As part of our effort to “Establish a smart community benchmark and toolkit for broadband access and use” we’re highlighting useful tools that teach digital skills.
One of the tools used by Wright College to teach digital skills is the the Goodwill Community Foundation‘s GCFlearnfree.org website.
At the Connect Chicago meetup on February 21st, we covered issues around seniors and technology.
Brad Winick of Planning/Aging, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and AgeOptions talked about how we got to this point and the social impacts an aging population will have on technology. Here’s Brad Winick introducing his talk below the fold:
In this morning’s Connect Chicago meetup, we’ll cover issues around seniors and technology.
Live stream will start at 11:00am right here on this blog post. Meeting notes are here.
Tonight, we’ll be live streaming the DataPotLuck Meetup being held right here at the Chicago Community Trust.
Our live stream will start at 6:15pm Chicago time. Meeting details below the fold.
This morning Smart Chicago Executive Director Dan O’Neil participated in the OpenGov Panel at the Knight Foundation Media Learning Seminar along with the Waldo Jaquith, U.S. Open Data Institute; and the Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor of Gary, Indiana.
Alberto Ibarguen, President & CEO of the Knight Foundation, gives opening remarks to attendees. Image courtesy Knight Foundation
If you missed the panel, the Knight Foundation has the video below:
At tonight’s OpenGovHackNight, Adam Jentleson, Jose Alarcon, and Taylor McKinley from Cartografika will tell us about their use of open data to craft stunning maps of Chicago’s urban fabric – and those of cities around the world.
Our live stream will begin at about 6:15pm Chicago time.
