by Drew Lauderdale | Feb 1, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
Introduction I met Nia Allen at several of our events in Shiprock New Mexico. She was always there, always eager to hear more, always bringing more of her kids, and eventually her neighbors kids, and always talking about her scouts. Eventually, as I was looking for...
by Drew Lauderdale | Jan 31, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
Intro to the Institution The first of the three labs I’d like to talk about is Senator John Pinto Library. I may have written a blog or two about this location, so bear with me as I write just this one more. In case you haven’t read yet, or just want to hear it...
by Nicole Umayam | Jan 30, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
I had the pleasure of attending the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) webinar “Libraries as Digital Inclusion Champions” on Thursday, January 25. Libraries have long been local champions of digital inclusion in their communities, and I loved...
by Drew Lauderdale | Jan 30, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
Probably the best step we have taken to make our Chromebooks the most user friendly the can be (for the borrowers and for the lenders) was to make them Public Session Kiosks. To get you primed about this topic I will include an official Google Help link here: Public...
by Jeff Garcie | Jan 29, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
I arrived in Old Harbor on the eastern side of Kodiak after a bumpy flight through the snowy mountain passes. The houses perched over the sea looked beautiful in the morning sun. I noticed right away that the houses were missing a telltale sign of poor Internet...
by Emily Kissane | Jan 29, 2018 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
The Blandin Foundation is a strong partner and resource for rural Minnesota communities. When it started in 1941, the foundation centered its work on the area around its home base of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It has since expanded its vision to include building...