For many of us, talking about the work Community Technology Network (CTN) does can be rather tricky. Part of the problem is that the term digital divide has meant different things to... read more →
A few Decembers ago I spent the holidays helping to take care of an elderly woman. She was very sick and could not be at home. She was scared and... read more →
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) surveyed a number of schools and considered the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) statistic to determine how many students throughout the district need a... read more →
Hello, World! The Ready, Set, Connect! team has successfully reached its first quarter! In October and November, interns learned the basics of digital literacy tutoring for the diverse patronage at Oakland... read more →
A popular computer lab at the YWCA at 940 Powell Street in San Francisco is in danger of shutting down unless $20,000 can be found to keep it running. Students... read more →
“Net neutrality (also network neutrality or Internet neutrality) is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment,... read more →
It's hard to believe our very first Making Waves gala is already behind us. Last Thursday, nearly 90 of CTN's closest supporters gathered at the Golden Gate Yacht Club to... read more →
CTN was lucky to have a great intern from Japan for two months. Ryohei Takayama helped us with outreach research and was a computer lab monitor in our computer lab... read more →
We hear the term "digital divide" used quite a bit in a wide variety of contexts, and often the definition can start to feel a little muddy. Building on research... read more →