Net Literacy In The News

A member of the Carmel Clay Public Library Teen Volunteer Corps (Carmel, IN) who offered computer tutoring for adults, Daniel Kent had a brainstorm when he was in the eighth grade. One of his “students” mentioned that a neighbor in his retirement home couldn’t come to the library for tutoring because he was in a … Read More » “College Bound Network”

This article is reprinted courtesy of Broadband Properties Magazine. A recent study found that 99 percent of U.S. public schools have access to computers and the Internet, and that young people are using the Internet more today that they did a year ago. That same study also found that only a little more than a … Read More » “The older you are, the more likely you are to steer clear of a computer. …For people over 65, the rate of computer usage dwindles to only 26 percent.”

IndyStar.com NOBLESVILLE – Janus Developmental Services, 1555 Westfield Road, is a drop-off location for computer donations for Senior Connects and Net Literacy. Used monitors, keyboards, mice, and Pentirum Two and more recent computers will be accepted. Net Literacy volunteers will wipe hard drives clean, and donations are tax deductible. Senior Connects is a nonprofit organization, … Read More » “Donate computers at Janus”

The roll call project resumes with Indiana, where this story about intergenerational culture change is sure to bring a smile: Senior Connects is a youth and seniors partnership. Specifically, it’s a youth run not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that recruits primarily high school and college students to visit independent living facilities and teach seniors basic computer and … Read More » “Roll Call Project: INDIANA”

by David Neilsen from HowStuffWorks.com The Internet has changed the way we communicate. With e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, MySpace, YouTube and more, we are more connected with each other than at any time in our history. People who aren’t on the Internet are often cut off from friends and family and isolated from society … Read More » “Do Something Spotlight: Daniel Kent and Senior Connects”

The iTeam is working to increase computer access and Internet literacy to underserved youth, families and senior citizens in our community. This iTeam is also working on a computer drive to help gather used computers, recycle and refurbish them, and place them in community centers around the city. Our first Fort Wayne NetLiteracy program is … Read More » “Fort Wayne NetLiteracy”

Indianapolis, Ind. The Indiana Net Literacy Program has added a new component to its statewide goal of increasing computer availability and Internet literacy throughout Indiana. Thanks to a new partnership with one of the state’s largest cable providers, Bright House Networks (BHN), Indiana Net Literacy Program plans to make an even bigger impact in central … Read More » “Bright House Networks Teams With Indiana Net Literacy Project to Expand Internet, Computer Access”

Creekside Middle School will host an Internet safety informational meeting at 7 p.m. March 16 in the school auditorium, 3525 W. 126th St. The program is intended for College Wood Elementary fifth-graders and their parents and Creekside sixth-graders and parents. Because more and more students access the Internet and use sites that may encourage them … Read More » “Schools roundum”

2006 Winners Daniel Kent from Carmel, IN Age: 18 Daniel Kent built “Net Literacy,” a non-profit organization to help underprivileged families get computer access and use the Internet. More than 50,000 people in three states now have access to computers in public computer labs, which were supplied by “Net Literacy.”