Introduction to Broadband and CYC
Introductory Module for Connect Your Community
8-30-10
What’s Possible with Internet Access
Save Time & Money
Online Classes
Online Banking
Online Shopping & Coupons
Health Information
Long Distance Phone Calls
Share and Keep Digital Photos
School Information
What is Broadband?
• A fast Internet connection
Where Do I Get Broadband?
Testimonials
• [insert local testimonials of “how I use the Internet”, particularly “how it saves me time, money, helped me find a job, etc”]
What is Connect Your Community?
• [Insert LOCAL ORGANIZATION name]’s Connect Your Community (CYC) program provides: – Computer & Internet training, – low-cost equipment, – support, – and affordable Internet for low-income
individuals and their households.
CYC empowers [insert CITY name]’s citizens to use broadband to:
• Advance careers • Expand educational horizons• Connect with colleagues, family, and
friends• Access better health care and government
services
Next Steps
• Talk to a CYC Corps Member about ….
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Creative Commons License
• Curriculum content created by Connect Your Community, a project of OneCommunity, funded by the federal Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
• This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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