The partners in this initiative include Barbour, Harrison, Marion, Preston, Taylor, Clay, Mingo and Nicholas counties. Technology Opportunity Centers are laboratories equipped with computer and multimedia technologies for use by the entire community.
Computer training is offered to community members at no charge.
Topics covered in the TOC sessions include Windows 95 and 98,Microsoft Office applications and the Internet. Students will receive a total of 30 hours of computer training during evening sessions held one night per week. To achieve these goals, the Technology Opportunity Center network was expanded to southern West Virginia and an online database of small business resources and learning applications is being developed for use by the business and education communities. Since that time, the Foundation has developed a School Technology Team Resource Manual for teacher training and has held statewide Technology Team Seminars. More than 900 teachers attended these two-day seminars in 1997 and 1998.