Curriculum & More

The Connect Your Community team has created and adapted community technology training materials and staff professional development training materials. All materials are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Use the search function on the left to find curriculum in the categories of:

Training materials assume the class is being held in a computer lab with all participants using an Internet enabled computer.

Slides and recordings of professional development webinars provided for CYC Staff.

Electives

Module – INFOhio

INFOhio.org is a virtual K-12 library of high quality teacher-selected and school-related resources. The website includes online reference and research tools such as: encyclopedias dictionaries magazine articles biographies The CYC [...]

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Program Administration

Open-Mesh Network: The Lorain CYC Experience

Tim Howard

One of the greatest challenges of successful sustainable broadband adoption projects (including Connect Your Community) is access to low cost broadband. We are attempting multiple solutions, one of which is [...]

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Electives

Module – Learning Express Library

LearningExpress Library is an online library of interactive courses, tests, and eBooks to help students and adults build academic and workplace skills. LearningExpress Library includes: Skill–building courses in math, reading, [...]

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Helpful Links

CYC Instructors like to provide lists of helpful links to their program participants.When working with new Internet users, we recognize how important it is to help them find the truly [...]

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Customer Service Training

Jason Schroeder, Executive Director of the Appalachian Center for Collaborative and Engaged Learning (ACCEL) created and facilitated this professional development webinar for CYC staff. Use the slides to lead a [...]

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Program Administration

Strategies and Tips for Teaching Tech to Seniors

The content for this professional development webinar was developed and facilitated by Elaine Mason, Assistant Program Administrator for the Urban League of Lexington/Fayette County. Elaine is an expert at teaching [...]

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Program Administration

Teaching Adult Learners

This training session focuses on what motivates adults to learn and how they most enjoy learning. Topics covered include learning styles, effective presentation of material, and learner engagement strategies. Participants [...]

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Program Administration

CYC Professional Development Recordings Available

With 100 staff members spread across seven cities, we have found the best way to provide professional development training is via webinar. Webinar sessions are taught by CYC staff and volunteers, helping staff excel [...]

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Electives, Program Administration

LinkedIn 101 – How and Why

CYC staff include 75 Corps Members teaching and supporting new broadband adopters. CYC is committed to professional development to the CYC staff including helping the CYC staff prepare for future [...]

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Program Administration

Professional Communication Skills – Listening

Professional communication skills are viewed as vital by employers, yet they are often considered an overlooked element in workforce development. In this staff professional development module, participants learn techniques for [...]

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