Ohio School Helps Extend Technology Beyond School Walls

By Amanda Murphy As part of our back to school series, Connected Nation is showcasing a school in Ohio that is arming its students with the power of technology. Foxfire Center for Student Success is a public community school within the Maysville School District located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school recently received federal funding from the government’s E-Rate program to …

Hardin County and Montgomery County ECO Participants Receive New Laptop Computers

By COH Staff On Tuesday, July 26, Connect Ohio presented Thelma Young of Kenton and Patricia O’Connor of Centerville with new laptop computers during a short event at Forest-Jackson Public Library and the University of Dayton. Young and O’Connor were selected as winners in a random drawing following their participation in the Every Citizen Online (ECO) program, a free statewide …

Connect Ohio Awards Computer to Fulton County Participant of Free Statewide Internet Training Program

By COH Staff Pictured left to right: Ben Armstrong, NWSCC library supervisor, Louise Beldon, computer winner, and Heather Delany, Connect Ohio state operations manager On Thursday, July 21, Connect Ohio presented Louise Beldon of Archbold with a new laptop computer at Northwest State Community College (NWSCC). Beldon was the ninth of twelve winners to receive a new computer after being …

USDA Administrator Jonathan Adelstein Visits Central Ohio, Discusses Broadband Programs in Rural Communities

By COH Staff On Tuesday, July 19, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Administrator Jonathan Adelstein visited central Ohio to give an update on broadband expansion projects in rural communities nationally, as well as to discuss Consolidated Electric Cooperative’s progress on local fiber installation and broadband expansion in Delaware, Morrow, and parts of other surrounding counties. Consolidated Electric …

Congratulations Sharon Griebling of Bucyrus, Laptop Computer Winner

By COH Staff Pictured left to right: Bob Hartwell, Pioneer CTC Director, Jeff Beebe, Connect Ohio state operations manager, Sharon Griebling, computer winner, and Kathy Eaken, training instructor. Photo by Laurie Kirk, Pioneer CTC On Tuesday, July 19, Connect Ohio presented Sharon Griebling of Bucyrus with a new laptop computer during at Pioneer Career and Technology Center’s Bucyrus location. Griebling …

Cuyahoga County Every Citizen Online Participant Receives Computer

By COH Staff Elaine Hawkins of Cleveland was the sixth of twelve Every Citizen Online participants to receive a new laptop computer after being selected from a random drawing in June. Hawkins received her award at a short presentation event Thursday at the Shaker Heights Public Library, where she completed the free basic computer and Internet training course. “The training …