Youth Technology Programs

Through the 4-H Youth Technology Leadership Team Program, more than 5,000 tech-savvy youth members learn to use computers, the Internet, and emerging technologies effectively. The teams then carry out a wide array of educational and community service projects to share their technology knowledge and skills with others to improve their communities.

CyberSeniors Cyberteens is a program involving a partnership among CyberSeniors, a not-for-profit organization providing Web navigation training to more than 15,000 seniors in 14 states; Oregon State University; state and local 4-H youth organizations; the AARP National Retired Teachers Association; and veterans' groups. The initiative establishes intergenerational leadership teams that provide information technology learning opportunities in their communities to empower millions of seniors and U.S. veterans across the nation.

The CyberSeniors Cyberteens Web site provides links to photo and video clips that describe the CyberSenior CyberTeens program in communities nationwide. Annually, 5,000 teens recruit and train 15,000 seniors to join their community cyber skills building efforts.

The Geographic Information Systems/Global Positioning Systems (GIS/GPS) Integration Team brings GIS- and GPS-savvy professionals and youth to teach local groups to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The teams help to launch local “community mapping” projects that provide local decisionmakers with graphical maps to improve public understanding of community situations. These maps improve the quality of decisions affecting the local community's social, economic, or environmental conditions. This partnership has resulted in the establishment of intergenerational GIS design teams in 15 states. Fifteen new states will be added each year.

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