[Advisors] Request for Advice - giving computers to low income families

Peter Frampton administration.executive_director at lefca.org
Thu, 7 Jun 2012 23:05:46 -0400


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The city of Toronto did it and messed it up=20
All you will find is kudos - but on the ground - failure - drive down the pr=
ice of pc's in the second hand market

Why

No training for parents
No Internet (you nailed that one Sam - no surprise)
And

No desk and chair to out the damn thing on
So don't forget that one

:-)


Paf (please excuse the thumbs)

On 2012-06-07, at 9:15 PM, Gareth Shearman <shearman@victoria.tc.ca> wrote:

> From: Sam Coghlan=20
> Sent: June 7, 2012 8:59 PM
> To: 'Keith Waldron'; 'Jeff Palmer'; 'susan KURTZ'; 'Anne Dixon-Mahatoo'; '=
Bob Telfer'; 'David Harvie'; Krista Robinson; Kerry McManus (School)
> Subject: Request for Advice - giving computers to low income families
> =20
> Hello all,   I hope you don=E2=80=99t mind me pestering with a request for=
 information.
> =20
> I=E2=80=99ve become involved with a group in Stratford (a subset of Avonov=
a - http://www.avonova.ca/) who are developing a pilot program to broaden di=
gital literacy by giving a computer to around 10 low income families in Stra=
tford along with 6 months free internet access.  Access to training programs=
 at the library (go figger) and elsewhere would be part of the package.
> =20
> I=E2=80=99m wondering if you know of anybody in Canada who=E2=80=99s done s=
omething similar (or is doing so now).  We=E2=80=99re looking for ideas we c=
an borrow regarding process, criteria for selecting families, how to measure=
 success, all those good project ingredients.
> =20
> If you can point us to such projects, I=E2=80=99d appreciate it immensely.=
  Of course, any insights or ideas you=E2=80=99d be willing to share off the=
 cuff would be appreciated as well.  Please, if you=E2=80=99re comfortable d=
oing so, reply-to-all so my colleagues can have equal opportunity to explore=
 what you=E2=80=99re pointing out.
> =20
> Meanwhile, when you=E2=80=99re next in Stratford, remember to get in touch=
.
> =20
> Sam
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 and messed it up&nbsp;</div><div>All you will find is kudos - but on the gr=
ound - failure - drive down the price of pc's in the second hand market</div=
><div><br></div><div>Why</div><div><br></div><div>No training for parents</d=
iv><div>No Internet (you nailed that one Sam - no surprise)</div><div>And</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>No desk and chair to out the damn thing on<br>So don'=
t forget that one</div><div><br></div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div><br>=
Paf (please excuse the thumbs)</div><div><br>On 2012-06-07, at 9:15 PM, Gare=
th Shearman &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shearman@victoria.tc.ca">shearman@victoria=
.tc.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div=
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pan class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 10pt;"> 'Keith Waldron'; '=
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alibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Hello all,&nbsp;&nbsp; I h=
ope you don=E2=80=99t mind me pestering with a request for information.<o:p>=
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"http://www.avonova.ca/">http://www.avonova.ca/</a>) who are developing a pi=
lot program to broaden digital literacy by giving a computer to around 10 lo=
w income families in Stratford along with 6 months free internet access.&nbs=
p; Access to training programs at the library (go figger) and elsewhere woul=
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ot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&qu=
ot;;color:#1F497D">I=E2=80=99m wondering if you know of anybody in Canada wh=
o=E2=80=99s done something similar (or is doing so now).&nbsp; We=E2=80=99re=
 looking for ideas we can borrow regarding process, criteria for selecting f=
amilies, how to measure success, all those good project ingredients.<o:p></o=
:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-fa=
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amily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">If you can p=
oint us to such projects, I=E2=80=99d appreciate it immensely.&nbsp; Of cour=
se, any insights or ideas you=E2=80=99d be willing to share off the cuff wou=
ld be appreciated as well.&nbsp; Please, if you=E2=80=99re comfortable doing=
 so, reply-to-all so my colleagues can have equal opportunity to explore wha=
t you=E2=80=99re pointing out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
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erif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Meanwhile, when you=E2=80=99re next in Stratford, r=
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