Digital Connectors Class---on campus!!

Check out this post from Mr. Soto:

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

soto_ro@aps.edu

 

 

 

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.