Dedren Snead of SUBSUME visited the Best Buy Teen Tech Center last week and introduced us to Afrofuturism: an innovative field that intertwines technology and African-American history and culture. The students from the Taylor Made Foundation were instructed on AI through virtual courses. They rotated between two stations: Minecraft Course and Microsoft Copilot. Through the Minecraft Course, the students were able to earn certificates. At station two, students completed a worksheet to guide them in envisioning their versions of a Better Atlanta and Futuristic Atlanta and creating a prompt to enter in Copilot. Once completed, they entered the prompts and had AI render their vision. At the end of the program, students entered a raffle for various prizes.
For information about Dedren Snead and SUBSUME, please visit https://www.subsumestudios.com, opens a new window.
See photos from the program below.
A71A6293Dedren Snead presenting on Afrofuturism
A71A6297Collection of Dedren Snead’s comics
A71A6307Dedren Snead helping students on the PCs
A71A6309Dedren Snead teaching about AI
A71A6311Student holding a prize
A71A6314Student holding a prize
A71A6317Student holding a prize
A71A6319Group photo
Written by Nechelle Roberts, Library Associate
For more information about the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, please call us at 404-613-0259 or email us at libraryteentech@fultoncountyga.gov, opens a new window.
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