Computers for Kids

[Pam McKeta]

Forwarded on behalf of Laura Breeden (thanks, Laura!):

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Bruce,

You might look at Austin Learning Academy, in Austin, where kids build
computers with their parents or guardians and then take them home.  Visit
www.alaweb.org and check out FamilyCARE.

thanks,
Laura


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Laura Breeden
Director, America Connects Consortium
at Education Development Center, Inc.

Question about community technology centers?
Visit us at http://www.americaconnects.net

phone 617.618.2464              email lbreeden at edc.org
mobile 650.533.3270             EDC, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458
fax 617.332.4318

<p>-----Original Message-----

>Greetings!
>
>I am working on developing a City of San Antonio project to provide
>disadvantaged school kids with computers.  At this point, we are hoping to
>focus on middle school kids - requiring them to spend some period of time
>with components and building personal computers, then rewarding them with
>the computer itself.
>
>Are you familiar with similar programs we could learn from?
>
>I would appreciate hearing from you.
>
>Bruce Martin

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