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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