Hack401

hack401 seeks to build awareness of the latest tech, access, and opportunities to learn and make, and create connections in our very active community.

hack401 is made possible through a coalition of partners including Citizens Bank, Institute of Entrepreneurship & Leadership (IEL), Rhode Island Virtual Reality (RIVR), STEAM Box, Tech Collective and Microsoft Philanthropies TEALS. We welcome others to join as sponsors, organizers, volunteers, and workshop leaders.

Hack401 @BigBangScienceFair

hack401 in collaboration with our host, Skills for RI, will produce a hackathon on September 28th. Students will learn podcasting and use their skills immediately to interview scientists young and old at the Big Bang Science Fair at Waterfire.

Drop Off: 
Skills for RI
30 Exchange Terrace 1st Floor
Providence, RI 02903

Hack401 @BigBangScienceFair Workshop Summaries

Podcast Production in Anchor (basic) (15-25p, BYOTech!)
The podcasting phenomenon has become wildly popular, from shows about comedy and music to serial journalism and sports banter. Fortunately, the barrier to entry for at-home podcasting is quite low! You only need a smartphone, a good internet connection, and a little creativity.
This one-hour workshop will explore podcast creation and publishing using Anchor, a user-friendly podcasting platform. Participants will learn the basic skills of planning a loose script, conducting an interview, arranging a podcast with music and interludes, publishing to the web, and how to collect and use listener feedback. At the end of the workshop, participants will have a web-hosted podcast that they can share with friends and family, and the skills necessary to continue making more podcasts at home. 

Multitrack Recording in Soundtrap (15-25p)

This workshop will explore multitrack recording using SoundTrap a collaborative audio workstation. Participants will learn the basics about audio recording (microphones, digital interfaces, signals, volume / gain, panning, mixing) and sequencing (clipping, looping, arranging, editing, layering). These are the basic tools necessary to record your own music, and serves as a great exercise in seeing foundational music technology in action.

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Participation

Attend! Dedicated to increasing accessibility to STEAM education
This workshop will be open to high school students. You must be at least age 13.
To attend you must sign up on eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hack401-registration-71785976789

Volunteer! The best way to impact a young person’s journey with tech, become a hack401 volunteer
To volunteer at this or future events, please email us at [email protected]

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