DigitalLearn.org and EveryoneOn.org

As Jamie Hollier of Digitallearn.org states in the site's first blog post:

"One in five Americans don’t use the internet, which means it will take longer for them to find a job, they have limited access to educational attainment, and they are more isolated, among other issues. Many organizations are working to decrease the digital divide and increase inclusion in our digital communities."

So DigitalLearn.org and the Public Library Association have put together the beginnings of a site that looks so clean and simple.  What I love is that they have released it before it is completed.  The target date is in June 2013.  But Jamie states it will never be finished because technology and learning technology will never be finished.  Sometimes I feel the speed at which it advances will rip my head clean off!

I encourage you to check out this great resource and share it with others.

It's being featured on another great site called EveryonOn which is powered by Connect2Compete which I've discussed before.  GCFLearnFree is another site it features which I've raved about for years now.

Become familiar with these sites because you do not need to reinvent the wonderful online training these links can provide.  Just direct people to them - and do it often!

Connect2Compete - ADD YOUR LIBRARY!

"Connect2Compete is a national nonprofit organization bringing together leaders from communities, the private sector, and leading foundations."  This national campaign will be launched in 2013.  Read more of their mission here. 

"Part of Connect2Compete is an Ad Council campaign that will drive people to digital literacy training programs. To prepare for the campaign, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the development of a new Digital Literacy Finder Tool that will help people find nearby locations for digital literacy training.  The Finder Tool will be populated with thousands of locations comprising the nation’s libraries, schools, public computing centers, non-profit training providers, and America’s Job Centers."  Read more about this here. 

All libraries that provide ANY type of digital literacy training be it formal classes or informal one on one, PLEASE add yourself to the Finder Tool by going to this link and adding your information.   An innovative zip-code locator tool will combine all entries into a nationwide database.  You definitely want to be listed there!

For those of us in Pennsylvania, stay tuned to future issues of the Compendium that will assist us in our need assessment, resource identification and creation.

Lastly, if you're looking for some materials and information related to technology training in public libraries, be sure to check out Colorado Virtual Library's Tech Training for Libraries site.  They have great stuff to share; no need to start from scratch!