Monthly Archives: February 2011

Sometimes, two letters are worth 1000 words.  We are grateful for Senator Lugar and Congressman Carson’s support and advocacy of the impact youth are making to increase digital inclusion!  We are grateful that the Indiana Humanities Council nominated Net Literacy for this prestigious event awarded at the White House, and that Dr. Greenwood seconded the nomination. Thank you for your advocacy of teens engaged in the humanities through service learning!

Teens Take Elders to Tech Boot Camp JANUARY 12, 2011 Al Kouba, who lives in Bend, Ore., was told by his son in California that his family’s Christmas letter would only be posted on Facebook—not mailed. That’s when the retired systems engineer knew it was time to play catch up: “If you’re going to communicate with your family, you have to be on Facebook,” he says. So he turned to a technology expert: his 15-year-old granddaughter, Marlee Norr. But as …

. Net Literacy increases its student volunteers’ life skills, job skills, and provides an opportunity for service to the community in a project based learning program. Harrison College, Net Literacy’s newest partner, is encouraging student success and students to progress their education by granting all Net Literacy volunteers that receive the recommendation from the faculty board member a $3,000 scholarship ($750 per year) to attend Harrison College’s IT program. According to national statistics, the average high school graduate earns $1.2 …

Net Literacy has been selected to serve as a member of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)  Digital Inclusion Network to review the Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities. The National Broadband Plan (http://www.broadband.gov/plan/) calls on IMLS to “develop guidelines for public access technology” in order to increase the capacity of public libraries and community-based organizations to promote digital literacy and participation in activities that are increasingly online.  To that end, IMLS recently entered into a cooperative agreement with …