Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke today announced the award of two grants totaling $2,264,232 to Tincan under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).
Volume 5, October 15, 2009 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) FREE TRAINING FROM WSL
2) ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION 1909 – 2009
3) TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT COURSE FROM PLA
4) DISASTER READINESS FROM WEBJUNCTION
5) GRANTS FOR YOUTH-LED LITERACY PROJECTS
6) SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING IN A TOUGH ECONOMY
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1) FREE TRAINING FROM WSL
The FCC has announced approximately 20 workshops as one step in development of a national broadband plan. If you are interested in attending one or more of the workshops, you may do so in webinar format. Cisco WebEx software is used as the platform for each webinar.
Linda Schatz of EdTech Strategies, LLC conducted an webinar through ALA this morning, Wednesday August 5, 2009. This webinar contains tips and advice on completing the application process for BTOP Public Computing Center and Sustainable Adoption Applications.
The ALA Washington Office today released a document to guide members of the library community who have a serious interest in applying to the Public Computer Center (PCC) funding category of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).
