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Building Digital Inclusion into a Hackathon

This past weekend was the National Day of Civic Hacking. While for many of us, hacking brings up ominous images ...
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Communication and Consistency on the Rise

(Hardwick, VT) Sixth grade students at Hardwick Elementary classrooms are getting more connected with their teachers when it comes to ...
Fairfield e-Vermont

Students Help Families Lead the Way for More Technology Funding at School

(Fairfield, VT) Educators, students, and their parents have all played a key role in the growing presence of computer and ...
Jay & Westfield e-Vermont

Jay and Westfield Share Resources to Build Digital Communities

Jay and Westfield, located in the state’s “Northeast Kingdom” near the Canadian border, share common north/south town borders, and depend ...
Fairfield e-Vermont

Students Teaching Parents

(Dover, VT) Fourth, fifth and sixth-grade students at Dover Elementary got more than just a taste of technology this year ...
Bridgewater Village e-Vermont

Students Taking Charge in the Classroom

(Bridgewater Village, VT) With the Digital Wish training wrapping up, teachers at Bridgewater Village Elementary School reminisced on their experiences ...
Calais e-Vermont

New Opportunities with Technology Bolstered by Committed Instructional Support

(Calais, VT) When a school receives new technology, it can be an exciting opportunity to expand learning and help guide ...
Morristown e-Vermont

New Technology Initiates Connections For Teachers and Students

(Morristown, VT) The growing prevalence of broadband Internet access and cloud computing has made itself well known across classrooms at ...
Jay e-Vermont

Students Get Creative With Building on Ideas

(Jay, VT) Recently, students at Jay/Westfield Elementary have been able to flex their creative muscles with new technology in both ...
Addison e-Vermont

Technology Ties into the Curriculum

(Addison, VT) Teachers at Addison Elementary School are using the tools Digital Wish provided them this past year to further ...
Middletown Springs e-Vermont

After-school Program Expansion

(Middletown Springs, VT) While e-Vermont and Digital Wish classroom training are winding down, the Kodu Game Lab after-school program is ...
e-Vermont Internet

Online School Newsletter for Community Connection

(Moretown, VT) For most elementary schools, a school newsletter can be a fun way to give students experience in journalism, ...
Castleton e-Vermont

1:1 and Cloud-based Computing = Tools for Student Success

(Castleton, VT) At Castleton Elementary School, computers are being integrated into the daily routine of 5th grade students thanks to ...
New Tech. Infrastructure Helps Teachers Improve Student Focus & Participation

New Tech. Infrastructure Helps Teachers Improve Student Focus & Participation

(Richford, VT) One of the greatest challenges teachers face with their classrooms is making sure their students are staying on ...
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Vermont Business Owners Adapt to Rapid Change

Although the digital age may seem in its infancy, many Vermont small business owners are learning that they have already ...
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More Insights from Internet Interns

From late fall of 2011 to spring of 2012, the Vermont State Colleges placed student interns in public libraries to ...
Community News VCRD

Front Porch Forum Helps Calais Neighbors Connect

What if nearly every household in a small rural town were in daily communication with each other? What would change? ...
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Insights from Internet Interns

A lot of Internet learning begins at the local library, where there are computers and Internet connections to get patrons ...
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Fairfield Fifth Grader Makes Most Out of Tech Tools

Noah Carpenter, 5th grader at Fairfield Center School, is making the most out of the new Netbooks he and his ...
Community News VCRD

Bridgewater Uses Social Media in Irene Recovery

For many Vermont communities, the terrible flooding in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene brought home both the importance of ...
Bristol Vermont

Bristol Family Gets Emergency Help Through Front Porch Forum

e-Vermont partner Front Porch Forum provides towns and neighborhoods with a virtual town green and bulletin board. Once FPF is ...
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5th Grader Helps Mom Sharpen Tech Skills

Through e-Vermont, students at Dover elementary are getting more than just a taste of technology – they’re becoming tech experts ...
Arlington History Vermont

Community History Goes Online

The Russell Vermontiana Collection includes rare books, works by Vermont authors, historic documents, photographs and genealogies focused on Arlington and ...
Fairfield Municipal Website

Town Clerk Expands Online Services for Fairfield

Fairfield, Vermont is synonymous with maple sugaring and dairy farming, and was the birth place of the 21st president of ...
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Bristol Workshop Uncovers Free Things on the Internet

The Vermont State Colleges is an e-Vermont partner providing introductory Internet trainings across the state as well as online webinars ...
Community News VCRD

Fairfield’s New Library Partners with Online Farmers Market

In one busy month, Fairfield opened a beautiful new library, launched a community newsletter, and unveiled an online farmers market ...
Community News VCRD

Front Porch Forum Boosts Middlesex Business

(12/8/11) - e-Vermont partner Front Porch Forum provides towns and neighborhoods with a virtual town green and bulletin board. Residents ...
Community News VCRD

FPF Provides Moretown with Crucial Communication Link During and After Irene

(12/8/11) - The village center of Moretown sits along the usually friendly Mad River. But Tropical Storm Irene swelled it ...
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Laptops Mean 1:1 Learning at Dover Elementary

(12-2-2011) - e-Vermont and partner Digital Wish are helping to expand the world of learning for every 4th, 5th, and ...
Artists and Entrepreneurs Create New Community Portal

Artists and Entrepreneurs Create New Community Portal

(12/1/2011) - A group of local artists and entrepreneurs have banded together to showcase their community - the town of ...
Small Business Center Filling Fast in Poultney

Small Business Center Filling Fast in Poultney

(10/10/11) - When longtime Poultney print shop owner Chuck Colvin decided to retire, he knew he didn’t want to call ...
Jennifer Partch Whitehurst of Poultney

Social Media Means Business for Accounting Start-Up

(10/10/11) - When the recession hit in 2008, Jennifer Partch Whitehurst of Poultney was among the tens of thousands of ...
The Waiora Valley Farm Family

Websites Help Farm Family Find Niche Markets

(10/10/11) - When Vermont Small Business Development Center’s (VtSBDC) Broadband Business Advisor Patrick Ripley began his e-Vermont community visits, Troy ...
Community News VCRD

West Rutland Celebrates Year of Digital Achievements

(9/21/11) - The e-Vermont Community Broadband Project congratulates the West Rutland team for its completion of a successful year. Since ...
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Introducing Gallup Brook Fencing (and other great VT businesses)

(5/4/11) - The Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) employs an e-Vermont business advisor to work one on one with ...