{"product_id":"code-for-what-isbn-9780262047456","title":"Code for What?","description":"\u003cb\u003eCoding for a purpose: helping young people combine journalism, data, design, and code to make media that makes a difference.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEducators are urged to teach “code for all”—to make a specialized field accessible for students usually excluded from it. In \u003ci\u003eCode for What?\u003c\/i\u003e Clifford Lee and Elisabeth Soep instead ask the question, “code for what?” What if coding were a justice-driven medium for storytelling rather than a narrow technical skill? What if “democratizing” computer science went beyond the usual one-off workshop and empowered youth to create digital products for social impact? Lee and Soep answer these questions with stories of a diverse group of young people in Oakland, California, who combine journalism, data, design, and code to create media that make a difference.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese teenage and young adult producers created interactive projects that explored gendered and racialized dress code policies in schools; designed tools for LBGTQ+ youth experiencing discrimination; investigated facial recognition software and what can be done about it; and developed a mobile app to promote mental health through self-awareness and outreach for support, and more, for distribution to audiences that could reach into the millions. Working with educators and media professionals at YR Media, an award-winning organization that helps young people from underserved communities build skills in media, journalism, and the arts, these teens found their own vibrant answers to “why code?” They code for insight, connection and community, accountability, creative expression, joy, and hope.Foreword ix\u003cbr\u003eChris Emdin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e2 A Framework: Critical Computational Expression 37\u003cbr\u003e3 We Code for Insight 53\u003cbr\u003e4 We Code for Connection and Community 77\u003cbr\u003e5 We Code for Accountability 115\u003cbr\u003e6 We Code for Creative Expression 151\u003cbr\u003e7 We Code for Joy and Hope 183\u003cbr\u003e8 Tensions and Extensions 205\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: So You've Read \u003ci\u003eCode for What? \u003c\/i\u003eNow What? 247\u003cbr\u003eKyra Kyles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 255\u003cbr\u003eNotes 267\u003cbr\u003eIndex 293“\u003ci\u003eCode for What?\u003c\/i\u003e presents authentic and inspirational visions of young people making information technology their own, not for some imagined future, but right now—to enrich their lives and the lives of those around them.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Hal Abelson, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCode for What? \u003c\/i\u003erepresents a paradigm shift from teaching coding to helping young people understand code as a resource for social change and personal transformation. The authors’ gift for storytelling brings this text to life for readers.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Henry Jenkins, co-author of\u003ci\u003e By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A beautiful, thought-provoking book about reimagining education in our tech-saturated world.  The authors reveal the brilliance of diverse youth and what happens when they are centered in learning.  Educators across all subjects should read this book!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jane Margolis, Senior Research UCLA CS Equity Project; co-author of \u003ci\u003ePower On!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStuck in the Shallow End\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Throw out all of your prior beliefs about computer science education. \u003ci\u003eCode for What?\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than a transformational new vision, offering a blueprint focused on liberation, community, and joy.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Antero Garcia, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education at Stanford University; author of \u003ci\u003eGood Reception: Teens, Teachers, and Mobile Media in a Los Angeles High School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eClifford Lee is Professor and Director of Educators for Liberation, Justice, and Joy Teacher Education program at Mills College at Northeastern University and Scholar-in-Residence at YR Media. Elisabeth Soep is Special Projects Producer and Senior Scholar-in-Residence at YR Media. Her work has been featured in major media including NPR, the New York Times, National Geographic, and Teen Vogue. She is the author of Participatory Politics (MIT Press).","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305022247141,"sku":"NP9780262047456","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262047456.jpg?v=1767723877","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/code-for-what-isbn-9780262047456","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}