Under the team leadership of Youth Vice Chairs David Johnson and Chris Roberts (a rising NWHS Soph & Senior), Northwest High Schools repurposed 452 PIV computers during the first week of their summer program. Brian Kelley’s new super slip stream CD and a team of 7 guys and 5 gals worked hard to make the first week a success. The students volunteers also had … Read More » “Northwest High Establishes a New Computer Connects World Record!”
Computer Connects to Launch New Website
June 24, 2009A website describing the Computer Connects program will be launched at www.computerconnects.org. As Net Literacy ramps up the number of computers student volunteers repurpose from over 3,000 in 2008 to a projected 5,000-6,000 in 2009, additional schools are becoming involved in this program. Slipstream CDs created by 2008 Board Chair Brian Kelley now have Microsoft … Read More » “Computer Connects to Launch New Website”
Net Literacy @ Indianapolis Website Launched
June 15, 2009Net Literacy launches a new website that recognizes contributions from its partners Bright House Networks, Intel, Lilly Endowment, and the Clowes Fund. Collectively, these organizations have contributed $100,000s in cash and in-kind services to Net Literacy. Through the generosity of our partners, hundreds of computer labs have been created or expanded and 10,000s of individuals … Read More » “Net Literacy @ Indianapolis Website Launched”
First of Six Net Literacy Summer Programs Begins on June 18th
Net Literacy’s first summer program begins on June 18th and concludes on August 7th. Conducted at Indianapolis Public School #68 and comprised of students attending five high schools, students will learn life skills, job skills, and provide community service as they repurpose 400 computers and build a graphical user interface website as a frontend for … Read More » “First of Six Net Literacy Summer Programs Begins on June 18th”
Net Literacy Recognized with a Jefferson Awards for Public Service
June 12, 2009Net Literacy will receive a Jefferson Award for Public Service (http://www.jeffersonawards.org/) on June 16th in Washington DC. Net Literacy’s work will be recognized by US Senators Lugar and Bayh. The Jefferson Awards are a prestigious national recognition system honoring community and public service in America. They began in 1972 to create a Nobel Prize for public service. Today, … Read More » “Net Literacy Recognized with a Jefferson Awards for Public Service”
Student Volunteers Create PSAs That Resonate With Youths
June 7, 2009Listening to this PSA explains better than a paragraph of narrative how student volunteers create Internet safety PSAs that resonate and impact youths:
What is "Wiki-Management?"
June 3, 2009Wiki-Management is one of the “secret ingredients” that uses the power of the net and collaboration. In 2006, Net Literacy realized that “everything is local” and that with digital inclusion, “one size does not fit all.” So using the wiki model, Net Literacy partner schools began defining, refining and fine-tuning the Net Literacy model based upon … Read More » “What is "Wiki-Management?"”
The Alliance Welcomes the Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communications
May 31, 2009The Net Literacy Alliance Welcomes the Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communications (http://www.iroc2.org). The Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication (I.R.O.C.2) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a new way of social thinking as it relates to the use of digital technologies and responsibility. The Institute’s acclaimed “Sexting Is Stupid” program has been … Read More » “The Alliance Welcomes the Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communications”
Net Literacy Alliance to Promote Donations & Volunteering for Digital Inclusion Organizations
Digital inclusion and broadband increases the richness of people’s lives. Broadband helps increase student success and makes the world’s workforce more competitive. Organizations that help increase digital inclusion and reduce the digital divide are called “digital inclusion organizations.” One of the primary functions of this website is to help individuals and organizations identify digital inclusion organizations and help increase volunteerism, donations, … Read More » “Net Literacy Alliance to Promote Donations & Volunteering for Digital Inclusion Organizations”
June 8th USIIA-Net Literacy Press Conference
May 25, 2009On June 8th, the USIIA (www.usiia.org) and Net Literacy (www.netliteracy.org) will conduct a joint press conference to announce their white paper and release it to the FCC and Congress proposing a national blueprint to reduce the digital divide throughout America. The press conference will be conducted at the National Press Club and feature David McClure, President of the … Read More » “June 8th USIIA-Net Literacy Press Conference”
