Improve Your Skills Using Internet Tools at March 5 Workshop

Montpelier, VT – The e-Vermont Community Broadband Project is sponsoring a day-long workshop to help participants improve skills in using Internet resources and tools. Citizens in a Connected Age will be held on March 5, 2011, at Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The courses offer a chance
to learn about e-commerce, social media, troubleshooting computers, digital storytelling, buying and selling online, and more.

"The Citizens in a Connected Age workshop will teach the best strategies for using the Internet, by instructors that are technology and computer experts," stated Project Director Helen Labun-Jordan. "Unique to this workshop is a train-the-trainer theme, encouraging participants to teach citizens in their own towns about how to use
these tools at work, at school, and to benefit the community."

The Snelling Center for Government is organizing this training. This statewide nonprofit group is committed to providing opportunities for residents to develop their skills to work effectively as they serve their organizations, their communities and Vermont.

Although the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project works with selected towns across Vermont, any Vermonter with basic computer skills may attend this regional workshop. Cost is only $12 and includes classes, refreshments and lunch. For more information and to pre-register online, visit the e-Vermont website at www.e4vt.org. Contact e-Vermont at 802-223-6091 or by email at info@vtrural.org. Follow e-Vermont on Facebook (e-Vermont) and Twitter (eVermont).

The e-Vermont Community Broadband Project is led by the Vermont Council on Rural Development, and is made up of the Vermont State Colleges, the Vermont Department of Libraries, the Vermont Department of Public Service, Vermont Small Business Development Center, the Snelling Center for Government, Front Porch Forum, and Digital Wish.

e-Vermont is supported by a $2.5 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Additional support comes from the Evslin Family Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, the Jan and David Blittersdorf Foundation, UVM's Center for Rural Studies, the Vermont Rural Partnership and by donated services and equipment from Dell, Microsoft, and Comcast.