The digital divide is the gap between those with regular, effective access to technology and those without.
Mt. Airy Community Computing Center is dedicated to improving society by bringing access to technology to older adults, ex-offenders, women in recovery and children.
The Philadelphia Chapter of Black Data Processing Associates prepares for the annual HSCC through SITES (Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship) a computer instructional program available to Philadelphia area students in grades 8 through 12. Participating students receive quality instruction in basic computer skills, computer programming, website development, public speaking, and career development.
The 2007 classes will be held at Mt. Airy Community Computer Center.
Throughout the year, local chapters conduct training programs for the youth in their communities. These programs are designed to expose our youth to the concepts of computers and give them the expertise to develop web applications. Each chapter is able to send a team of 3 to 5 students to the National Conference to compete against teams from chapters all over the country.
Once at the National Conference, students will be able to attend Workshops and Seminars covering topics related to Personal Development, Academic Development, Youth Entrepreneurship and Information Technology. They will be able to participate in activities including, Corporate Sponsored luncheons and receptions, visits to educational places in the hosting city (i.e. museums), and networking evenings with IT professionals and students from around the country. On top of all this, they get to showcase their talents in the National Competition which consists of a timed computerized written exam, oral questions and the development of a web application per specifications. If they feel creative, they can also participate in a T-Shirt Design Competition.
The Mt. Airy Community Computer Center will offer students in 5th through 8th grades the chance to learn about doing searches on the Internet; cite Internet resources; improve their keyboarding skills; and increase their test taking speed and improve their math skills using the First in Math online math program. Our instructor is Houston Elementary School computer teacher, Brandon Lutz.
This program will run at our Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church lab on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM beginning on Monday, November 28, 2005 and ending on Wednesday, December 21, 2005. This program is limited to 10 students to ensure quality instruction so interested students are advised to register early. Register early by contacting the Mt. Airy Community Computer Center at 215-438-8505, with the name, grade, and age of your child, as well as your name and mailing address. A registration packet will be mailed out to you.
MACCC is in its ninth year and operates two labs, one in Germantown on Wayne Avenue directly across the street from the Lingelbach School and the other at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church at the corner of Mt. Pleasant Street and Germantown Avenue. These free classes are a further extension of MACCC’s mission to close the digital divide between advantaged and disadvantaged citizens.