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The latest about digital inclusion in Charlotte

Digital Navigators: Connecting Communities

The Digital Navigator program is designed to ensure that everyone in Mecklenburg County can find and connect with available digital inclusion resources. Digital Navigators help community members navigate to and through: Signing up for affordable home broadband internet service Purchasing […]

Bank of America donates 10,000 Chromebooks to CMS Students

Links to various news stories: Bank of America: https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/press-releases/2021/07/bank-of-america-provides-10-000-chromebooks-to-cms-students-in-c.html Charlotte Axios: https://charlotte.axios.com/266961/bank-of-america-to-give-10k-chromebooks-to-low-income-cms-students/ Charlotte Buisness Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2021/07/29/bank-of-america-donating-chromebooks-to-students.html (PAYWALL) QCity Metro: https://qcitymetro.com/2021/07/29/bank-of-america-donates-10000-chromebooks-to-cms-to-address-digital-divide/ Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210729005131/en/Bank-of-America-Provides-10000-Chromebooks-to-CMS-Students-in-Charlotte Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-america-provides-10-000-100000496.html

Digital Charlotte’s P.O.W.E.R. Program Goes Virtual

The following post is a Press Release from JSW Media Group: https://www.jswmediagroup.com/digital-charlottes-p-o-w-e-r-program-goes-virtual/ P.O.W.E.R. equips CMS parents with no-cost digital tools and resources to help with their children’s education journey With the continued effort to help keep Mecklenburg county residents safe […]

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Help us create a list of Charlotte organizations helping CMS families

Digital Charlotte is creating a list of Charlotte organizations supporting CMS families transitioning to Plan C all-virtual learning for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. As the Charlotte community is looking for ways to support CMS families transition to online virtual learning, we’re […]

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Digital Inclusion Exchange podcast: #SpreadtheTech series

Digital Charlotte is partnering with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) to create the #SpreadtheTech series as part of our Digital Inclusion Exchange podcast. This ten episode series will include interviews with digital inclusion stakeholders and practitioners from across the […]

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LIVESTREAM: Digital Health Literacy and COVID-19 Discussion

We live-streamed a discussion on 3/30/20 with James L. Knight School of Communication at Queens University of Charlotte professor, Dr. Zachary White, about how digital health literacy is more important now as we shelter-in-place as a society.

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LIVESTREAM: At-Home Technology and COVID-19 Discussion

On 3/26/20, we live-streamed this morning with Pat Millen of Eliminate the Digital Divide (E2D) as we talk about the digital divide during the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of at-home technology for Charlotte residents. Contact Info for Pat Millen […]

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LIVESTREAM: Media Literacy and COVID-19 Discussion

On 3/25/20, we live-streamed a conversation with Rick Thames, former editor of the Charlotte Observer and current Queens James L. Knight School of Communication faculty discussing how organizations, governments, and philanthropy might think about their role in the media literacy […]

The N.C. Department of Information Technology launches the NC Broadband Survey

The North Carolina Broadband Survey is designed to gather information on locations in the state without adequate internet access and speeds. The information gathered from the survey will: Provide clear data to guide investment of funds through the state’s Growing […]

An Innovative Workforce Development Board: Charlotte Works

Workforce development boards are part of a network of state or local offices known as the Public Workforce System. Workforce development boards support economic expansion and aim to develop the workforce in the United States.1 In Mecklenburg County, the prominent […]

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Five Ways You Can Influence Digital Inclusion in Charlotte

What if you woke up and didn’t have your smartphone to check the latest Charlotte Agenda post, didn’t have Alexa to check the weather, didn’t have your laptop to finish a last-minute resume update or homework assignment. These are daily […]

News Briefs: Digital Charlotte awarded 2019 Digital Equity Project of the Year by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA)

The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) today announced the recipients of NATOA’s 2019 Community Broadband and Digital Equity Awards, recognizing innovative programs in government, business and local communities nationwide. Recipients will receive their awards at NATOA’s 39th Annual Conference, to be held in Tampa, FL from September 23 – 26 at the Tampa Marriott Water Street.

Rachel Kubie, reference librarian in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Reference librarians as superheroes: navigators in a precarious online world

At best, searching for reliable online information is precarious. At worst, it’s dangerous. A new breed of information superhero — the reference librarian — is a trained navigator of this new world.