CfAL for Digital Inclusion

‼️ 📣 FREE CLASS ALERT: Worried about falling behind in the workforce as AI continues to grow? Join our upcoming (and 100% FREE) AI Essentials class in New Haven!

📆 Join us August 17 - August 20th from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, and we'll teach you:
✅️ What AI is and how it works
✅️ How to use AI ethically and responsibly
✅️ How you can master prompt engineering and boost productivity
✅️ What skills you'll need to develop to thrive in an AI-centric workforce

🏅 Plus, participants who complete the course will receive a FREE AI Essentials Certification from Google.

Click the link below to register or learn more ⬇️
https://www.cfalct.org/ai-essentials

📣 ‼️ CfAL for Digital Inclusion is in need of computer donations!!

🖥️ 💻️ Do you or your business have used technology in need of a home? Donate your used computers! We will refurbish them and give them to people in need.

📲 📩 Call us at 475-285-6500, email [email protected], or visit us at https://www.cfalct.org/donate-tech to coordinate a donation.

The City of New Haven is giving families FREE school break groceries next Saturday, August 15th, from 10:00 - 12:00 at John Martinez School, Truman School, Wexler Grant School, and King Robinson School. Call 203-691-4219 with any questions!

Here's a new tech byte from Instructor Richie: "Saving your progress in video games has come a long way. Early arcade games actually made a point to not allow this, making you start over any time you lost. Before home consoles had any long-term storage on them, games would give you a password when you quit the game, so you could start at the level you left on. Then storage systems were built into game cartridges, removable memory cards, and internal hard drives on consoles. Now we have games like Dark Souls that save your game nearly constantly to prevent you from canceling out a mistake, and even stranger systems like Undertale, which stores a second secret save file so certain characters can react to options you chose in previous playthroughs. What a long way we’ve come."

Here's a new tech byte from Instructor Richie: "Why do you have two WiFi networks in your house? You might have something like 5G or 2.4 at the end of two otherwise identical WiFi networks. They both provide internet access, but by using different frequency bands, the 5, and 2.4GHz networks can both be needed depending on the device. 2.4GHz bands have slower speeds, but a wider range and do better at penetrating walls and floors. It is ideal for things that need a stable connection, but not high speeds like smart appliances. 5GHz bands have much higher speeds, but less range. They’re better for HD streaming, or large file downloads on devices closer to your router."

Thank you to The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven for your continued support and contributions to digital inclusion!

Thank you to the Oechsle Family Foundation for your generous contributions towards digital inclusion and equity!