Editor’s note: The press release by Allie Johnston, Whiteside County 4-H Program Coordinator, is reprinted. The first class is Saturday, April 24, 2021.
Whiteside County teen leaders will work with Whiteside County 4-H, community members, and Microsoft, to develop targeted Digital Skills Trainings. Trainings will cover computer basics to social media and more, at the Whiteside County Extension Office, 12923 Lawrence Road, Sterling, IL.
These 4-H Digital Ambassadors are excited to bring a series of trainings to adults of all ages, on the following Saturdays: April 24; May 15 and 22; June 5 and 12; July 17. Trainings will take place from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Each training will cover a different topic, with a short question and answer time built in. Participants are encouraged to register to reserve a seat, as there is limited space and equipment. Call Whiteside County Extension Office at 815-632-3611 or visit go.illinois.edu/Whiteside4HDigital.
Topics covered include:
keyboarding and computer basics
browsing the web
email basics
understanding computer files
social media and video chats
online banking and more.
These training will help the community take advantage of the new opportunities available to them, as broadband access reaches their communities. Broadband internet access was made possible by Microsoft’s Airband initiative, which aims to extend broadband to 3,000,000 Americans living in rural areas by June 2022.