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Digital You is a new, comprehensive AT&T program that offers tools, tips, apps, guidance and community education events for people of all ages and levels of online experience to learn more about how to have a safe and secure online experience. Through Digital You, AT&T has collaborated with prominent national organizations like Common Sense and AARP to increase digital literacy as well as local organizations across the country to assemble and promote expert online safety information in a number of formats.

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The Times 08/13/2015

August 19, 2015 2:54 pm /

6A — The Times, Pryor Creek, Oklahoma,Thursday,August 13, 2015

Community

Mondragon

Nelson

Garison

Burks

Information is provided weekly by each depart-ment.

Mayes CountySheriff’s Office

Alfonso Mondragon-wanted for first degree

murder.

Chouteau PoliceDepartment

Sharon Dean Nelson-wanted for failure to pay

$2,224 and failure to appearon a driving under suspen-

sion charge.

Disney PoliceDepartment

Patricia Garison-wantedfor failure to appear on

charges of transporting anopen container. Bond is

$314.

Pryor PoliceDepartment

Justin Lee Burks is want-ed on two warrants of petitlarceny, public intoxication,failure to appear and falserepresentation to an officer

AT&T launches Digital You programDigital You is a new,

comprehensive AT&Tprogram that offerstools, tips, apps, guid-ance and communityeducation events forpeople of all ages andlevels of online experi-ence to learn moreabout how to have asafe and secure onlineexperience. ThroughDigital You, AT&T hascollaborated with promi-nent national organiza-tions like CommonSense and AARP toincrease digital literacyas well as local organi-zations across the coun-try to assemble and pro-mote expert online safe-ty information in anumber of formats.

“The Internet hasimproved how many ofus study, work andplay. Digital You wasdesigned to furtherenhance that time

online, with informationthat can help you to besafe, secure and savvyduring virtual interac-tions,” said Steve Hahn,president of AT&TOklahoma. “We alsoprovide informationdesigned to boost new-comers’ digital literacyskills and empowerthem to become saferand more secure digitalcitizens.”

Launched at a timewhen people are postingabout their summeractivities and gettingready to go back toschool, Digital You helpsteach beginners of allages the basics of usinga smartphone or tablet,keeping online informa-tion private and secureand activating accessi-bility features to sup-port users with disabili-ties through trainingresources and tips

sheets.Digital You also

brings you DigitalCompass™, a free inter-active game developedby Common Sense tohelp teach 6th through9th graders about thereal-world impact oftheir online choices.

“The digital worldpresents enormouspotential for our kids,”said Amy GuggenheimShenkan, President andChief Operating Officerof Common Sense. “Thekey to unlocking thepromise is preparingkids to think criticallyand behave responsibly,respectfully, and safely.These tangible skills ofdigital literacy and citi-zenship are essential forsuccess in life andlearning in the 21st cen-tury.”

Thought leaders fromorganizations including

National ConsumersLeague, National CyberSecurity Alliance,National Organization ofBlack ElectedLegislative Women,League of United LatinAmerican Citizens,Family Online SafetyInstitute, The WirelessR e h a b i l i t a t i o nEngineering ResearchCenter for WirelessT e c h n o l o g i e s ,iKeepSafe, Call ForAction and LGBTTechnology Partnership& Institute have provid-ed feedback, informa-tion and guidance toAT&T in the develop-ment of Digital Youmaterials.

For more informationon the resources avail-able, check outwww.digitalyou.att.com.

Chouteau Board of Trustees notes•Chouteau Board of Trustees approved the use

of the town park and utilities for Light and HopeFellowship Church to host an Old Time TentRevival Sept. 23 through Sept. 27.

•Chouteau’s Public Works AuthoritySuperintendent said his crew will get to repairingthe walking trail at the town park as soon as theycan. Water leaks and mowing have kept the work-ers busy, he said, but that it is on their to do list.

•A contract wtih McClure ManagementConsultants LLC was approved by the trustees forthe Public Works Authority. The consultants willassist with Natural Gas System complianceissues, rules and regulations at the rate of $7,500per year, to be paid quarterly.