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AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS / DIGITAL DIVIDE
"For Youth, A Tech Power Surge"
Washington Post, http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-11/09/103l-110999-idx.html
Ariana Eunjung Cha
November 9, 1999
Starting this month with four pilot programs, America Online, Microsoft, PowerBar, Inc, and Colin Powell are teaming up to create thousands of community-based technology centers for young people over the next several years. This collaboration, called "Power Up," is working closely with Powell's "America's Promise: Alliance for Youth" to provide at-risk kids with a place to go after school and the opportunity to learn technology skills in a positive environment.
"Plugging In, Not Dropping Out"
Wired News, http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,32159,00.html
Kendra Mayfield
November 4, 1999
Technology-based afterschool programs for minorities, such as Palo Alto, CA's Plugged In and Area Learning Center in central Minnesota, are making an enormous difference in the lives of low-income teens. Students who participate in these programs recognize the need to learn skills to achieve their goals in the business world, and teachers notice how teens learn to collaborate with others and hone their writing skills when working on projects at these centers.
See also: "Beyond Y2K: Bridging the Digital Divide," by Ferdi Serim
MultiMedia Schools, http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov99/dcon1199.htm
November/December 1999
Taken from: summaries complied by: Jessica Millstone (jmillstone@mediaworkshop.org)
Media and Education Technology Consultant
Media Workshop New York, a special project of the Bertelsmann Foundation
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