Of the 156 Houston Affiliate 2020 NCWIT Aspirations.org Applicants, these are problem areas they said they were interested in using computing to help solve:
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- Social 24%
- Health 23%
- Education 15%
- Environmental 12%
- Engineering 10%
- Economic 8%
- Cyber Security 5%
- Energy 2%
- Political 1%
NCWIT Networking Bingo to scale common aspirations
More Inspirational videos that have solutions:
- Why great architecture should tell a story.
- Your brain on air pollution
- See other talks at TED.com
- Ecology and how to really change the world.
This smile reinforces my solution for education.
- Parents must be a major part. And that collaboration can be built around food.
- Teachers must be true partners on decisions that impact their classroom. So, how is the weather where you teach? Do you need a SKYWARN system in your school?
- Our Youth – Do you have a plan? What question would you ask of presidential candidates?
My Action Solution:
The overloaded creative passionate teacher is an ongoing problem. To scale this solution I would like to see all districts requiring community service as part of graduation. And move away from the 5 day bell ringing schedules by allowing 11th and 12th graders to attend classes 4 days a week and the 5th day can be building their passions, such as volunteering in an lower grade to help a teacher scale computational thinking and coding. Doing the unplugged projects with 25-30 young children is near impossible, so most the low-income lose out project based learning, so essential in all classrooms. Or volunteering in an after school program – see … /learn/maker-space-training-houston-parks/ for ideas.
Action:
- HISD plans to launch first CS Academy – Jyoti Malhan participated in our NCWIT Award event!
Data I used for the analysis:
Note: To safe time did not proof and may have counted wrong. Anyone who wants to do more indepth analysis or help find mentors to help scale this work, please let me know by adding a comment.
Topic | Problem want to solve essay answer |
Cyber Security | Cyber breaches – cybersecurity |
Cyber Security | data security – cybersecurity |
Cyber Security | Hackers |
Cyber Security | Hackers |
Cyber Security | Internet Security |
Cyber Security | Malware attacks – cybersecurity |
Cyber Security | Privacy of information – passwords, trust and greed |
Economic | Comparing prices |
Economic | Global poverty |
Economic | Poverty |
Economic | stop poverty – community service – drawing robot inspired |
Economic | Technology doesn’t work,know what mistakes made and how to correct them. |
Economic | Unemployment |
Economic | Unemployment |
Economic | Unemployment |
Economic | World hunger |
Education | 3rd world countries provide online tutors |
Education | Access to higher education |
Education | cheaper, more viable way to teach students how to interact with tech |
Education | design and implement code that tests a teacher’s proficiency in explaining core concepts |
Education | disparity in learning between the rich and poor – SOLE |
Education | education Equity |
Education | Ethical Tech Education – Girls in Computing |
Education | Gender Bias STEM |
Education | Gender equity |
Education | Gender equity – ensure women from all countries, incomes, and demographics are able to grow up in an empowering community with effective STEM education |
Education | Hands-on education Resources – VR |
Education | help senior citizens trying to adapt to the technology that younger generations are using |
Education | improving education like e-learning, teaching aids, and instructional materials |
Education | Internet and connectivity for education |
Education | make schools more meaningful and valuable for students, parents, and teachers |
Education | personalized learning to students with different learning styles. |
Education | Readiness Across Mathematics (RAM) program – eliminate inequaility |
Education | reform our education system to teach our students to be more adaptive and creative |
Education | Resources Low Income – tutoring online |
Education | Rural areas of Boliva and establish coding + resources |
Education | students how to interact with technology |
Education | Students using computers at school for learning not social sites – prevent kids incognito login |
Education | Support for education |
Education | Third world access to shelter, food, water – fun learning games |
Energy | battery energy Storage |
Energy | Electricity for Internet Access |
Energy | More efficient use of fossil fuels |
Engineering | Car Seat Deaths |
Engineering | City Planning – Transportation – Smart City |
Engineering | explore others planets surfaces |
Engineering | Flooding in Houston |
Engineering | Hands free cleaning neighboorhood |
Engineering | hardware and software, if the monitor of the computer is not functioning correctly |
Engineering | Hotline to help programmers |
Engineering | inefficiencies of selection, sales and distribution of cafeteria lunches in our schools |
Engineering | Internet Access |
Engineering | natural disasters rescue processes – communication |
Engineering | Prevent death from natural causes, hurricane |
Engineering | Recovery of files |
Engineering | Safer world – device to mitigates negative encounters between law enforcement and people with ASD |
Engineering | Sports Technology |
Engineering | Tech for disabeled people |
Engineering | Transporation – effiency of getting to classes |
Environment | Climate change |
Environment | Climate change and flooding |
Environment | Flooding – cause / prevention |
Environment | Global warming |
Environment | Global warming |
Environment | Global warming |
Environment | Global warming |
Environment | Global warming |
Environment | Oceans – greath barrier reef |
Environment | Water supply from oceans |
Environmental | change transportation and promote ecological conservation is through fuel cell vehicles |
Environmental | clean water for rural areas |
Environmental | Climante Change |
Environmental | deforestation |
Environmental | device that will be equipped to harness polluted substances |
Environmental | Ocean Polution |
Environmental | Recycling |
Environmental | Urbanization’s impact on environment |
Health | AI machines for health |
Health | algorithm to be more efficient and incorporate a wider variety of data sets |
Health | app to provide support for people with Parkinson’s |
Health | Austism |
Health | Biomedical devices |
Health | Block-chain data |
Health | Cancer |
Health | Cancer |
Health | Cancer |
health | Cancer cure |
Health | Clean equipment and hospitals in India |
Health | Computation bioinformatics |
Health | Deliver commodities in emergencies to remote areas |
Health | Diabetes |
Health | distribution of medical equipment – start biotech company |
Health | equitable access to mental health treatment |
Health | Food inequity and housing in Houston |
Health | Gene editing |
Health | get machines to undeveloped countries where there is no access to a doctor |
Health | Healhcare resources for thos in poverty |
Health | Health – nature |
Health | Healthcare device |
Health | IV’s |
Health | more effective patient-care technology |
Health | More effective way to do surgery |
Health | Nicotine Addiction |
Health | non-invasive optical imaging techniques – UH EE Dept |
Health | Robot Care Assistants |
Health | Second Mile is a local food center – sorting efficiency |
Health | strain on the eyes caused by looking at screens |
Health | Stress – time management |
Health | Stress and emotional health |
Health | Teen Suicide and depression by tellling stories |
Health | Theaputic movement for coaches – skating |
Health | understand bacteria,viruses, and diseases |
Health | Vaping |
Health | World Hunger |
Health | World hunger |
Health | Youth unhealthy life style |
Politics | lack of involvement in our local government. |
Politics | Voter registration for poor |
Social | Analyze patterns, explore possibilities to find balance between humans and robots |
Social | App to gather these students and make connections between like-minded students |
Social | child predator problem |
Social | Communication |
Social | Communication for school, grades, news, etc |
Social | Cyber bullying |
Social | Cyberbullying |
Social | Gender Equality and Positive Body Image |
Social | Human Traffickng |
Social | misinformation in the social media sphere |
Social | School shooting and bullying |
social | Social inequality between rich and poor |
Social | Social problem solving – technology that resolves certain issues or awareness |
Social | Stress of school |
Social | world is more closely interlocked and collaborative – join nonprofit |
Social | create net equality – make lives easier |
Social | Adv – projects that embrace humanity in a positive, healthier manner |
Social | body-shaming and body dysphoria. |
Social | Calm those who are anxious – songs |
Social | Communication and Internet Access |
Social | Cyberbullying |
Social | Cyberbullying – wars |
Social | Dometic and emotional abuse |
Social | Drunk Drivers |
Social | Finding safest route home |
Social | Gun control and safety |
Social | Help people in need |
Social | Make donating easier |
Social | Mental Emotional health teenagers |
Social | Miscommunication causes problems |
Social | Presentation anxiety |
Social | Public Safety – 911 calls |
Social | School shootings |
Social | school that mostly male challenging because they’re unconsciously sexist |
social | Segration and social acceptance |
social | Social good |
Social | Teamwork and organization to solve problems |
Social | Texting and Driving |