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OAB & TGH In The News |
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Iconathon, Fall 2011 Deb Socia will be speaking on Saturday, September 3rd, at the Boston Iconathon. "Code for America, in partnership with the Noun Project, is pleased to announce an initiative to collaboratively design new civic symbols for the public domain. In August & September 2011, several cities across the US will participate in a series of design charrettes — day-long collaborative workshops — called “Iconathons”. Through facilitated design sessions, event participants will generate icons and symbols that visually convey concepts frequently needed in civic design." |
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Did you miss the TGH Graduation Celebration? You can watch it by clicking HERE! "Mayor Thomas M. Menino joins School Committee Chair Reverend Gregory Groover and BPS Superintendent Dr. Carol Johnson to celebrate this year's graduates of [the] Technology Goes Home program that for 11 years has reached thousands of families by teaching residents how to use broadband Internet." |
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OpenAirBoston/Tech Goes Home has been named a Laureate in the 2011 Computerworld Honors Program!(PDF) "The Computerworld Honors Program, founded in 1988, recognizes organizations and individuals who have used information technology to promote and advance public welfare, benefit society and change the world for the better." Read the city press release HERE! |
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"Tech Goes Home, Opening Doors to Equitable Tools and Access and Supporting Academic Success!" "Tech Goes Home seeks to bridge the digital divide that creates a disparity in the potential outcomes of two equally talented and hard working students. By providing training, a netbook computer, and low cost Internet access, TGH can allow the second student to pursue the deeper thinking objectives with the same resources as his peer." |
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"Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced today that the City of Boston has won two distinguished awards from the Public Technology Institute (PTI). The awards recognize the city’s Technology GoesHome program as the winner in the Web & E-Government category..." |
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Design for Global Learning Deb Socia was invited to be part of a panel at MassCUE discussing the increasing role of technology in global education. |
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TGH wins PTI 2010-11 Technology Solutions Award "This annual competition recognizes PTI members who demonstrate how they use technology to solve problems, reduce costs, and improve services and internal operations." |
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What Amy Chua and President Obama Have in Common: Parenting and New Trends in Home Learning "In Boston, thousands of low-income students have had classroom learning connected to their homes thanks to Technology Goes Home." |
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Putting Web Within Reach "A deal between the City of Boston and Internet provider Comcast Corp. will deliver low-cost broadband Internet service to at least 2,800 low-income Boston residents." |
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Opening Digital Doors "A middle school addresses the digital divide by providing families with low-cost laptops—and training that connects technology to community needs." |
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Concord Consortium Open House Deb Socia was a panelist at the Concord Consortium's Open House. The topic of the evening was the future of digital curriculum. |
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The Capital Region Society for Technology in Education Deb Socia and Dan Noyes participated in the 2010 CRSTE Global Symposium. The topic of the forum was how to effectively communicate, collaborate, and coordinate using Google Apps for Education. |
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The Rennie Center for Educational Research & Policy Deb Socia was a panelist at a Rennie Center event focusing on "What Should Students Know and Be Able to Do? Views on Preparing Students for Success in College, Careers and Life." |
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"Tech Literacy Hope to Bridge Digital Divide" "Young, old and all in-between will soon be able to gain access to crucial technical literacy skills in Boston..." |
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"City of Boston Receives $4.3 Million Grant That Will Give Training, Computers and Opportunity to Underserved Communities" "Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded the City of Boston $4.3 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant funding for three in-depth programs that will use high-speed internet broadband access to provide training in how using the internet can improve lives and enhance job prospects." |
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