Building upon the Bill and Melinda Gates Native American Access to Technology Program, the Navajo Nation Division of Community Development in partnership with Dine’ Education is working to implement the Navajo Nation Web Warriors Program at the 110 Chapters where the Gates granted computers and satellite Internet are installed and operational.
Each Chapter (Community Center) has a number of public access computers that also have high speed, broadband Internet via OnSat satellite services. The goal of the Web Warrior program is hire 2 high school students to work at the computer centers to be available to help others use the Gates granted computers to access information on the Internet and how to use computers. These students will become Web Warriors.
Additionally, Web Warriors will maintain the Chapter Websites by updating calendars, news, pictures and information about the Chapter. Web Warriors will be responsible to help input important community data for the Division of Community Development. They will also function as communications specialists in the event of an emergency.
In order to remain a Web Warrior, students must adhere to a code of values and maintain good grades in school.
A major goal of the Web Warrior program is to allow longer hours of public access. This will allow local Chapter members to come to the Chapter after normal hours of operation to use the public access computers and Internet to take distance education classes.
Part of the plan is to hire an adult to be at the Chapter with the Web Warriors after other Chapter officials have left for the day. Part of the adult’s job will be to take online training classes and be able to help other adults with Internet skills.
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