Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f9II0H011274; Thu, 18 Oct 2001 14:00:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 14:00:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <EAECJLJHIHBGAMHJKLPEIEMCCIAA.tbr202@nyu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Tommy B. McDonell" <tbr202@nyu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2076] for those of you in NYC and close by X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2661 Lines: 55 Hi. I work for the public library and teach computers as part of a campaign to end the digital divide. Recently our classes haven't been filled. So one of my bosses did this email. If any of you serve populations who might want or need computer training, you could sign up to get notices of our classes. There is more information below. Oh, and Emily, I apologize for doing this without permission...I'm trying to tapdance quickly before NYS Tesol. Tommy "Each year, being digitally connected becomes ever more critical to economic and educational advancement and community participation. Now that a large number of Americans regularly use the Internet to conduct daily activities, people who lack access to these tools are at a growing disadvantage. Therefore, raising the level of digital inclusion by increasing the number of Americans using the technology tools of the digital age is a vitally important national goal." Falling Through the Net: Toward Digital Inclusion. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, October 2000. The New York Public Library took up the fight for digital inclusion by launching a program called CLICK ON @ THE LIBRARY in October 2000. With training centers in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island, CLICK ON @ THE LIBRARY offers hundreds of free computer classes every week in conveniently located branch libraries. Topics range from basic mouse and keyboard skills to Microsoft Word and Excel. As the Senior Librarian in charge of the CLICK ON program for the Bronx, I noticed an initial surge of interest in our computer classes. As a result of subway, movie theater, newspaper, and radio advertising, we couldn’t keep the classes coming fast enough. Recently, however, there has been a slight drop-off in attendance. The main reason for this, I believe, is that we can ’t reach the target population through advertising alone. If you would be interested in receiving & posting flyers for our Bronx classes on a monthly basis, please let me know. Think of it as one way to offer added value to your own educational services. If you have any questions about CLICK ON @ THE LIBRARY, please feel free to call me at 718-579-4246. You can also visit our Web site at http://www.nypl.org/clickon. Thank you, Helen T. Lane Senior Librarian for Information Literacy New York Public Library - Bronx Borough Office 2556 Bainbridge Avenue Bronx, NY 10458 Ms. Tommy B. McDonell Adjunct, Marymount Manhattan College; ESL and Educational Technology Consulting for Pace University,NYC's Public Library's Click On @ the Library Program and others. Tommy.McDonell@nyu.edu h:212-414-8513 before 9:30 PM
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