so, that's one of the primary reasons I love working with kids in technology. Secondly, we need kids to be computer literate so that they're prepared for their daily life, for their future career and for school, right? There's a lot of testing in schools and we already saw with Michael's presentation that there's a career out there for them that can paint them well as they choose technology. So, these days it's not so much about an access divide, right? Because there seems to be devices everywhere. It's more about a knowledge divide and creating computer literate kids will help us cure the knowledge divide problem. So, how do we do this? What are some real ground level ways to create computer literacy for 1.86 billion kids around the world? The first way is just by services. Someone mentioned sponsoring an hour of code, right? So, camps, classes, codicons, school programs, learning programs, recreation center programs are a place that we can help to start to create computer literacy. People, everybody in this room, I'm sure. But parents, teachers, IT professionals, technology innovators, entrepreneurs, even device manufacturers can help us get there. We can have volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and different business partners that can help us get to kids around the world. And lastly, products, right? And so, product is a small category but it expands around the world. There's websites, there's applications, books and guides, activity kits, toys, games, and most importantly, content that comes from lesson plans and curriculum that others can use wherever they are. So, one of the ways that me and my business partners are helping to create computer literacy around the world is with WebEKids. WebEKids is for kindergarten through fifth grade and we teach kids to make websites, games and apps. One of the things that we're working to launch this summer is an application called a play space where kids will be able to log in and do self-paced courses that teach them how to code. So, look out for us on WebEKids.com. Most of you in the room have a card. So, me and my business partners, we've got this vision of computer literacy for every kid in the world, but it's still kind of fuzzy in what it looks like. So, we need your help. Now, close your eyes. If every kid in the world is computer literate, computer literate, how will the world be or what would it look like? Okay, over here. So, the card you have is anytime today or now, draw, sketch, write a mind, cloud of words, whatever you can come up with, a description of how you think the world would be, how it would be different in a positive way. If every kid were computer literate. So, help me paint the picture. Send me your pictures, your creative ideas, your new thinking, any way you can help to Natasha at WebEKids.com or feel free to post on Facebook at Facebook slash WebEKids and help me spread the word and create computer literacy. Thank you for your time. That's them, Mike, just so we can get it on the transcription. Is it as far on this year? One of them is Terry. There's me, Terry. Christia is not here today. We'll be at Facebook right now. And then there's Yvonne. Do you want to go to Daniel's? She is a watcher of the day. Thirty-year-old line of programming. You're assuming you should do it because, like, visual is a good thing. And I'm trying to get an asset versus when you really know when it's time to do it. So, one of the things that we realized actually this reason, definitely when we posted an article, is that for technology professionals in particular, their kids have a tendency to not be as interested in technology even though we know how valuable it can be in their lives and in their careers. And so I would recommend to get your child in a form where there's other kids and have them working on fun, kid-friendly projects. So when you go to someplace like, and it's not bad, but places like Khan Academy are places that, as soon as you already have a prior level of knowledge, it's hard for them to grasp even why they're doing it. So one of the things that I noticed that really helps is to get kids around other kids and they're working on projects together and then they're more likely to pick up some of the concepts that you believe are important to them. But for them it just feels like they're playing, but we know they're playing already. Any other questions? I want to address the level, the very level access to devices. So we know that kids who have a couple of higher ageing families, obviously, we're access to higher ageing people here, where artificial learning families are best. There's usually, well I guess I can't say usually, but there are several places that post events. And so that's usually the easiest place it is to go for your family or for yourself or for your kids to get access to devices that you don't normally go to. So I would say, look for events in your area, like conferences or small call-and-dawns or even a meet-up where a plan might have a device because I know that when I volunteer at places like Girls' Inc., we have no computers. We literally go around to the staff and collect up their computers and they're all different computers. But I said all that to say you can usually get access to devices you normally can't from a friend through a peer for more attending events. At this time, sorry. My time is up. Thank you.