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| − | Cfork is a program to help underserved youth learn technology skills and and earn a computer. It is modeled after the regular build program, but youth come in as groups with a youth | + | Computers for Kids (or Cfork) is a program to help underserved youth learn technology skills and and earn a computer. It is modeled after the regular build program, but youth come in as groups with a youth organization. They go through all the pre-build steps as a group, and finish at the same time. Some kids might build more than the required boxen, but we try to keep it a group activity. They get to build their own computer in the end. |
| − | All build classes are taught by volunteer teachers, with a 1 teacher for 2 kids ratio, so the kids get individualized | + | |
| − | attention. In some instances we teach pre-build steps off site at the place of the youth organisation or school, since limited access to transportation is hindering groups participation. | + | All build classes are taught by volunteer teachers, with a 1 teacher for 2 kids ratio, so the kids get individualized attention. In some instances we teach pre-build steps off site at the place of the youth organisation or school, since limited access to transportation is hindering groups participation. |
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| + | Also see the [http://www.freegeek.org/computersforkids/ web page] describing CforK. (Note: the links to Computer Bits no longer work, as Computer Bits is no longer publishing or online.) | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 28 December 2005
Computers for Kids (or Cfork) is a program to help underserved youth learn technology skills and and earn a computer. It is modeled after the regular build program, but youth come in as groups with a youth organization. They go through all the pre-build steps as a group, and finish at the same time. Some kids might build more than the required boxen, but we try to keep it a group activity. They get to build their own computer in the end.
All build classes are taught by volunteer teachers, with a 1 teacher for 2 kids ratio, so the kids get individualized attention. In some instances we teach pre-build steps off site at the place of the youth organisation or school, since limited access to transportation is hindering groups participation.
Also see the web page describing CforK. (Note: the links to Computer Bits no longer work, as Computer Bits is no longer publishing or online.)