In 2003, Net Literacy (originally called Senior Connects) began when a middle school student used the money he was saving to buy a car to pay for forming a nonprofit and purchasing computes and supplies. He began teaching senior citizens how to become digitally literate and wrote four lesson guides to help facilitate and standardize … Read More » “Net Literacy Concludes 20+ Years of Computer Repurposing!”
Letters to Net Literacy from Middle School Students
January 10, 2022Letters to Net Literacy from Middle School Students November 16, 2021 Harshman Middle School students in Dr. Caren Lettofsky’s class have the chance to learn STEM skills and give less fortunate classmates a gift that will help them complete their homework in 2022. Each year, Dr. Lettofsky teaches teams of students about computers – including … Read More » “Letters to Net Literacy from Middle School Students”
Carmel High School’s Computer Connects Program Ends 2021 with Pizza and Computers
May 20, 2021The Computer Connects school club at Carmel High School concluded the 2021 school year with a pizza party and dropping off some of the computers they just finished repurposing. Students troubleshoot and repair the computers as needed and install fresh software on each one. Many students attended school on a hybrid basis, but that didn’t … Read More » “Carmel High School’s Computer Connects Program Ends 2021 with Pizza and Computers”
Ethical AI. What does it mean? Why is it important? Why is it so difficult to do?
July 30, 2020Young people increasingly live in a world transformed by artificial intelligence and those who understand and leverage it will live richer and more fulfilling lives. This article provides a framework and an interactive experiment for teachers and parents to begin having a conversation about ethical AI. Best viewed by clicking on this link. You … Read More » “Ethical AI. What does it mean? Why is it important? Why is it so difficult to do?”
Thank you…and you’re welcome!
December 23, 2019Dr. Lettofsky knows how to engage teens and make classroom learning relevant and actionable! So here’s a shout out to Dr. Lettofsky – thank you for working with hundreds of middle school students over the years and teaching them how to work in teams, refurbish a computer and then donate it to a K12 family … Read More » “Thank you…and you’re welcome!”
City of Carmel Proclaims “Net Literacy Week”
March 19, 2019Mayor Jim Brainard has proclaimed March 18th to March 24th as “Net Literacy Week” in Carmel, Indiana. Net Literacy was founded by middle school students attending Carmel Middle School in 2003, and beginning in 2005, students at Carmel High School have repurposed computers after school for more than ten years. On May 18th, Carmel High … Read More » “City of Carmel Proclaims “Net Literacy Week””
From Net Literacy: AI Literacy Program Alpha and Beta Announced
February 1, 2019During the last 25 years, the internet has significantly impacted our everyday lives and during the next 10 years, artificial intelligence (AI) will even more profoundly change our lives. The AI Literacy program was created to help increase awareness and the critical thinking skills of middle school students, high school students, and other young adults … Read More » “From Net Literacy: AI Literacy Program Alpha and Beta Announced”
Net Literacy Ends 2018 By Donating it’s 43,000th Computer to Homeless Families!
January 29, 2019What better way for Net Literacy student volunteers to ring out 2018 than by donating the 43,000th computer to a nonprofit that provides food and other assistance to homeless families in Indianapolis! Since 2003 and beginning at Carmel Middle School and then extending to school districts throughout Indiana, middle and high school student volunteers have worked … Read More » “Net Literacy Ends 2018 By Donating it’s 43,000th Computer to Homeless Families!”
Carmel High School Students Teach Senior Citizens Digital Literacy Skills
Beginning at Carmel Middle School in 2003 and still going strong at Carmel High School over 15 years later, friendly student volunteers continue to “adopt” senior citizens to answer their questions and in 2019, help them better be able to use their laptops, tablets and smartphones. When the Senior Connects program first started, Net Literacy’s … Read More » “Carmel High School Students Teach Senior Citizens Digital Literacy Skills”
Harshman Middle School Students Learn Computer Repurposing Skills
Working with Net Literacy for a fifth year, Dr. Caren Lettofsky has engaged her students with a two week project based learning exercise that teaches students how to work in teams while learning how to repurpose a computer by assembling it’s parts. As has been the case during past years, Dr. Lettofsky said that her … Read More » “Harshman Middle School Students Learn Computer Repurposing Skills”
