1. Central Valley
Program Highlights
May 2012
Contents
Overview
Partners & Training Schedule
Impact Stories & Quotes
Photo Highlights
Video Highlights
News Highlights
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2. O ver view
California Connects, a three-year program, aims to increase digital literacy and Internet usage
and adoption in California through training, access, and resources, with an emphasis on the
Central Valley, where there is a high concentration of disconnected residents.
Background
California Connects is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications
and Information Administration for Broadband Technology Opportunities Program and administered by the
Foundation for California Community Colleges in partnership with the California Community Colleges
Chancellor’s Office and the Great Valley Center.
California Connects breaks down barriers to access by increasing the awareness of public computing centers,
educating new users about affordable broadband options, providing training in multiple languages, and
educating users about how the internet affects their lives. Broadband adoption will increase residents’ access to
services and resources in areas such as personal finance, health care, and social services, as well as provide an
avenue for maintaining family and community ties online. This initiative aims to gain 61,120 new broadband
users trained in digital literacy with 9,168 Californians becoming new broadband adopters.
Program Period
August 2010 – June 2013
Community Trainers
GVC is leading the Central Valley component of California Connects. We are responsible for the
implementation of community trainers on the ground in 18 counties: Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado,
Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tulare, Tuolumne
and Yuba.
Community Trainers conduct outreach and digital literacy training for Central Valley residents, with an
emphasis on reaching the low-income Spanish speaking population. Trainers provide hands-on training in
small-group,computer-lab settings, teaching trainees how to use the Internet for essential tasks such as securing
gainful employment, exploring higher education opportunities, accessing health and finance resources, utilizing
social networks, and more. Our focus is reaching populations for whom computer and internet use is still a
challenge yet necessary to enhance their lifelong learning ability, improve their economic status and advance
their quality of life.
Program Contact
If you are interested in partnering in your County or would like additional information on the program, please
contact the Great Valley Center.
Desiree Cervantes Holden, Program Manager, Great Valley Center, 209.522.5103, ext. 136,
desiree@greatvalley.org
www.caconnects.org | www.greatvalley.org/caconnects
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Overview

3. Central Valley Par tnerships & Training S chedule
Training Sites
The Great Valley Center is working with the following community partners to offer training in 18 Central Valley
Counties.
Amador and Calaveras Counties
o Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth & Families
o Calaveras County Library
o Mark Twain St. Josephs Hospital
o Mountain Ranch Youth Alliance
o Valley Springs Elementary School
Colusa County
o Altami Learning Center
o Colusa County Library
o Colusa Del Rey Apartments
o Mercy Housing Pinewood Court
Fresno County
o Firebaugh Business Association/The Relational Culture Institute
o Mendota Unified School District
o San Joaquin Elementary School
o Tranquility Highschool
o Westside Youth Center
Kern County
o Bakersfield City School District
o Community Action Partnership of Kern (Friendship House Community Center)
Kings County
o Armona Parent Center/Armona Union Elementary School District
o Hanford Tech
o Kings Community Action Organization
Madera County
o Corporation for Better Housing (Shasta Villas)
o Self Help Enterprises Cottonwood Creek
o Workforce Connection
Mariposa County
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Central Valley Partnerships & Training Schedule

4. o Dabbles Multimedia Center
o El Portal Elementary
o Mariposa County Library
Merced County
o Livingston Union School District/Prusso Child Development Center
o Self Help Enterprises Casitas Del Sol
Placer County
o Roseville Public Library: Downtown Branch
San Joaquin County
o Cesar Chavez Central Library
o Community Partnership for Families
o El Concilio
o Hamilton Elementary School
Stanislaus County
o CASA del Rio – Riverbank Unified School District
o El Concilio
o Hughson Family Resource Center
o Project YES/Ceres Adult School
Sutter and Yuba Counties
o Sutter County Library
Tulare County
o Cutler-Orosi Unified School District
o La Sierra Military Academy (9-12)
o La Sierra Junior Academy (7-8)
o Self Help Enterprises Sand Creek
o VUSD Ivanhoe Elementary School
Tuolumne County
o Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency (A-TCAA)
o Throckmorten Enterprises
o Tuolumne County Probation Department
o Tuolumne Me-wuk Tribal Council
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Central Valley Partnerships & Training Schedule

5. Training Schedule
Class dates and times are subject to change. California Connects offers free classes primarily in Spanish.
Pre-registration is required.
Amador and Calaveras Counties
Bret Hart High School, Angels Camp
• Monday and Wednesday 4:00 pm to 5:45 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Valley Springs Elementary, Valley Springs
• Thursday 5:15 pm to 7:15 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Lynn Reinecke
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 243
lreinecke@foundationccc.org
Colusa County
Altami Learning Center, Colusa
• Monday and Wednesday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Alejandro Morales
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 232
(530) 566-5807
amorales@foundationccc.org
Fresno County
Firebaugh Business Association/The Relational Culture Institute, Firebaugh
• Tuesday and Friday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Mayra Villegas
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 239
(559) 630-2358
mvillegas@foundationccc.org
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6. Kern County
Community Action Partnership of Kern (Friendship House Community Center), Bakersfield
• Monday and Wednesday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Bakersfield City School District
• Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Diego Villafana
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 237
(661) 487-4847
dvillafana@foundationccc.org
Mariposa County
Dabbles Multimedia Center, Mariposa
• Wednesday 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
El Portal Elementary School Library, El Portal
• Monday 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Mariposa County Public Library, Mariposa
• Tuesday and Thursday 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Elva Peele
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 245
(209) 769-2634
epeele@foundationccc.org
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7. Merced County
Self Help Enterprises/Casitas Del Sol, Livingston
• Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Prusso Child Development Center, Livingston
• Monday and Wednesday 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Sonia Pulido
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 234
spulido@foundationccc.org
Placer County
Roseville Public Library, Roseville
• Monday and Wednesday 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Victor Alvarez
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 230
valvarez@foundationccc.org
San Joaquin County
Cesar Chavez Central Library, Stockton
• Tuesday and Friday 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Matt Jones
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 240
mjones@foundationccc.org
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8. Stanislaus County
Casa Del Rio – Riverbank Unified School District, Riverbank
• Monday and Wednesday 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
• Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 am to 11:30 am
To sign-up for classes contact:
Jose Urzua
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 241
jurzua@foundationccc.org
Ceres Adult School Project Yes, Ceres
• Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Hughson Family Resource Center, Hughson
• Monday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Rosa Padilla
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 238
rpadilla@foundationccc.org
Sutter and Yuba Counties
Sutter County Library, Yuba City
• Monday and Wednesday 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and 6:00pm
to 8:00 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Alejandra Beltran
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 231
abeltran@foundationccc.org
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9. Tulare County
Ivanhoe Elementary School, Visalia
• Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Self Help Enterprises/Villa De Guadalupe, Orosi
• Monday 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
To sign-up for classes contact:
Jocelyn Lopez
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 242
jlopez@foundationccc.org
Tuolumne County
Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA)
• Monday and Wednesday 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
• Tuesday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Tuolumne County Probation Department
• Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 am to 11:00 am
To sign-up for classes contact:
Bob Ingalls
Community Trainer
1-866-325-3222 x 242
ringalls@foundationccc.org
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10. Central Valley Impac t Stories and Quotes
Colusa County
Alex Morales, Community Trainer for Colusa County shared:
Both classes are very happy that they have learned to scan documents, photos, and other legal documents that
they wanted to save in their personal computers or USB's.
Some of my students are also attending Citizenship classes at Altami Learning Center. They are really happy that
we have helped them with EMAIL accounts because they have been getting a lot of information through their
email accounts.
Maestro gracias a su clase de computadoras he estado aprendiendome las preguntas de la ciudadania atraves de
la computadora. La internet y la computadora me estan ayudando mucho en lograr mis metas. (Teacher thanks
to your computer class I have been learning the questions for the citizenship exam through the computer. The
internet and the computer are helping me a lot in getting to my goals.)
I just feel good when trainees tell me the following statements in emails: "Teacher gracias a usted puede mandar
emails y pagar mis bills" (Teacher thank you, I can now send emails and pay my bills online.)
Fresno County
“Hoy aprendi algo nuevo como encontrar los sitios para aprender Ingles.”
(Today I learned something new, how to find websites to learn English.)
~ Eugenio Yanez Dguez, CA Connects Trainee
Mayra Villegas, Community Trainer for Fresno County shared:
The partner in Tranquility High School is very excited about the number of parents in this training site. Last week,
thirteen students attended training and there is people already waiting to attend training once the first group
completes their core trainings. The partner at this site is also helping us inform the parents about the program.
The students attending training at Tranquility High School are very excited about what they have learned and
are very interested in subscribing to internet service. I provided them with all the information about internet
service providers in their area.
The students who finished their training at Tranquility High School were very excited about what they learned at
the training. There were happy that they will be able to help their kids in their schooling and check their
academic progress online.
A couple of students who completed their core training this week were very excited because this training will
help them in their job. They work in the lab area of a food packing company and the training gave them the
confidence and skills to use the new computerized system at work.
People who attended training said these newly acquired skills are going to help them understand the
technology that is used in everyday life now.
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Central Valley Impact Stories and Quotes

11. Kern County
“Saver como entrar al internet.”
(I know how to enter into the Internet.)
~ Victoria Barajas, CA Connects Trainee
“Causo un impacto muy bonito en mi porque se me quito el miedo de usar una computadora.”
(It caused a very nice impact on me because I lost the fear that I had to use a computer.)
~ Alicia Candelas, CA Connects Trainee
“Aprendi a perder el miedo de mover la computadora de una pagina a otra.” (I learned to lose the fear of
navigating from one page to another.)
~ Beatriz Corona, CA Connects Trainee
“Mucho (impacto) ya puedo comunicarme con familia fuera del pais y aprendi a enviar mensajes y para mi fue
algo muy interesante que aprendi.” (It had a big impact. I can know communicate with my family outside of the
country and I learned to send messages and for me that was something very interesting.)
~ Johanna Izquierdo, CA Connects Trainee
Thank you note from Dinora Martinez:
10-10-11
Grasias Maestro Diego Villafaña por su tiempo y su pasiencia por todo lo que me a enseñado de como usar lo
basico de la computadora. ahora con este entrenamiento se me a quitado el miedo de usarla. espero que este
programa continue para que siga alludando a mas gente. Programas como estos positivos es lo que necesitamos
aca en Bakersfield, CA.
Nuevamente Grasias
-Su alumna Dinora
Thank you for everything Teacher, Diego Villafana. For your time and for your patience. For everything you have
taught me about basic computer use. Now, after this training, I no longer have fear of using a computer. I hope
this program continues to help others as it has helped me. Positive programs like these are what we need here in
Bakersfield, CA. Thanks again.
Your Student,
Dinora
Merced County
“Sonia gracias por las clases decomputacion son muy utiles y nesesarias para todos nosotros.” (Thank you for the
computer classes, they are very useful and necessary for all of us)
~ Rosio Reynoso, CA Connects Trainee
“Me gustaria aprender amanejar mas la computadora y aprender hablar ingles.”
(I would like to learn to use the computer more and learn to speak English.)
~ Antonia Soto, CA Connects Trainee
“Seguimos aprendiendo mas sobre las computadoras la entrenadora Sonia nos dice como seguir adelante.” ( We
continue to learn more about the computer, the trainer Sonia shows us how to continue to move forward.)
~ Salvador Viveros, CA Connects Trainee
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Central Valley Impact Stories and Quotes

12. I like the class because she takes her time to show one to one. I am learning new things.
~ Celia Kari Salazar Garcia, CA Connects Trainee
“Las classes de internet son lo mejor que ay.” (The Internet classes are the best.)
~ Martin Lopez, CA Connects Trainee
San Joaquin County
Matt Jones, Community Trainer for San Joaquin County shared:
A student in my Chavez class is an unemployed construction worker with a family who is extremely motivated to
learn and better his situation for his family. He kept saying, “This is cool! I thought this [using the Internet] was so
hard, but it's not!” I helped him apply for a library card so he could use library computers, and figure out how to
obtain his Worknet email address.
While I only had one student at Wysteria this week, he was extremely enthusiastic. When I showed him photos
on Google Maps of his hometown in Mexico (which he hadn't seen in at least 20 years), he began crying and said
he was "excited" and "amazed."
Stanislaus County
Rosa Padilla, Community Trainer for Stanislaus County shared Rosario Velarde's status:
Un testimonio de una estudiante satisfecho!
UN DIA SPECIAL!! NOS GRADUOMOS DE NUESTRA CLASE DE COMPUTACION!! Y UN RECORDATORIO PARA
AQUELLOS INTERESADOS EN TOMAR VENTAJA DE ESTA CLASE, LA CUAL ES COMPLETAMENTE GRATIS, LIBRE DE
ESTRES, Y ADAPTABLE A TU HORARIO MY LINDA RAZA!!EMPIEZA EL NUEVO CURSO EL DIA ABRIL 10,12. PARA
MAS INFORMACION DIRIGIRGE A CERES SCHOOL DISTRICT!! E ECHARLE GANAS MY GENTE.. ONLY THE
EDUCATED ARE FREE!! FREE COMPUTER TRAINING IF YOUR ARE INTERESTED!! THANK YOU ROSIE!! IT’S A TRUE
STATEMENT!! I AM READY FOR MY CERTIFICATE ALREADY, TEACHER!!!
(A special day we graduated from our computer class!! And a reminder for those that are interested in taking
advantage of this class, which is completely free, free from stress, and adaptable to your schedule, my wonderful
people!! The new course begins April 10, 12 for more information contact Ceres School District!! Continue to put
effort my people)
“Tuve un impacto muy positive y me dieron ganas de seguir viniendo para la clase que sigue.” (It had a very
positive impact and gave me desire to continue with more classes.)
~ Consuelo Mendoza, CA Connects Trainee
“Saber como usar la computadora tiene muchos beneficios especialmente para mi familia.” (Knowing how to use
a computer has many benefits, especially for my family.)
~ Antonia Yepez, CA Connects Trainee
Rosa Padilla, Community Trainer for Stanislaus County shared:
Eva Manzanero attended both session’s morning and afternoon. She shared that she loved the morning session
she wanted to practice and learn it well in the afternoon. She was amazed and loved the class on how to use
email. (She even walked to and from both sessions).
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13. Sutter/Yuba County
“Estoy muy contenta de poder “chatear” con mi hija que vive en Mexicali. Gracias por tu paciencia Alejandra”. (I
am very happy to "chat "with my daughter who lives in Mexicali. Alejandra thanks for your patience.)
~ Alicia Abelar, CA Connects Trainee
Tulare County
Jocelyn Lopez, Community Trainer for Tulare County shared:
The graduating students at Sandcreek Apartments were very grateful for the classes and what they have learned.
They have referred friends and family to join the classes for the next series at Villa De Guadalupe Apartments.
Tuolumne County
Bob Ingalls, Community Trainer for Tuolumne County shared:
After the class at Me-Wuk Tribal Council, one gentleman and his wife were driving away. They stopped to talk to
another person in a truck going the opposite way. I saw him show his Certificate of Completion to the other
driver. He seemed so proud.
I still get written comments like:
"Excellent instructor!!! Made learning fun!"
Sally Dios agreed to be interviewed by the Union Democrat to tell them how California Connects classes
changed her life.
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14. Central Valley Photo Highlights
Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on April 27, 2012
CA Connects students practice typing online (using www.sense-lang.org) during a class at Fairview Elementary
School in Visalia, CA.
Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on April 27, 2012
Congratulations to the first CA Connects graduating class at Visalia Unified School District in Tulare County!
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Central Valley Photo Highlights

15. Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on April 23, 2012
CA Connects students in Fresno County browse the internet and practice typing skills during a class at the
Westside Youth Alliance in Mendota, CA.
Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on April 23, 2012
Congratulations to the first group of CA Connects graduates at the Firebaugh Business Association in Fresno
County! Classes in Spanish are offered on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10am to 12pm. For more information or to
sign-up for a class contact Mayra Gonzalez, Community Trainer, at 1-866-325-3222 x239.
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Central Valley Photo Highlights

16. Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on April 20, 2012
Congratulations to the first group of CA Connects graduates at the Me-Wuk Education Center in Tuolumne
County! Classes are offered through a partnership with the Me-Wuk Tribal Council. For more information or to
sign-up for a class contact Bob Ingalls, Community Trainer, at 1-866-325-3222 x244.
Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on April 20, 2012
Sonia Pulido, CA Connects Community Trainer in Merced County, conducts a basic internet and email class in
Spanish at Prusso Child Development Center, through a partnership with the Livingston Unified School District.
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17. Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on April 5, 2012
California Connects graduated a class this morning at the Ceres Unified School District in Stanislaus County!
Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on April 2, 2012
Congratulations to CA Connects graduates from the Hughson Family Resource Center in Stanislaus County!
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Central Valley Photo Highlights

18. Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on March 12, 2012
CA Connects: Training in the Community at the Hughson Family Resource Center in Stanislaus County.
Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on March 23, 2012
Full house and class sign-ups at a California Connects community presentation to residents at Villa de Guadalupe
in Orosi, CA, a Self Help Enterprises multi-family housing site in Tulare County.
Residentes de los apartamentos de Villa de Guadalupe insribiendose para las clases de computación
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19. Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on March 7, 2012
Free digital literacy classes in Spanish have begun with the Ceres Adult School/Project Yes in Stanislaus County.
For more information contact Rosa Padilla, Community Trainer, at 1-866-325-3222 x 238.
Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on March 7, 2012
Training the trainers – On January 30, newly hired trainers Rosa Padilla, Sonia Pulido, and Matthew Jones
shadowed Jose Urzua at a California Connects Training at Casa Del Rio in Riverbank, CA.
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Central Valley Photo Highlights

20. Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on February 15, 2012
El maestro mandón. :D
Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on February 15, 2012
Congrats to CA Connects Graduate Julia Navaro! Julia and her daughter Lucero Rosas, 5, watch other graduates
during a computer class graduation ceremony Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at the Sutter County Library in Yuba City.
Photo by Chris Kaufman/Appeal-Democrat. All rights reserved.
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Central Valley Photo Highlights

21. Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on November 4, 2011
CA Connects training in Riverbank Photo Album (7 photos)
Jose Urzua, community trainer for Stanislaus County, conducted two internet
training classes in October in Riverbank. More are now underway!
Jose works with Maria Uristu and Dora Fierro in Riverbank training
Teresa Rodriguez learns more about the Internet from Jose Urzua,
a trainer with the California Connects program
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Central Valley Photo Highlights

22. CA Connects students Gloria Gomez and Angela Torres work
on laptops in Riverbank training
First CA Connects training class in Riverbank
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23. Jose Urzua points out features of Facebook to Taide Melendez while her classmate
Marisol Rojas looks on.
Jose Urzua points out how to log in to Facebook
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24. Jose Urzua, CA Connects Stanislaus trainer, explains a point while Maria Uristu (L)
and Dora Fierro (R) follow along on laptops
Posted to the Great Valley Center Facebook Page on October 25, 2011
CA Connects Training and Outreach Photo Album (4 photos)
Photos of California Connects Community Trainers doing outreach and training in the community.
For more information visit www.greatvalley.org/caconnects and www.caconnects.org.
CA Connects had an outreach table at the Lights On Festival. Jose Urzua, Community Trainer for Stanislaus Co.
estimated over 4,000 people attended the event.
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Central Valley Photo Highlights

25. A new recruit signs up for CA Connects training at the Lights On Festival.
Jose Urzua, Community Trainer for Stanislaus Co., handed out flyers on the free Internet training available
through CA Connects.
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Central Valley Photo Highlights

26. Jose Urzua, Community Trainer for Stanislaus Co., speaks with a community member
who is interested in the free Internet training offered through CA Connects.
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27. Posted to the California Connects Kern County Facebook page January – April 2012
Training in the Community: Kern County Photo Album (6 photos)
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30. Central Valley Video Highlights
Student Video Testimonials
Testimonial from Lucila, a California Connects
Trainee in San Joaquin County
Published 3/26/12 by Matthew Jones, Community Trainer
A few thoughts from Lucila, a California Connects student in
San Joaquin County, regarding what she learned in class.
(Click the "CC" button in the lower right corner for English
subtitles)
Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAnI5fXUmf4
Testimonial from Sergio, A California Connects
Student in San Joaquin County
Published on Apr 4, 2012 by Matthew Jones, Community
Trainer
Sergio's feelings after his first training regarding the
importance of what he is learning (click "CC" in the lower
right corner for English subtitles)
Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPh5B7ziYKY
A Testimonial from Eva, a California Connects
Trainee in San Joaquin County
Published on Apr 2, 2012 by Matthew Jones, Community
Trainer
A few words from Eva describing what she learned in class
(click on the "CC" button in the lower-right corner for English
subtitles)
Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ntZMAIokk
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31. Instructional Videos
Como usar Gmail
Published on January 16, 2012 by Diego Villafana,
Community Trainer
Este es un video instructivo en Español que le enseña
como entrar a su cuenta de correo electronico de Gmail,
cuales son los usos basicos dentro de su buzon
electronico, y los pasos necesarios para mandar un correo
electronico. ¡Esten pendientes para mas videos! Creado
por Diego Villafaña para el Program de California
Connects.
This is an instructional video in Spanish that teaches you how to access your email account in Gmail, shows the
basic uses of your mailbox, and the steps needed to send an email. Stay tuned for more videos! Created by
Diego Villafaña for California Program Connects.
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqppq-aYDgg
Como anunciarse en Craigslist
Published on May 8, 2012 by Diego Villafana
Un video instructivo (tutorial) para aprender a anunciarse
en Craigslist. El siguiente enlace contiene la transcripción
del video.
A video tutorial in Spanish for learning how to post on
Craigslist. The following link contains the video transcript.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2yzcJzCrJ7XbHlPR2t
PZ2JmcWc
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJSHVt-wS3w
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32. Video PSAs
Video PSA for the City of Riverbank
Published on March 12 and April 6, 2012 by Jose Urzua, Community Trainer
A video PSA in Spanish and English created to air on the City of Riverbank local public access channel.
Watch the videos:
English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO8LE5B7mFw
Spanish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fd3FO8OqH4
English Spanish
Video PSA by Diego Villafana, Community Trainer in Kern County
Published on Dec 2, 2011 by Diego Villafana, Community Trainer
Watch the videos:
English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-gHsoXGLpc
Spanish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67178Xd9w2w
English Spanish
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33. Community Trainers in the Classroom
CA Connects Kern County - Community Trainer
Diego Villafana in the Classroom
Published February 24, 2012 by Jocelyn Lopez, Community
Trainer
A video taken by Jocelyn Lopez, Community Trainer from
Tulare County while shadows while shadowing a class taught
by Diego Villafana from Kern County.
Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32KnYzbYnPw
Jose Urzua instructs a California Connects Class
Published by CAconnects on Dec 20, 2011
Jose Urzua, Community Trainer in Stanislaus County,
instructs a California Connects class on October 25, 2011 at
Cardozo Middle School in Riverbank, CA.
Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtajRQauNg
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34. Lessons Learned
Digital Literacy Course Introduction (Espanol)
Published on Dec 19, 2011
Jose Urzua discusses how he begins each digital literacy
course. His students are new pc users with limited or no
experience using the Internet. Jose is a digital literacy
instructor in Stanislaus County, CA.
Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb3vsAH_Ick
Teaching mouse and keyboard skills to new PC
users
Published on Dec 19, 2011
Diego Villafana explains how he teaches mouse and
keyboard skills. Diego is a digital literacy instructor in
Bakersfield County, CA.
Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doJyxRqZn3U
Getting students to practice digital literacy
outside the classroom
Published on Dec 19, 2011
Lynn Reinecke and Mayra Villegas explain how they get their
students to practice outside of the classroom. Lynn is a
digital literacy instructor in Calaveras County, CA & Mayra is
a digital literacy instructor in Fresno County, CA
Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irCHg2qpIpc
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35. News Highlights
Marysville literacy students honored for computer skills
(2/12/12, Marysville Appeal-Democrat)
* PDF version attached
Online class connects Latino families | Spanish Version
(11/15/11, Vide en el Valle)
* PDF versions attached
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