{"id":32503,"date":"2022-08-11T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=32503"},"modified":"2022-08-15T10:07:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:07:15","slug":"mdc-receives-100000-grant-from-comcast-to-tackle-internet-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-receives-100000-grant-from-comcast-to-tackle-internet-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"MDC Receives $100,000 Grant From Comcast To Tackle Internet Insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dade College received a $100,000 grant from Comcast to tackle internet insecurity and close the digital divide in Miami-Dade County through the Digital Navigators program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting this fall at MDC, twenty students will be trained to become digital navigators that assist people in the community to access and navigate the internet safely across various devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition, at least 150 community-based non-profit organizations will be trained by five MDC continuing education faculty on digital literacy skills.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program came about after the <a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/one-year-ago-today-mdc-shuttered-its-doors-amid-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/span><\/a> exposed a lack of reliable internet access or knowledge in segments of South Florida. As the pandemic lagged, it soon became apparent that people knew how to use their cellphones but they were not digitally savvy, many lacked the digital tools to access services that could assist them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe pandemic was something that taught everyone how important it was to have internet connectivity,\u201d said Marta Casas-Celaya, the external affairs director for Comcast in South Florida. \u201cThis is a community that needs internet access.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students in the program will follow a 21-hour community education curriculum that teaches them how to assist their community with internet navigation and operating digital tools such as Microsoft Windows and Office, macOS and social media platforms. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital navigators will also be taught how to help the community apply for internet programs and subsidies like Comcast&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internetessentials.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internet Essentials<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a 50\/10 Mbps internet service plan at $9.95 per month\u2014and a $30 monthly internet subsidy from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/acp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Affordable Connectivity Program<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStudents will help community-based organizations or anyone in the community who wants to learn how to use digital tools,\u201d said Loretta Ovueraye, the vice provost for workforce and professional learning at MDC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classes, which can take place virtually and\/or in person, will be taught at the student\u2019s pace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants will receive a minimum stipend of $250 after completing at least 15 service-learning hours in the community. Graduates from the program will also receive a Digital Navigator Badge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s a lot more empathy, a little bit of patience,\u201d Ovueraye said, in describing the program. \u201cThey are learning [to] teach someone else how to use a tool.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find out more about the program or to apply, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=j_Z4Rc2G-UqzF5Pjgmyg9arAre-m0CJNvP7Omnf3FdtUM0k5OVlXM1I1VlFDWVVJS0s4Qk1SSENBWi4u\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">click here<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or email <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:workforceprogram@mdc.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">workforceprogram@mdc.edu<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you want to request a Digital Navigator to assist your organization with digital literacy, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=j_Z4Rc2G-UqzF5Pjgmyg9arAre-m0CJNvP7Omnf3FdtUNTVBM1hZUUxDTFdPUk1USDdMN1Q3UElZWi4u\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">click here<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For news tips, contact us at <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"mailto:mdc.thereporter@gmail.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mdc.thereporter@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dade College received a $100,000 grant from Comcast to tackle internet insecurity and close the digital divide in Miami-Dade County through the Digital Navigators program. 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