EAN: 9780262543255

POWER ON! - JEAN J RYOO JANE MARGOLIS KARTONIER...

A diverse group of teenage friends learn how computing can be personally and politically
empowering and why all students need access to computer science education. This lively graphic
novel follows a diverse group of teenage friends as they discover that computing can be fun 
creative  and empowering. Taylor  Christine  Antonio  and Jon seem like typical young
teens-they communicate via endless texting  they share jokes  they worry about starting high
school  and they have each other's backs. But when a racially-biased artificial intelligence
system causes harm in their neighborhood  they suddenly realize that tech isn't as neutral as
they thought it was. But can an algorithm be racist? And what is an algorithm  anyway? In
school  they decide to explore computing classes  with mixed results. One class is only about
typing. The class that Christine wants to join is full  and the school counselor suggests that
she take a class in Tourism and Hospitality instead. (Really??) But Antonio's class seems legit
Christine finds an after-school program  and they decide to teach the others what they learn.
By summer vacation  all four have discovered that computing is both personally and politically
empowering. Interspersed through the narrative are text boxes with computer science explainers
and inspirational profiles of people of color and women in the field (including Katherine
Johnson of Hidden Figures fame). Power On! is an essential read for young adults  general
readers  educators  and anyone interested in the power of computing  how computing can do good
or cause harm  and why addressing underrepresentation in computing needs to be a top priority.

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