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The latest about digital inclusion in Charlotte

Andrew Douglass (right) is one of three fellows with Code for America who have been meeting with representatives from Charlotte citizen's groups, government agencies, non-profit organizations and corporations since early February.

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Code for America lands in Charlotte. The goal: build citizen engagement.

They’re sometimes called the Peace Corp for Nerds. A team of three technology experts from Code for America has been working with Charlotte groups since early February to strengthen levels of citizen engagement. The collaborative effort will produce a new […]

Digital Media Literacy Index - Ashley Park Elementary School - Charlotte

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Making digital literacy a reality for everyone

What happens at Ashley Park School during the next couple of years will have a significant impact on strengthening levels of digital and media literacy in Charlotte. Nine organizations begin collaborating with the school on March 21, 2014 – the […]

Eric Freedman, dean of the Knight School of Communication, with neighborhood representatives at a Neighborhood Communication Workshop at Queens University of Charlotte, October 2013.

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How do Charlotte neighborhoods communicate?

The City of Charlotte and the Knight School of Communication at Queens are working together to examine how neighborhoods communicate, and how these processes strengthen communities. A recent Digital Charlotte workshop brought together 20 representatives from 11 Charlotte neighborhoods, investigating […]

Bruns Academy third-grade teacher Cara Brown working with students and XO laptops provided through Project LIFT in Charlotte.

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Project LIFT begins to show results in Charlotte

Eight months after providing 2,200 free laptop computers for elementary-age students in eight Charlotte schools, Project LIFT is seeing results. Things are looking up. Project LIFT is a partnership of public schools and private companies and foundations, designed to raise […]

Mecklenburg County and the Knight School of Communication at Queens present Hackathon 13.

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Mecklenburg County opens its data for a hackathon

For the first time in its history, Mecklenburg County government is organizing a regional hackathon to provide programmers and digital storytellers with resources to transform publicly available datasets into useful tools for citizens. The hackathon will focus on new ways […]

Students Kel Gober, Frederick Toribio, TJ Myers, John Adams and Jonuel Rivera of the 'SS Boys' in December 2012.

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Studio 345 produces young talent

An after-school program to teach digital multimedia skills to Charlotte high school students is attracting high praise from a national leader in youth development. Launched by the Charlotte Arts and Science Council and based at Spirit Square, Studio 345 seeks […]

Thomas Cole, librarian and historian with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

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Discover Charlotte history, virtually

Search engines simplify the process of researching local and city history. But they raise the question of how we know what is authentic — what is fact and what is fiction? Thomas Cole, a Charlotte historian and librarian in the […]

Molly Shaw, executive director of Communities in Schools, celebrates a grant from the Knight Foundation at a Queens University commencement address in Charlotte.

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‘Flash philanthropy’ experiment uses digital media to engage community

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation surprised students at a recent Charlotte graduation ceremony when it asked them to use digital media to decide the recipient of a significant foundation gift. As Eric Newton, senior advisor to the […]

Cyril Prabhu is leading a Charlotte-based initiative to help children whose parents are in prison. Image by Maggie Shiflett.

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Coding new hope for inmates’ kids

A Charlotte community organizer is teaming up with a technology developer, a university, a prison, and churches in four cities to change the future for 450 children in North and South Carolina. Every child has a story, says Cyril Prabhu, […]