Strut Your Stuff TourBlandin Broadband Communities

Lac qui Parle Valley BBC

Agenda2 hour meeting

• Networking, informal discussion and refreshments (cake or other provided by Blandin Foundation)

• Welcome, introductions and check-in by local hosts/attendees

• Meeting purpose~Bernadine

• Community presentation

• Blandin response The future

• Adjourn

Community presentatio

n

• Who was involved?

• What were findings of the planning process?

• What activities and projects were implemented?

• Reflection

Who was involved?

• What need or purpose

brought this group together?

• people and organizations

Planning Outcomes

• Key findings

• Surprises

• Community goals

Activities/ProjectsPresented by project champions!

• Project goals

• Best outcomes

• Most fun

Live Streaming Activities• Presented by

project champions:

Mr. Giles, his media students & Mr. Raddatz

Chromebook InitiativeProject Champions:

All of the 6-12 staff

studentsand JPAC grant

Elementary iPad Carts

Project Champions:All of the K-4 Elemen-

tary staff and students

Technology/Engineering Center

• Project Champion: Dave Raddatz and newly forming team

STEM educationRobotics, computer programming, & 3D

printer

Other LqPV BBC Initiatives

•Public Libraries increasing public access time for all

•Student and Family connectivity increased in one year.

•Local businesses offering free WiFi access to pa-trons

•PCs for People with Blandin’s support furnishing over 150 computers for families, Sr. living and nutri-tion sites •Online banking offered to local residents

•EDA -- digital training for businesses to increase their digital literacy and the Computer Com-muter

Other LqPV BBC Initiative

•City working to bring broadband to Madison Downtown

•CEO—Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities for students—5 school districts & local businesses collaborating on this pro-gram•Hospitals in the area using tele-consulting, E-pharmacy

LqP Health Network promoting community wellness

•WiFi access on a LqPV school bus—grant

•Access Channel expanded coverage

•Others

Reflection

• If we knew then what we know now...

• How could the Blandin team have been more helpful.

• What community-wide impacts are you observing or expecting?