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Adoption Session Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: Comp-U-Dopt, Inc.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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50 people are interested
The Computer Adoption program has run since 2007 and has placed over 6000 computers into the homes of children without access. The program takes donated corporate and individual computers, refurbishes them and distributes them to students in grades 3-8 without access to a computer in the home.
Adoption Session Volunteers: At a Computer Adoption Program, a school cafeteria is converted into a mobile technology classroom. Recipients are then guided through an hour and a half technology education program, which will teach the students how to use their refurbished computer, introduce them to some of the programs loaded on their machine, and steward them on the principles of internet and computer safety. Following the completion of the lesson, the refurbished computers are then given to the children and their parent/guardian to take home.
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About Comp-U-Dopt, Inc.
Location:
1602 Airline Drive, Houston, TX 77009, US
Mission Statement
Comp-U-Dopt has as its mission three related goals:
1) Assisting corporations with their environmental stewardship by providing an avenue for donation of used computers that avoids data security issues, avoids software license issues, is environmentally friendly, and supports a worthwhile cause;
2) Providing computers to children in underserved communities in the greater Houston area; and
3) Providing basic and intermediate computer education to computer donation recepients.
Description
Comp-U-Dopt accepts donations of complete computers (computer, monitor, keyboard and mouse) with hard drives and Pentium II processors or higher. The hard drives are wiped to DoD standards; the computer is never booted on the original operating system. Edubuntu, a special education version of the ubuntu release of Linux is loaded on the machines, which includes Open Office and various educational games.
Houston area children in elementary school (grades 3-5) and junior high school (grades 6-8) may apply to receive a computer by filling out the application form available at www.compudopt.org. This application requires writing a short description of why the child wants a computer, and what he/she intends to do with it. Children are selected by area on a first come, first served basis.
To receive a computer, the child and a parent/guardian must attend a 2-hour "adoption session", where the child will learn basic operation of the computer. At the end of the session, the child must write a thank-you note, which is sent by Comp-U-Dopt to the computer donor. Additional optional classes are available to learn more advanced skills.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Greater Houston AreaHouston, TX 77009
DATE POSTED
January 27, 2016
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- General Education
- Basic Computer Skills
- Mentoring
- Teaching / Instruction
- STEM
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training