Help us make connections and expand digital literacy!
Hi
everyone I wanted to reach out to our school about this program. It is a
fantastic program
for any of your students who love computers and want to learn more than
just how to Facebook and Tweet. The Comcast Digital Connectors program. Upon completing the program at the
end of the school year students will have earned a Cisco IT Essentials certificate of completion and receive a complimentary Netbook computer.
With this certificate students will have the knowledge to take the
CompTIA A+ certification exam to allow them an entry-level position in
the Information Technology field.
This
program is usually held at the Hispano Chamber of Commerce so it is
difficult for our students
to find rides but for this year, with the help of the Atrisco Heritage
Foundation, the class will be help here at Atrisco. Please talk to your
students about this program and if they are interested you can send them
to me at F-113 for an application or send
me their name and I will get them an application. Below is more
information if you would like and I have attached a link to the video
about the program. http://www.comcast.com/Corporate/About/InTheCommunity/Literacy/Digital_Connectors.html?SCRedirect=true
Please help me promote this program to our students.
Roland Soto
Atrisco Heritage Academy
Business Technology Teacher
505-243-1458 Ext. 60056
About the program
Comcast
Digital Connectors was created to help low-income communities
understand the benefits of using broadband, and
making it part of their lives (what’s known as “broadband adoption”).
The Comcast Digital Connectors program takes that mission a step further
by making it possible for hundreds of young adults ages 14 to 21 to
develop their skills in using computers, applications
and the Internet, and then take what they’ve learned out into their
communities to make a difference.
The
Digital Connectors train two to three times per week at their local
school, community center or affordable housing
development to hone their technical skills. The curriculum also provides
them with life skills that inspire educational advancement and
workforce preparation. Each Connectors team has the opportunity to see
where their hard work can lead, as they interact with
Comcast employees from around the country who serve as role models by
lending their leadership and expertise to local programs.
Digital
Connectors commit to provide several hours a month volunteering at
community-based organizations, senior centers,
churches, local schools, and even reaching out to their own families and
friends, to make everyone aware of how broadband can change their lives
and helping them to get connected.
