Americans really expect to interact with our government digitally. Megan Smith americandigitallyexpect Change image and share on social
Across our great nation, we've begun to see an acceleration of the power of data to deliver value. Megan Smith accelerationbegindatum Change image and share on social
We need to have making, including computer science, shop, etc. as part of the core curriculum from the beginning, not just an optional afterschool thing. Things like First Robotics and all of those great programs need to become mainstream. Megan Smith afterschoolbegincomputer share on social
Code is just a list of instructions. There are countries that are teaching it as part of the core curriculum. Having some experience in those early years is very important. Megan Smith codecorecountry Change image and share on social
People can get into very bad habits of arguing ideas and shutting them down. Megan Smith arguebadhabit Change image and share on social
I think open source is an evolutionary idea for humanity, this idea of transparency. It played out for us in the technology world, but it also played out with the idea of a truth and reconciliation commission and Wikipedia. Megan Smith commissionevolutionaryhumanity share on social
Second graders learn to read: that's a perfect time to make them code. Megan Smith codegraderlearn Change image and share on social
The most important thing is, we really want to make sure the American people are able to get to any Web site they'd like to get to. Megan Smith americanimportantmake Change image and share on social
The things you're passionate about and interested in, get experience with them by going deep on projects. I would encourage science projects, plays. Pursue science, math, writing, history - the 21st century demands a lot of cross-disciplinary thinking. Megan Smith 21stcenturycross share on social
We very much use a prototyping model, play with ideas, and then get stuff started that way, which is how the greatest projects get started. Megan Smith greatideamodel Change image and share on social
