The “e-Vermont” Community Broadband Project helps rural communities make best use of high speed internet as it becomes available across Vermont. Joanna Cummings, e-Vermont Community Coordinator for the Snelling Center for Government passed along this vital training opportunity directly linked to the e-Vermont project.

Citizens in a Connected Age Workshop Saturday, March 5

Montpelier, VT – The e-Vermont Community Broadband Project is sponsoring a technology workshop on March 5, 2011, entitled, Citizens in a Connected Age. Located at Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont, the full-day workshop will offer a variety of courses on topics such as Advanced Social Media, Troubleshooting Technology, Digital Storytelling and No Money Marketing.

“The Citizens in a Connected Age workshop” will teach the best strategies for using online resources and tools, by instructors that are technology and computer experts,” stated Project Director Helen Labun-Jordan. “And unique to this workshop is a train-the-trainer theme, encouraging participants to teach citizens in their own towns about the benefits of broadband technology.”

Although the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project works with selected towns across Vermont, any Vermonter with basic computer skills may attend this workshop. The fee to register is $12 and includes course offerings, refreshments and lunch. For more information and to register online, visit the e-Vermont website at www.e4vt.org You may also contact e-Vermont at 802-223-6091 or by email at info@vtrural.org

e-Vermont is supported by a $2.5 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Additional support comes from the Evslin Family Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, the Jan and David Blittersdorf Foundation, UVM’s Center for Rural Studies, the Vermont Rural Partnership and by donated services and equipment from Dell, Microsoft, and Comcast.