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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

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About Black History Month Black History Month began when Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers. Keep reading to learn more about Black History Month and how you can get involved!

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Client Spotlight: Byte Back

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Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. In the mid-1990s, Glenn met with his friend Barbara Altman to share his idea of opening a computer and career training center in Honduras. They expanded classes to Baltimore in 2019 after winning CAD $1 million in the TD Ready Challenge.

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Changing lives through financial empowerment

ASU Lodestar Center

For the past six months I have worked with YWCA Maricopa County , expanding its Own It Financial Education program , which provides low-income women and families a free education teaching them how to become financially stable and independent. One of the first classes I organized at the YW was for a group of young teenage mothers.

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E-Readers for Everyone: Teaching Tips Webinar

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She has worked in training and education for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, WebJunction, the Public Library Association, the Northeast Kansas Library System, and more. Many libraries offer tutorials, in-person classes, and drop-in labs on how to use e-books. Keeping up with e-reader technology can feel overwhelming.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. Defining Digital Literacy.

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Upcoming Webinar March 26: Public Tech Instruction - Internet Safety

Tech Soup

Does your organization offer classes in how to protect your privacy online? Internet safety can be a tricky subject to teach. essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. determining what content to include and how to teach it can present many challenges. Pacific time (2 p.m. organizations.

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Microsoft's YouthSpark Initiative Seeks to Close the Opportunity Divide

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Through the program, the native San Franciscan learned valuable business skills, received tech training, and made job connections. Public libraries are also working diligently to close both the digital and the opportunity gap: from giving free classes on resume-building to providing free access to technology. More Resources.