January 26, 2017 The IPS School Board honored Net Literacy with a certificate of special recognition for donating 17,000 computers to IPS schools and IPS K-12 families. Also, Net Literacy was recognized for engaging thousands of IPS students as volunteers after school and employing hundreds of IPS students during its annual summer internship programs. For … Read More » “IPS School Board Honors Net Literacy During January 2017 School Board Meeting”
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Best Told in Pictures: Net Literacy Student Volunteers Help Senior Citizens Learn to Use Social Media and Their Devices
March 19, 2017March 10, 2017 A team of student volunteers visiting an independent living facility to help answer senior’s questions about using their devices and social media as part of the Senior Connects program. It’s best told in pictures. For additional information, email danielkent(at)netliteracy.org
CoderDojo is an Irish NGO that takes care of setting up the clubs and organizing free meeting to teach young people how to program
November 11, 2016Target CoderDojo Italy, following the international guidelines of CoderDojo, aims mainly to bring the boys to develop their digital skills.The program, in fact, it helps you to use independently and consciously technology. The children, with the help of the softwareopen source , realize their programs, video games, presentations, animations, and share them online with the … Read More » “CoderDojo is an Irish NGO that takes care of setting up the clubs and organizing free meeting to teach young people how to program”
Digital literacy – Best practices from the contest organised by Digital Italy Agency
Digital literacy – Best practices from the contest organised by Digital Italy Agency The award winning initiatives were selected on the basis of their consistency with the objectives of the Italian National Programme for Culture, Education and Digital Skills and of their sustainability, scalability, size, verifiability, actual or potential impact, user-friendliness, openness. Below are the … Read More » “Digital literacy – Best practices from the contest organised by Digital Italy Agency”
The Benton Foundation’s Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives by Colin Rhinesmith, Ph.D.
Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives This report presents findings from a national study of digital inclusion organizations that help low-income individuals and families adopt high-speed Internet service. The study looked at eight digital inclusion organizations across the United States that are working at the important intersection between making high speed Internet available … Read More » “The Benton Foundation’s Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives by Colin Rhinesmith, Ph.D.”
Digital Badges and Certificates – do they have value in your “Do It Yourself” Learning Ledger?
The Woman’s Learning Studio Digital Badges and Certificates – do they have value in your DIY Learning Ledger? May 4, 2016/0 Comments/in News /by Lisa Levinson Jane Hart, whom I follow, had some intriguing quotes from her favorite April blogs in her blog this week. One of them was by Ralph Thomas from the EreMedia … Read More » “Digital Badges and Certificates – do they have value in your “Do It Yourself” Learning Ledger?”
Spam can include bogus offers that could cost you time and money. The USA’s Federal Trade Commission challenges teens to a digital literacy “game” of SPAM SLAM SCAM!
Three rounds. Three strikes. Make it through this game, and it’s clear — you’re on to spam scams and not likely to get slammed by the next one. Federal Trade Commission Spam Unwanted commercial email – also known as “spam” – can be annoying. Worse, it can include bogus offers that could cost you time … Read More » “Spam can include bogus offers that could cost you time and money. The USA’s Federal Trade Commission challenges teens to a digital literacy “game” of SPAM SLAM SCAM!”
In the UK, Digital Champions are at the center of One Digital and are delivering sustainable digital skills to people right across society.
The Digital Champion Network The Digital Champions Network (DCN) is a unique and comprehensive online platform that provides Digital Champion training and a support community for people who go through that training. Shared with housing providers, local authorities and other regional and national organisations it is successfully turning hundreds of volunteers into Digital Champions who … Read More » “In the UK, Digital Champions are at the center of One Digital and are delivering sustainable digital skills to people right across society.”
Haiti Net Literacy has built an international ecosystem to increase access to information technology, promote computer literacy, and uses solar energy to help power the technology.
Haiti Net Literacy Haiti Net Literacy (HNL) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 by educators, social advocates, community leaders, to promote computer literacy in Haiti. Two years after the major earthquake that whacked Haiti, a group of Haitians and their fellows from the United States and Canada found out that Haiti had the … Read More » “Haiti Net Literacy has built an international ecosystem to increase access to information technology, promote computer literacy, and uses solar energy to help power the technology.”
Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, a teen, or just curious about digital literacy and citizenship, Google and its partners have a list of resources to help you get to know the web.
November 10, 2016Google Safety Center Learn more Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, a teen, or just curious about digital literacy and citizenship, you’ve come to the right place. Google and our partners have compiled a short list of helpful resources for getting to know the web. Read on, and continue to explore the wonders of the … Read More » “Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, a teen, or just curious about digital literacy and citizenship, Google and its partners have a list of resources to help you get to know the web.”







