Thurs-Sept 7, 04. SDCTC/OTS-points of discussions: In generating excitement and building new partnerships at the coalition, we are targeting the City of San Diego-Public Library and the San Diego unified school school system for new partnerships. I am also meeting with staff at the Cyber Y, a YMCA technology program, next week. We are also doing some repair work on the some of the computers at the different OTS learning opportunity centers, which is a challenge since San Diego county is so spread out and the price of gas just shot up 12 cents, but at least its better than Los Angeles.
Fri-Sept 8, 04. SDCTC/OTS-Briefing with Kimberly Paul and meeting with staff at the Pangea foundation, www.pangeafoundation.org The digital network resource being developed by Kristin Berry, Executive Director and others, will be the ultimate online resource for all technology organizations here in San Diego since it would link all the resources at one site and will provide an access point so that the different organizations are aware of one another. I also met with staff from Bayview Bapist Church and Bruce Jackson, their director of program development, which is now focused on the use of technology programs. Bayview Bapist Church, for example created a music and technology (alternative) partnership with help from the music museum in Carlsbad, CA. www.bayviewcharities.org
In other news, myslef and Steve Fink, from Infotap worked from 4p.m. to 11p.m. on Friday (That's some dedication Right) in setting up the network at Hacienda. We have 4 more computers to go and some bugs to workout in the system.
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Posted by Mike Denegal at 03:03 PM | Comments (0)Tues & Weds-Oct 5 & 6, 04. Points of Discussion for the week. Advised of new information concerning San Diego north county county career centers and their technology programs. The presentation of the quarterly meetings for the San Diego Community Technology Coalition has been completed for the year
Quarterly Meetings
Dates for the Year:
• Quarter 1- Wednesday- October 27, 2004 (Workshop - Nov 11, O4)
• Quarter 2- Friday-February 25, 2005
• Quarter 3- Wednesday-June 22, 2005 (briefing on the CTCNet conf)
• Quarter 4- September 29, 2005
We are also in the process of listing 5 alternatives uses of community technology here in San Diego. Advised of the theme: FACES OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION involvement. The creation of a survey is in the works for SDCTC members and staff since it would create more feedback from our end-users. A draft survey is being created at this point with just feedback from staff about the specifics of the questions themselves. The development of a brown bag lunch idea for a workshop is in effect. Advised working with Pangea foundation on new digital technology nework resource and possible membership and to see fellow AmeriCorps*Vista, Sue Songakum.
On the OTS portion of the workplan, we are getting ready for a huge media event on Oct 21 with a re-dedication of one San Diego's downtown community technoloy centers, Hacienda Learning Opportunity Center. Myself and Steve Fink, an network technician w/Infotap information mangement solutions have been putting a lot work into the new network at Hacienda, to ensure that the new computers have a very long life span
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