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Program-Based Partnerships

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Boys and Girls Club

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WebEx Instructions

Introductions

Bill Bright

Boys and Girls Club

Rebecca Friendly & Becky Palacios

ABC Mouse

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Overview

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BGCA & ConnectHome

• BGCA Signed on as a National partner in 2015

• Boys & Girls Club (BGCs) in 22 of the initial 28 pilot sites

• BGCs in 50% of participating ConnectHome sites in 1st Cohort

• Focus on digital literacy for kids and families living in public housing communities – My.Future Essentials

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DIFFERENCE IN THE

COMMUNITY

MAKE Aof Club members believe

they can

87%

CLUB IMPACT

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My.Future Essentials is BGCA’s core digital literacy platform.

My.Future Essentials uses a combination of facilitated and self-led experiences to allow young people to learn digital skills.

My.Future offers:• Digital recognition;• Safe socialization;• Project and media sharing; and• In-Club digital signage/Recognition

My.Future Essentials

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Examples of Local Partnerships

Programming: • Provide My.Future Essentials programming to housing authority

residents.

• Expanded and enhanced programming to Club members and their families who attend the public housing Club site.

Digital Inclusion Training:• Coordinate with other ConnectHome partners: GitHub

Host an Event at a Club:• Host device/hardware distribution and/or Internet access sign up

events available to all public housing residents.

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____________________________________________________________________________________Source: 2017 NAEP Score

The Nation’s Report Card: 4th Graders

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Mission: Help children

everywhere build a

strong foundation for future

academic success.

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The leading and most comprehensive digital learning

resource for children ages 2–8+

More than 10,000 learning activities and 850 lessons

for preschool through 2nd grade

Covers reading and language arts, math, science,

health, social studies, art, and music

Used by millions of children; embraced by parents,

teachers, and librarians

ABCmouse Early Learning Academy

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Age of Learning's Education Access Initiatives reach millions of children by offering

ABCmouse Early Learning Academy at no cost to teachers, libraries, and community

centers, including afterschool programs and public housing authorities.

We have partnered with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Boys

& Girls Clubs of America, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, and others to serve

children across the U.S. in need of high-quality early learning resources.

Education Access Initiatives

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• In July 2015, we joined the

ConnectHome initiative, pledging

to make ABCmouse available to

families living in public housing in

27 cities and one tribal nation.

• We have expanded this pledge by

making ABCmouse available to all

U.S. public housing authorities in

their computer rooms.

• As part of our commitment, we

also provide webinars, training

sessions, and kits with printed

resources to public housing staff.

Partnership with HUD and ConnectHomeUSA

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ABCmouse for Community Centers is available in hundreds of

public housing authorities across 45 states

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Featured Feedback

“ABCmouse is a vital educational resource to the children because it provides much needed academic enrichment for children with limited resources in a fun and engaging way. Most of the families who live in

public housing work, but cannot afford after-school care. The Computer Labs often become safe havens for children to receive homework help and

tutoring after school. Third grade readiness and reading proficiency are priorities for us. ABCmouse is a true partner in this effort.”

–Community Development Manager, Housing Authority City of Los Angeles

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Featured Feedback

“We’re glad that ABCmouse has expanded to 2nd grade. It keeps our kids engaged and they actually ask for it. They love personalizing their avatar

and earning tickets. Starting at 3pm our family resource and learning center becomes a place for kids to come get homework help, focus on

literacy and reading, and get free play time.”

–Center Director, Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority

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ABC Mouse for Community Centers

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Creating a free ABCmouse account to use in community

centers is quick and easy:

1. Go to www.ABCmouse.com/communitycenters

2. Complete the sign up form

3. Remember to select your account type: public housing

authority

4. Click Next

Sign Up for Your Free Account

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Once you have created an account, you

will see a Welcome page. Make sure to

save your email address and password

to be able to log into ABCmouse in the

future.

Select Continue, and you will be guided

through the registration process.

Sign Up for Your Free Account (2)

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Enter your name (or the name of

your facilitator) as the Teacher

Name and the name of your PHA

center as the School Name.

Select an image of the Avatar that

will represent you on ABCmouse.

Select the Teacher that will appear in

your ABCmouse Classroom.

Step 1: Create a Teacher Account

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You can create profiles for all children

that you serve, who are called

Students in ABCmouse. These profiles

make it possible to track children’s

progress and customize their

ABCmouse experience.

You can add each student individually

or use the Bulk Upload feature.

If you don’t have a list of students in

front you, add them at a later time.

Step 2: Add Students

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The Invite Families feature allows you to

give each child a free classroom-linked

home account.

Through these accounts, children can

access at home the ABCmouse lessons

that have been assigned to them, but not

other ABCmouse activities.

To take advantage of this feature, check

the Print box in the upper right-hand

section of the screen,

and select the Print/Send button to print

handouts for parents. Or, enter the

parents’ email addresses, check the Email

box, and select the Print/Send button.

Parents will receive access codes and

instructions.

Step 3: Invite Families

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You’re ready to get started! Select Go to

ABCmouse.com to access your Teacher

Dashboard.

Your Teacher Dashboard offers many resources:

Curriculum Overview, How-To Videos, Class

Builder, Lesson Builder, Invite

Families, Progress Tracker, Settings, and more!

Click the icon of the Mouse to get back to the

student view.

Step 4: Getting Started

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When children at your center visit

ABCmouse.com, they will see a list of Student

Profiles and will be able to select their Avatar to

get started learning.

Let Students Learn and Explore!

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After selecting their Avatars, students will see

their Student Homepage, where they can

choose to experience ABCmouse Learning

Activities in many ways.

Let Students Learn and Explore! (2)

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We highly recommend that you log in to your ABCmouse

account on all of your center’s computers or tablets.

Bookmark ABCmouse.com on your browser, or

download the app on your tablets and stay logged in.

These steps will make it easy for young learners to use

ABCmouse every time they visit your center.

We will also mail you a Welcome Kit with posters and

flyers to raise awareness.

Have questions? Contact communitycenters@aofl.com

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