computer commuter profile
DESCRIPTION
The Computer Commuter is a tricked out van with public access to computers and broadband. It travels aroudn Lac qui Parle County Minnesota allowing residents to stop in and take a spin or learn a lesson to increase broadband adoption.TRANSCRIPT
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LqP Computer Commuter
Mary Quick, Coordinator
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Time Line of Events
• August: – Launch
• September: – Conducted Survey
• October: – Began Weekly Visits
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Weekly Schedule
• Monday– Bellingham and Nassau
• Tuesday– Madison and Marietta
• Wednesday– Boyd
• Thursday– Dawson
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Our Patrons
• Bellingham: 8• Boyd: 12• Dawson: 17• Madison: 15• Marietta: 15• Nassau: 9
• Total Number: 76
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Breakdown by Age
• 7-12 grade: 5%• 41-50 years: 14%• 51-60 years: 15%• 61-70 years: 33%• 71-80 years: 28%• 81+ years 5%
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Monthly Attendance
• October: 107• November: 74• December: 37 (missed 4 days)
• January: 50 (missed 32% of visits)
• February: 42• March: 39 (1 vacation week)
• April: 58
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Activities Occurring Onboard
• Basic Keyboarding• Windows 7 • Creating Documents• Excel spreadsheet• Organization of
Documents/Pictures• Health
Benefits/Enrollment
• Automatic payroll
• Scan documents to save digitally
• Business cards• Photoshop• Skype• Email• Ebay
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Outreach
• Sent Christmas cards
• Both papers publish Weekly Schedule
• Use of laptops by others– EDA– LqP Community Ed
• Civic Organizations– Kiwanis– Chamber of Commerce– Sons of Norway
• Classes– MIRC online
workshops
• LqP County Fair• Parade• Pampered Stroll
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Outreach
Sons of Norway
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Outreach
• “Big leap across digital divide”
– West Central Tribune, March 2011
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• “Turning the darn thing on” said Fred Eckhardt of Boyd when asked what was the most difficult part of working on a computer. West Central Tribune, March 2011
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“I almost cried” said Connie Lein when all the neat stuff she
had gotten on to her screen disappearedWest Central Tribune, March 2011
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Review of Project Goals:
1. Increase Knowledge, Understanding and Usage of broadband technology
2. Financial Barriers: offer free access to computers, internet and tutoring
3. Increase the quality of life4. Lac qui Parle county becomes more
competitive
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Work Completed & in Progress:
• Weekly Visits– Computers– Internet– Help
• Ancestry.com– Madison Community
Foundation– Dawson Community
Foundation
• ABE Summer Institute
• PC’s for People• MIRC Workshops
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Future Needs:
• Additional: – Bus– Staff– Programs for laptops– Subscription/membership fees
• Revised layout of bus
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Revisions/Changes
• Layout of stations
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To Sustain the Computer Commuter:
• Continued support from:– TDF Foundation– Blandin Foundation– SW ABE– Communities– Telephone Companies
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Communities
Bellingham, Marietta and Nassau
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Thank you