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Tech Goes Home Tennessee (TGH TN) has partnered with nearly 200 organizations across the state, including senior centers, public libraries, churches, nonprofits, schools, and other community organizations. We help people of all ages safely access and use smart technologies to connect to 21st century opportunities. Our classes for older adults promote successful aging and combat social isolation. Other TGH TN classes prepare participants for job searching, remote work readiness, small business management, entrepreneurship, distance learning and school engagement, and the use of accessibility technologies.
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Our Model |
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We use a train-the-trainer model, building up familiar faces and familiar places as digital literacy resources for their communities.
We ask our partners to identify trainers and class locations, and TGH TN provides training on ready-made curricular and affordable internet access resources, as well as in-class, hands-on support. |
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15 Hours of Classroom Training
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Fifteen (15) hours of classroom training that the trainer customizes to provide fundamental digital skills development, access to essential services (e.g. telemedicine, job searching, online banking, etc.), and quality of life-focused online use (e.g. videoconferencing, social media, online library services, etc.) |
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Affordable Home Internet
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Tech Goes Home trainers teach participants about affordable Internet options in their area. Participants are also taught about public Wi-Fi locations. |
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Affordable Device
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After completing 15 hours of digital skills training, Tech Goes Home graduates receive a brand new device, typically a Chromebook laptop, which comes with a 1-year manufacturer's warranty. Graduates receive these devices free of charge, or for a subsidized rate of $50, depending upon grant funding. |
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Partner Commitment |
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1. Complete the Partner Interest Form
Someone from the team will be in contact after you submit the form and schedule a time to meet. We’ll bring you up to speed on how the program works to address the three components of the digital divide, what resources TGH CHA provides, and how the program can help empower your community. 2. Identify your Trainer(s) TGH CHA does not provide Trainers. Trainers are usually staff or volunteers from within your organization. They don’t need to be computer experts, but they should be comfortable using the Internet and online tools (such as Gmail, Google Docs, or Skype). Most importantly, they should be excited, patient, and committed to helping you participants learn! 3. Trainer(s) complete the “Trainer Orientation” session with our staff When your site has been approved, we will contact your Trainer(s) to schedule their training session (takes about 2 hours). Once they complete their training with our staff, you’ll be ready to schedule and market your TGH CHA course! 4. Receive approval to offer a course at your site Once we review the applications for each program session, someone from TGH CHA will contact you about your site. If you are not approved for the next upcoming session, we may be able to approve your site for a future session. 5. Recruit participants Tech Goes Home programming prioritizes low-income and underserved populations — those empirically demonstrated to be most likely to fall behind in today’s digital age. We ask our partners to prioritize those in disconnected neighborhoods (urban and rural), those without technology at home, those currently unemployed/underemployed, including people in re-entry programs, those who do not speak English as their first or primary language, and those with disabilities and particular accessibility challenges. Our staff will help you accommodate participants with specific needs. 6. Class coordination Trainers or partner-based program coordinators fill out the Class Schedule Form for each class, ensure participants fill out surveys and complete Share Outs, and communicate with TGH TN staff. For more information about the TGH TN program, please contact us. |
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Join the 180+ partners we have worked with, including:
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TGH Programs |
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