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Net Literacy Program at Fishers Junior High Making a Difference
In 2003, a team of middle school students founded Net Literacy and today, middle school students are still making a difference! To read more, click on the image below or to read the article directly at At Fishers by clicking on this LINK.
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Net Literacy Encourages Everyone to Enter the “What I Wish My Parents Knew” 60 Second Sweepstakes!
If you’re a student (ages 13-21) and have about 60 seconds, you can submit 140 characters about what YOU wish your parents knew about technology. The prize – an Xbox Kinect! Net Literacy is a proud supporter of the Family Online Safety Institute and a Platform for Good. Make a difference and add to the thoughtful discourse on the Web – just click on the image below!
Net Literacy Endorses “A PLATFORM for GOOD” Launch With an Inaugural Day Blog
The Internet is a platform to do good and on September 12, 2012, a new website, A PLATFORM for GOOD is launching to help get the good word out and enable teens, teachers, and parents connect, share and do good online. This site is a project of the Family Online Safety Institute, a knowledgeable and trusted source of online safety information that Net Literacy endorses. A PLATFORM for GOOD provides a toolbox of actionable resources that we believe are particularly …
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Net Literacy to Present at the United Nation’s Broadband Commission for Digital Development Summit
On September 23rd, Net Literacy will discuss it’s model and some of the outcomes realized by this student-managed NGO at the United Nation’s Broadband Commission for Digital Development Summit in New York.
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Net Literacy Lesson Plans – Social Networking
Social Networking This guide uses a non-technical and conversational way of introducing to social networking programs. We use Google’s Google+ which conveniently integrates into the Gmail application that is discussed in the email section. With experience using Google+, you will be able to share and receive updates with friends and family. What is Social Networking? Social networking is the communicating and sharing of personal, business, or other information with your peers, friends, family, and co-workers. There are many …
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Net Literacy Lesson Plans – E-mail
Email Email – it’s convenient, free and easy. Today, it is the most rapidly growing means of communication. This is a basic introduction to email and we use a conversational non-technical style to explain how to use it. We chose Google’s Gmail email as the email to demonstrate for this class since it’s easy to use and integrates into other programs that we recommend. What is E-mail? Email is an electronic way to send or retrieve personal and/or business-related messages, …
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Net Literacy Training Manual – Basic Internet Skills
Basic Internet Skills The Internet might seem intimidating at first – a vast global communications network with billions of webpages. But in this lesson, we simplify and explain the basics about the Internet using a conversational non- technical style to make it understandable, useful, and enjoyable. There’s no reason to be left out! What the Internet is: The Internet, the web, cyberspace, and the ‘net are all terms that generally mean the same thing, in this case, we will call …
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Net Literacy Training Manual – Basic Computer Skills
Basic Computer Skills We use a conversational and non-technical way to introduce the introductory skills that you will need to develop in order to become comfortable with accessing and using computer programs. We will concentrate on the skills that will apply to many commonly used programs. Topics to be covered include: Hardware Basics, Windows Basics, and working with text. Basic Computer Components Computers come in different shapes and sizes. However, there are several parts on a computer that are universal …
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Australia’s Digital Hubs Directory
Australia has been a leader in broadband adoption by creating the Department of Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy. This government ministry is providing $13.6m USD available in grants to communities to increase broadband adoption and digital inclusion programs. A component of Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN), the Digital Hubs Program is an initiative tied to these grants to aid local communities to improve their digital literacy skills and increase their broadband adoption. The Digital Hubs Directory was created to …
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