http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/ en-us 2005-06-14T09:00:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000274.html “Wireless Internet at Philadelphia's Love Park,” AP/Wide World Photos; Tony Wilhelm (top) and Michael Maranda (bottom); Shem Rajoon at Playing to Win; Japanese Teen Digital Culture by Lucy Haagen.... Cover Info anonymous 2005-06-14T09:00:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000236.html We stumbled onto a most surprising contradiction that informs our current community technology environs while putting together this issue-opposing trends. On the one hand, in light of the post-election doldrums and confusion, and the loss of energy and resources that... ComTechReview anonymous 2005-06-14T08:01:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000237.html The CMT Program at the College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) at UMass/Boston is currently offering a Bachelor of Arts degree in community media and technology, the first of its kind in the country, and a six course/competency... ComTechReview Daniel Schackman and Dorie Krauss 2005-06-14T08:00:01-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000262.html CTCNet Staff and Board of Directors at Strategic Planning Retreat, October, 2004 (Click the image for a larger version.) Throughout 2004, CTCNet undertook an intensive strategic planning process, culminating in a planning retreat this past fall. Our board and... CTCs CTCNet Staff 2005-06-14T07:11:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000278.html CTCs CTCNet Staff 2005-06-14T07:10:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000275.html CTCNet has actively monitored the funding outlook for federal investments in community technology for the year ahead. 2005 will present a mixture of challenges and opportunities for the community technology field. Congress recently passed a spending package that not only... CTCs Ryan Turner 2005-06-14T07:09:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000264.html CTCs Debra Johnson 2005-06-14T07:08:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000282.html Community Technology Centers have teamed up with 17 AmeriCorps members in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area to increase technology literacy within the new Community Technology Empowerment Program (CTEP). CTEP is the result of five years of work by the regional... CTCs Jennifer Drewyor 2005-06-14T07:07:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000266.html CTCs Gabriel Gloden 2005-06-14T07:06:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000267.html In Philadelphia, access to and utilization of technology continues to grow as a result of initiatives by the City of Philadelphia, the School District of Philadelphia, Temple University, and Teaming for Technology. All four institutions have implemented, or plan... CTCs Sabra Williams 2005-06-14T07:05:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000268.html AmeriCorps VISTAs Dan Wood, Carette Perkins, and jaebi The New York City office of the national non-profit One Economy welcomed its first group of VISTAs in September 2003. I joined Dan Wood, Juliana Schwartz, Kristina Kennedy, and Lamar Howell... CTCs jaebi 2005-06-14T07:04:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000269.html Keeping a good program going takes more than money. This article explores the techniques one community technology center, Fast Forward CTC in Columbia, South Carolina, has employed to ensure the longevity of one after-school program, ScienceQuest. Background: ScienceQuest at... CTCs Kate Snow 2005-06-14T07:03:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000270.html Community Technology Centers (CTCs) have played a key role in providing access to technology to the underserved population throughout the United States. The free or low-cost beginner computer classes that CTCs offer, whether at a library, YMCA, or local... CTCs Colin Bill 2005-06-14T07:02:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000281.html On the corner of 111th Street and 5th Avenue, two young men with corn rolls and baggy pants spent their summer working side-by-side to make ends meet and were never questioned by the police patrolling the area. Shem Rajoon... CTCs Anthony Rhodes 2005-06-14T07:01:00-05:00 http://comtechreview.org/winter-2004-2005/000272.html In August 2003 the Time Warner Foundation awarded the Global SchoolNet Foundation (GBF) a grant to work with youth in San Diego, California, focused on a specific challenge that the local community faced. GBF and the Cyber Y Technology... CTCs Cesar Marcano 2005-06-14T07:00:00-05:00