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YMCA Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford
YtoLearn
https://www.ymcahbb.ca/education-training-settlement/adult-learning-and-upgrading
YtoLearn is a free Adult Upgrading program that focuses on improving the participant's communication, writing, numeracy, interpersonal and digital skills. Personalized learning plans are created specifically for each individual. Classes can be virtual or in-person, and evening or daytime small-group classes.
Take Back the Tech!
Take Back the Tech!
https://takebackthetech.net/
Take Back the Tech! is a champaign that highlights tech related violence against women and offers information and methods for taking action. The champaigners organize online safety workshops, online spaces to discuss women's right to privacy, and more.
HelpAge Canada
Digital Literacy Programs
https://helpagecanada.ca/canada/digital-literacy/
HelpAge Canada offers several Digital Literacy programs to help older Canadians connect with friends and family online and participate more fully in society. Provides programs such as Dig-IT, which is a national program that offers devices, data, technical support, and digital learning courses.
Media Smarts
Media Smarts
https://mediasmarts.ca/
Media Smarts provides Canadian homes, schools, and communities with various programs and online resources that focus on improving digital and media literacy.
Brookfield Institute
Digitally Lit
https://tambourine-gecko-emh2.squarespace.com/
Digitally Lit is a project of the Brookfield Institute that uses after-school spaces to introduce youths to integral digital literacy and code education. During the 2 year pilot period, the project's goal is to provide over 1000 Canadian youths from the ages 12-15 who are underrepresented in STEM fields with a program that blends play, hands-on and interactive activities.
Senior Tech Club
Senior Tech Club
https://www.seniortechclub.com/
The Senior Tech Club is an ongoing online club where seniors learn to use their smart devices to their fullest potential. Membership is free and members gain access to a regular newsletter, an online community, and ongoing tech courses. The Senior Tech Club is founded and hosted by Don Frederiksen and focuses primarily on iPads and iPhones
Toronto Metropolitan University
Overcoming Digital Divides Workshop Series
https://www.ryersonleadlab.com/overcoming-digital-divides
The Overcoming Digital Divides Workshop Series takes a look at the digital divide highlighted across Canada and is present in a six part workshop series. Each part focuses on a specific theme with a unique concern. Workshops: Indigenous, Remote and Rural Communities, Low-Income Communities, Older Adults and Digital Literacy, People with Disabilities and Accessibility, Public Internet Access, and Youth and Digital Skills.
DigitalLearn.org
DigitalLearn.org
https://www.digitallearn.org/
DigitalLearn.org is an online hub for digital literacy support and training operated by the Public Library Association. They offer free prerecorded courses on basic digital literacy skills, such as using a computer, navigating a website, and searching. Modules are video-based with narration, typically 6 to 22 minutes long, and written in plain language.
Gluu
Gluu
https://gluusociety.org/
Gluu is a nonprofit educational platform working to provide digital skills learning resources to older Canadians and the people & organizations that support them. They provide cost-free, ad-free digital skills education and learning resources to older adults and seniors' organizations in the form of remote online courses and articles.
TechServe
TechServe
https://www.techserveto.com/
Founded in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, TechServe connects tech-savvy millennial volunteers with older adults who just need a little bit of technical help to improve their everyday lives. TechServe is a Canadian non-profit that provides services to older adults through 1-on-1 tech support sessions, workshops in partnerships with older adults’ associations, and a set of online digital literacy resources.