The Community Technology Empowerment Project http://wip.technologypower.org An AmeriCorps Program Serving the Twin Cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul MN Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:35:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en The Community Technology Empowerment Project http://wip.technologypower.org/2008/03/26/the-community-technology-empowerment-project/ http://wip.technologypower.org/2008/03/26/the-community-technology-empowerment-project/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:49:01 +0000 kate http://wip.technologypower.org/2008/03/26/the-community-technology-empowerment-project/ The Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) AmeriCorps
bridges the “digital divide” for new Immigrants and low-income communities
in Minneapolis and St. Paul. AmeriCorps members help youth and adults use technology to better access social, civic, educational and economic opportunities.

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CTEP AmeriCorps Members:

  • Educate about technology literacy at non-profits, community centers, and libraries
  • Assess partner agencies’ technology capacities and train staff on how to best use those capacities;
  • Develop stronger volunteer bases through which agencies can extend programming and more adequately meet the needs of targeted communities;
  • Develop culturally and linguistically appropriate informational websites and public service announcements (PSAs) that provide community members with access to critical resources and information.
]]> http://wip.technologypower.org/2008/03/26/the-community-technology-empowerment-project/feed/ CTEP Member Provides Testimony at FCC Digital Inclusion Summit in Washington DC in Mar 2010 http://wip.technologypower.org/2008/01/01/ctep-member-alex-kurt-provides-testimony-at-fcc-digital-inclusion-summit-in-washington-dc/ http://wip.technologypower.org/2008/01/01/ctep-member-alex-kurt-provides-testimony-at-fcc-digital-inclusion-summit-in-washington-dc/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:08:31 +0000 Joel Krogstad http://wip.technologypower.org/2010/04/02/ctep-member-alex-kurt-provides-testimony-at-fcc-digital-inclusion-summit-in-washington-dc/ CTEP AmeriCorps member Alex Kurt provided testimony before members of Congress at the Digital Inclusion Summit in Washington DC on Mar 9, 2010. Jointly held by the Federal Communications Commission and the John S. Knight Foundation, the three and a half hour Summit in the Capitols Newseum was emceed by FCC Chair Julius Genachowski. In this segment, Mr. Kurt shares about his experience teaching basic technology skill classes at the Rondo Community Outreach Branch of the Saint Paul Public Library.

]]> http://wip.technologypower.org/2008/01/01/ctep-member-alex-kurt-provides-testimony-at-fcc-digital-inclusion-summit-in-washington-dc/feed/ MN Public Radio: Digital Divide Remains http://wip.technologypower.org/2007/12/17/mn-public-radio-digital-divide-remains/ http://wip.technologypower.org/2007/12/17/mn-public-radio-digital-divide-remains/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:54:00 +0000 admin http://wip.technologypower.org/2007/12/17/mn-public-radio-digital-divide-remains/ Minnesota Public Radio aired a report on local Digital Inclusion efforts, highlighting the work of CTEP member Stephanie Young at Saint Paul Public Library’s Rondo Community Outreach location

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