[Imc-makerspace] Fwd: Computer Ownership and UC2B

[Stewart Dickson]

Cool,  Thanks, Charles!   The Makerspace membership meeting is the last
Sunday in July.   There should be an IMC Tech working group meeting again,
some day...    -Stewart

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Charles Schultz <sacrophyte at gmail.com>wrote:

> Once a plan is made, I can help with the legwork. Is a price already set
> (like Volo's plan), or does that need to be decided as well?
>
> And another question - do mere humans like us have access to the UC2B
> canvassing data?
>
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Stewart Dickson <mathartspd at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> So, we have a pile of computers in the Makerspace which came from
>> Parkland.
>>
>> Is there a plan to get these refurbished and out to people who need them?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Stewart
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Brandon Bowersox-Johnson <brandonbowersox at gmail.com>
>> Date: Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 10:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: Computer Ownership and UC2B
>> To: Stewart Dickson <mathartspd at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Hi Stewart,
>>
>> Yes, the canvassers asked that question about 3 years ago in the original
>> door-to-door survey, and they asked that question again this year in their
>> door-to-door survey.  We have that data and it is being used for both
>> research and for helping people get what they need.
>>
>> If people don't have computers, we are referring them to the Parkland
>> program and to other local businesses with affordable computers, like Volo
>> Broadband's Digital Equality Initiative.  There is also an extensive list
>> of these resources on the eBlackC-U web portal.
>>
>> Good question,
>>
>> -Brandon
>>
>> On Jul 5, 2012, at 9:37 AM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It just occurred to me.
>>
>> At: http://uc2b.net/sign-up -- in the original inquiry form, there used
>> to be the question:  "Do you own a computer?"
>>
>> At:
>> http://uc2b.net/urbana-champaign-big-broadband/uc2b-canvassing-operations
>>
>> Do the canvassers ask the question, "Do you own a computer?"
>>
>> What happens when the answer is "No"?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Stewart
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Charles Schultz
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