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Community Resources
To
be successful and to deliver the highest value to your community,
your school-based telecenter may need to offer special services
and resources—such as information for nursing mothers or
mothers-to-be, self-paced tutorials on specific applications,
courses in "computer comfort" that lead to the International
Computer Driver’s License or other certification. We’ve
identified a few of the many resources that address community
development and technology use. Categories include:
•
Adult education
• Community development
• Technology training (for
telecenter clients)
We’re
adding to these resources all the time. If you know of a source
of information or education that could benefit telecenters and
their communities, email us today.
ADULT EDUCATION
Telecenters are challenged to provide relevant educational resources
for adults concerned about the well-being of their families, success
in their jobs, or events in civil society. And many adult learners
have already been failed by the education system—so the tried-and-true
methodologies used in schools may cause more problems than they
cure.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Health and medicine, micro-enterprise and e-business, sustainable
farming and organics—information on these topics can support
local NGOs, larger-scale projects and, most importantly, the individuals
who form the backbone of telecenter clientele.
Technologies
for Government
E-Democracy
E-Book: 7 - Building Civic Life Online
Start an
Online Commons
APC
Women's Netorking Supporting Program,
addresses the question of how gender can be meaningfully integrated
into telecentre evaluation methodologies. It is animated by African
experiences and examples and specifically by South African experiences
and examples. The document was prepared for the IDRC Sponsored
International Meeting on Telecentre Evaluation, September 28-39,1999.
Civil
society and participation
Content to be added
Environment
and agriculture
Technologies for Environment
Health
and medicine
Telemedicine Resources Online
SATELLIFE
provides services that improve connectivity among health professionals
through a global computer-based communications network
Microenterprise
Microenterprise
Innovation Project
The
principle site for microenterprise support of the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) with information
about best practices, program evaluation, and grants.
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TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
When adults and youth learn to use, and even master, technology
they can change their lives. Resources ranging from the International
Computers Drivers License to database and web-site design can
help.
Computer
Basics
This section of ITrain
Online offers downloadable and online tutorials for new computer
users, with information about how to use Microsoft Windows and
Office tools, where to find alternative operating systems and
productivity tools, and other topics.
Other
relevant sections of ITrain Online address:
Internet
and Email Basics
Finding
Information on the Internet
ITrain
Online resources are also available in Spanish
International
Computer Drivers License (ICDL)
Coordinated by the European Drivers
Licence Foundation the ICDL certifies that the holder has
attained knowledge and skill in the use of personal computers.
The program has certified over one million learners in over 31
countries.
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