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October 2015
Service Learners from USF Bridge the Digital and Language Divide
This semester, 11 USF students are volunteering as technology trainers in four different computer labs. Their empathetic and enthusiastic support has included helping seniors apply for new affordable housing units, and CTN is thrilled at the engagement these service learners demonstrate. Community Technology Network is proud to be working with Comcast and our SF Connected partners on this pilot program.
Learn more about the program.
I Am Pro-Literacy. Are You?
Executive Director Kami Griffiths talks about the intersection of digital abilities and literacy. Fresh back from the ProLiteracy Conference, she considers the extra challenges computer usage poses to illiterate individuals as well as the educational possibilities computers could offer to this same population.
Read Kami's thoughts here.
Getting East Bay Families Connected
Over the next few months CTN will roll out new programming to support digital learning and access for low-income families in the East Bay. In collaboration with Satellite Affordable Housing Associates and ReliaTech, CTN will design and offer digital training in housing communities, and also provide support for program development and training for SAHA's volunteers.
Read more about the new program.
Introducing Heather DeSmidt and Laurie Sanchez
Heather DeSmidt and Laurie Sanchez have come on board as Digital Literacy Program Managers here at CTN. Tackling tasks from volunteer management to administrative duties to curriculum development, these two ladies are stepping up the team.
Click here to get to know Heather and Laurie better.
Monthly Networking Event: Brag and Borrow
Come join our monthly get-together. It's a place where professionals interested in digital literacy come to discuss work, collaboration, best practices and new ideas. This month we will be meeting at The Mix, an impressive, youth-designed learning space at the San Francisco Public Library.
Learn more and RSVP.
Final Report For Ready, Set, Connect!
CTN was thrilled to be a part of Ready, Set, Connect! 2014-2015, an eight-month community and technology focused work readiness program in the East Bay. The program worked with 20 youth, ages 16-24, and provided opportunity to learn and teach and engage with mentors. It was an impressive and productive year, and we are proud of our achievements.
The report is in. Read the report
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Heather DeSmidt and Laurie Sanchez have come on board as Digital Literacy Program Managers here at CTN. Tackling tasks from volunteer management to administrative duties to curriculum development, these two ladies are stepping up the team. Click here to get to know Heather and Laurie better.
