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Beginners InternetWorkshopsPromoting digital inclusion by learning to use electronic tablets
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BackgroundProgramme sponsor,scope and timescales
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Argos supports Go ON UK,the national charity which aims to teach and
enhance basic on-line skills.This project is one of five pilots which will explore take-up of the offer among the most digitally excluded. Roll-out is
planned for 120 Argos stores.
The pilot
Talk Talk are offering all participants free broadband internet connection
for 1 year
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Locations
At present this pilot covers Sheffield, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Skegness and Grimsby…
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Each local Argosemploys Digital Champions
will run 8 two-hour workshopswith up to 10 learners at each
Scope
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Offer goes live 22nd SeptemberArgos would like majority of workshops to be completed
before Christmas 2014*
Timescales
(*January 2015 can be used to ‘mop up’ any outstanding workshops)
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The offerWhat’s the deal?
What will be covered in the workshops.
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Participants
• A seven inch ProScan entry tablet to learn on and take away
• A two-hour workshop
• Pay £20 admission fee
and in return receive
• A voucher that can be exchanged for one year’s free broadband from Talk Talk
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• Turning on a tablet• Accessing WIFI
• Getting on the Internet• Finding a website
• Setting up your email• Using social media• Shopping online
The workshops will cover
And will take place locally
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Your roleWhat Digital Outreach is asking of
you as a delivery partner
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Endorse the programme
We want you to
• Display posters and leaflets at suitable community venues
• Signpost (and support) individuals to thebooking phone number
Demonstrate what will be involved (with sample tablet)
Encourage appropriate take up of the offer
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Direct the offer to those people who genuinely most need the programme
We want you to
This could include:• older people• people with disabilities• people with lower incomes• anyone who has never been on-line before or
has limited or restricted on-line experience
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2 x tablets for demonstration purposes (that become yours on completion of the programme)
You will be supported with
LeafletsPoster
Posters and leaflets
A selection of PowerPoint slides
Phone and email support from Digital Outreach (Gary and Liz)
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• Tell us where you’ve been (events, venues with postcode etc.)
• How many people you’ve seen (with some demographic information for our records)
ReportingDigital Outreach will provide a reporting template
and we ask you to complete this regularly.
We would also welcome any anecdotal feedback, key learning, quotes etc.
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ContactsLiz Andrew
07595 275538LAndrew@digitaloutreach.org.uk
Gary Headland07702 259115
gheadland@digitaloutreach.org.uk
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