Community Members Launch their Digital Transformation Journeys during #RemakeDays
Suncoast Remake Learning Days wasn’t just about kids. The Professional Development theme allowed adults to access various free content throughout the 10-day festival. For Maribel Martinez, a consultant with The Patterson Foundation, it was a chance to introduce adults to digital tools that could change how they work, learn, and walk through life daily. Read her reflection about #AppliedDigitalSkills and #BuildCodeGo, two distinct workshops launching participants on their digital transformation journeys.
Affordable Broadband Uptake in the Suncoast After ACP’s First Year
The numbers are in! After the first year of the Affordable Connectivity Program, we now know which counties experienced the most subscriber growth and which successfully enrolled eligible households. Continue reading to explore ACP enrollment data in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties, examine the effectiveness of various outreach strategies, and learn what you can do to help support a bright digital future for the Suncoast region.
Digital Navigator Program Cohorts 1 & 2 Come Together
Through generous support from The Patterson Foundation, Maribel Martinez Consulting continues to build connective tissue in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties between six nonprofit organizations working on digital navigation as a strategy to close the digital divide.
The Starfish Analogy
Learn about how the starfish analogy applies to digital equity and how Maribel Martinez Consulting is narrowing the digital divide in one Central Florida community a little bit more on May 7, 2022.
Computers Remain Out of Reach for Millions: A Look at the Computer Marketplace
The effects of a wide market on computing device acquisition, how digital navigators are trained to support with selecting the right computing device at the best possible price for consumers, and what refurbished devices are and whether they can are reliable.
Computers Remain Out of Reach for Millions: Barriers to Computer Adoption
Reasons and circumstances for why people do not own a computer, why computer ownership and training is important for people of all ages, and an overview of recent federal commitments to digital inclusion that may help people acquire a computer for the first time.
What is a Digital Navigator?
Digital Navigator traits, skills, and training for digital equity in their communities and beyond.