Dare 2 Be Digital needs Proctors & other Volunteers

Several women who are working on Dare 2 Be Digital attended She’s Geeky last weekend. They are looking for volunteers.

This one-day event, held February 27th from 9-4 on the Foothill College campus in Los Altos Hills, is designed to provide middle school and high school girls with a better understanding of what a career in technology is all about. During the event, students interact with members of the industry to gain exposure to careers in business and technology and to get an inside look at what it’s like to work in technology. This exciting event provides girls with information about technology and business roles, thought-provoking exercises, and interesting hands-on experience. By participating in the Dare 2B Digital event, young women can find out about the variety of opportunities available in the high-tech industry and can explore future career paths. You will be making it possible for these girls to have a great, positive experience with technology that could help to mold their future.

The workshops are hands on and there will be instructors for 25-30 girls. They also want to have proctors for every 5-6 girls to help out.

Proctoring is: supporting a hands-on class by working with the one or two instructors in the classroom. Proctors help participants (girls) to be successful in their activities in the class. Proctors can just ‘show up’ on class day / time if their time is constrained.

If proctors would like to do more preparation they can:
1) request to proctor a specific session – session list is
2) request that the instructor send the session info to them in advance
3) listen to a recorded train-the-trainer session
4) attend a train-the-trainer session on the day before (Fri, Feb 26) two sessions am 10am – 11:30 or
1:30 to 3:00

Want to get involved? We are looking for volunteers to help in many areas! And in case you were wondering – we want to also demonstrate diversity in our volunteers so we want to emphasize that everyone is welcome. There are various roles and time commitments to accommodate schedules:

Directional Sign Setup: Place signs the morning of the event directing traffic to the correct parking areas.

Parking Attendants: Positioned at the parking lot entrance and along the walk to the registration area, direct people where to go, and make sure that the girls have their signed waivers with them.

Morning Greeters: Assist with Check In, Distribution on Name Tags and Interacting with Early Arrivals

Lunch Monitors: Ensure everyone is fed and happy. Answer any questions the girls may have.

Group Leaders: After the general sessions, the students will be divided into groups. The group leader will escort the students to the technology sessions.

Lab Assistants / Proctors: We will have a number of Technology Sessions. Each hands-on session will have a lead presenter. Additional volunteers are needed to assist with hands on activities.

Room Monitors: Ensure rooms are secure and that we don’t run into any problems with hardware being left unattended.

End of Day Dismissal: An important part of the day – You can help by collecting surveys and handing out t-shirts.

Cleanup After Event: After the event, we will need help taking down signs, putting classrooms back in order if anything was moved, and making sure that we leave the campus at least as clean as it was when we got there.

Pre-event Setup: (3 hour Commitment on Feb 19th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM) These folks will be responsible for helping setup for the event including stuffing bags, rolling shirts, etc.

Please send an email to our volunteer coordinator at dare2bdigital@gmail.com to let us know in which roles you are interested and for which days you can participate. Also make sure to let us know if there is anything that you would not like to do so we can make sure you are doing something you enjoy.

DRESS CODE: Casual, but remember that you are acting as a role model to the girls in attendance. All volunteers will have a name badge, and will be given t-shirt at the event to make them easy to spot. In order to make sure you get a shirt your size, please register as a volunteer as soon as possible.

Many, Many Thanks!

Schedule for girls: