BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CLRC - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:CLRC X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://clrc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CLRC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T150000 DTSTAMP:20240328T080419 CREATED:20200909T200621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T200621Z UID:10001056-1602165600-1602169200@clrc.org SUMMARY:METRO Webinar: Building Community Broadband Networks DESCRIPTION:Greta Byrun\, Community Tech NY with speakers from The Point CDC and the Bronx Community Relief Effort\, the Kingston Equitable Internet Initiative\, the Buffalo Digital Divide Initiative\, and New York’s NYSERNet broadband consortium. \nThe pandemic has brought anxiety and chaos around the digital divide and inequities in access to remote education. With broadband priced out of reach for many low-income families and for overstretched cities and school districts\, many communities are looking for solutions outside the current flawed market. What does it take to create a different kind of internet service\, one that is equitable and imagined as a public good and a utility\, not a luxury? \nSome municipalities are lucky enough to have the capacity and resources to go it alone\, building out conduit and fiber through their electric utilities or as a municipally-owned open-access resource. Other places are innovating to compose an original ecosystem of resources and capacities including organizing vision\, bandwidth\, funding\, governance\, and workforce. Each community’s broadband ecosystem is as unique as a fingerprint\, but emerging practices and strategies can be replicated and shared. In this moment of potential and need\, we will learn from three communities building broadband their own way: The Bronx\, Buffalo\, and Kingston. \nThe Digital Equity webinar series is organized by the New York State Library and the New York State Education Department\, in partnership with the METRO Library Council and the Northern New York Library Network. \nRegister @ METRO URL:https://clrc.org/event/metro-webinar-building-community/ LOCATION:Online Via Zoom\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/METRO-1000-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T153000 DTSTAMP:20240328T080419 CREATED:20201007T185327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T185327Z UID:10001082-1602165600-1602171000@clrc.org SUMMARY:New York State Library Digital Equity Webinar Series DESCRIPTION:Digital equity is a complex set of conditions that requires that every New Yorker has access to affordable broadband\, adequate devices\, necessary software\, digital literacy skills\, and a community of support. \nPersistent digital divides exist in communities — urban\, suburban\, and rural — across New York; in fact\, more than 25% of students in New York lack access to the Internet and/or appropriate devices to participate in remote online education. The challenges to student connectivity can’t be considered in isolation\, since they are part of larger systemic inequities disproportionately affecting people of color and people with lower incomes. \nThis webinar series is intended to bring together stakeholders from across sectors to: \n\nestablish an understanding of the challenges to digital equity and\ndevelop a shared vision of how we can work together to achieve digital equity in New York.\n\nThe series is organized by the New York State Library and the New York State Education Department\, in partnership with the METRO Library Council and the Northern New York Library Network. \nScheduled Events:\nMetro Library Council\, the Zoom host for these webinars\, will be recording the sessions and making them available via YouTube. Links will be added to the table below as the archived sessions become available. \n\n\n\nThursday\, September 10\,\n2-3 pm\nUnderstanding Digital Inclusion and Digital Equity \nPresenter Francella Ochillo\, Executive Director of Next Century Cities\, described the need for long-term solutions for local connectivity. \n\nSlides from the September 10th webinar in PDF (373 KB)\nThe recording from the September 10th webinar is available on YouTube.\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, September 24\,\n2-3 pm\nDigital Bridge K-12 Initiative: Assessing Home Access Needs \nPresenters Grace Ting and Ellen Goldich introduced the Digital Bridge K-12 Home Access Needs Assessment Playbook\, a free step-by-step guide to help schools/school districts identify students who lack home digital access. \n\nSlides from the September 24th webinar in PDF (0.97 MB)\nThe recording from the September 24th webinar is available on Youtube.\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 1\,\n2-3 pm\nAffordable Telephone and Internet Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic \nPresenter Sam Faduski from the The Public Utility Law Project\, provided an overview of the Lifeline low-income discount telephone program and low-income internet programs\, also reviewing changes to these programs in light of the COVID-19 health pandemic. \n\nProgram evaluation survey (October 1 program)\nSlides from the October 1st webinar in PDF (205 KB)\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 8\,\n2-3:30 pm\nBuilding Community Broadband Networks \nPresented by Greta Byrum of Community Tech NY and Sharon Akkoul of NYSERNet\, with speakers from The Point CDC and the Bronx Community Relief Effort\, the Kingston Equitable Internet Initiative\, and the Buffalo Digital Divide Initiative\, this webinar will demonstate how three unique communities are building broadband ecosystems their own way. \nRegister for Building Community Broadband Networks\n\n\nThursday\, October 22\,\n3:30-4:30 pm\nUsing Digital Navigators to Bridge Social Divides \nPresented by National Digital Inclusion Alliance\, this webinar will show how different affiliates are putting the Digital Navigator Model into action to add more digital equity to our social safety net and community institutions. Speakers include: Sabrina Roach and Paolo Balboa from NDIA; Shauna Edson and Justin Strange\, from the Salt Lake City Public Library’s Digital Navigator project; and Margaret (Meg) Käufer\, of the STEM Alliance of Larchmont-Mamaroneck. \nRegister for Using Digital Navigators to Bridge Social Divides\n\n\nThursday\, October 29\,\n2-3 pm\nStarting Your Own Digital Inclusion Coalition \nPresented by Scott Kushner\, Director of LaFayette Public Library\, and Annabeth Hayes\, Director of Tully Free Library\, founders of the Central New York Digital Inclusion Coalition; and Stacey Martin\, Digital Inclusion Coordinator at Finger Lakes Digital Inclusion Coalition. This program will interview members of newly formed coalitions\, explore establishing and sustaining a coalition\, and address the real work happening right now. \nRegister for Starting Your Own Digital Inclusion Coalition\n\n\nThursday\, November 12\,\n2-3 pm\nCapitalizing on OER for Equity in PK-12: Finding and Using Open Teaching and Learning Resources \nPresented by Shawna M. Brandle\, Associate Professor of Political Science\, at Kingsborough Community College\, Stacy Katz\, Assistant Professor\, Library\, Lehman College\, Jennifer Van Allen\, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education\, Lehman College\, Nicole Williams\, Instructor\, Library\, Bronx Community College. This webinar will introduce Open Educational Resources (OER) and how to customize these learning materials for students’ diverse needs. \nRegister for Capitalizing on OER for Equity in PK-12: Finding and Using Open Teaching and Learning Resources\n\n\nThursday\nNovember 19\,\n2-3 pm\nCanCode: Virtual Digital Literacy For All \nPresented by AnnMaire Lanesy of AlbanyCanCode\, this webinar will introduce CanCode’s Virtual Digital Literacy program which is designed to create a bridge for underserved populations to take their first steps towards careers in technology. \nRegister for Cancode: Virtual Digital Literacy for All\n\n\nThursday\, December 3rd\,\n2-3 pm\nBroader than Broadband: Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Equity Strategy \nPresented by Nick Higgins\, Selvon Smith\, Maya Wagoner\, and David Giles from the Brooklyn Public Library. \nRegister for Broader than Broadband: Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Equity Strategy\n\n\n\nAdditional programs may be added for December. \nRegister @ NYSL URL:https://clrc.org/event/nysl-digital-equity-webinar-series/2020-10-08/ LOCATION:Online Via Zoom\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/conference-4087444_640.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR