Beginners InternetWorkshopsPromoting digital inclusion by learning to use electronic tablets

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BackgroundProgramme sponsor,scope and timescales

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supports Go ON UK

Argos supports Go ON UK,the national charity which aims to teach and

enhance basic on-line skills.This project is one of five pilots which will explore take-up of the offer among the most digitally excluded. Roll-out is

planned for 120 Argos stores.

The pilot

Talk Talk are offering all participants free broadband internet connection

for 1 year

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Locations

At present this pilot covers Sheffield, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Skegness and Grimsby…

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Each local Argosemploys Digital Champions

will run 8 two-hour workshopswith up to 10 learners at each

Scope

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Offer goes live 22nd SeptemberArgos would like majority of workshops to be completed

before Christmas 2014*

Timescales

(*January 2015 can be used to ‘mop up’ any outstanding workshops)

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The offerWhat’s the deal?

What will be covered in the workshops.

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Participants

• A seven inch ProScan entry tablet to learn on and take away

• A two-hour workshop

• Pay £20 admission fee

and in return receive

• A voucher that can be exchanged for one year’s free broadband from Talk Talk

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• Turning on a tablet• Accessing WIFI

• Getting on the Internet• Finding a website

• Setting up your email• Using social media• Shopping online

The workshops will cover

And will take place locally

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Your roleWhat Digital Outreach is asking of

you as a delivery partner

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Endorse the programme

We want you to

• Display posters and leaflets at suitable community venues

• Signpost (and support) individuals to thebooking phone number

Demonstrate what will be involved (with sample tablet)

Encourage appropriate take up of the offer

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Direct the offer to those people who genuinely most need the programme

We want you to

This could include:• older people• people with disabilities• people with lower incomes• anyone who has never been on-line before or

has limited or restricted on-line experience

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2 x tablets for demonstration purposes (that become yours on completion of the programme)

You will be supported with

LeafletsPoster

Posters and leaflets

A selection of PowerPoint slides

Phone and email support from Digital Outreach (Gary and Liz)

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• Tell us where you’ve been (events, venues with postcode etc.)

• How many people you’ve seen (with some demographic information for our records)

ReportingDigital Outreach will provide a reporting template

and we ask you to complete this regularly.

We would also welcome any anecdotal feedback, key learning, quotes etc.

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?Questions

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Who

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ContactsLiz Andrew

07595 275538LAndrew@digitaloutreach.org.uk

Gary Headland07702 259115

gheadland@digitaloutreach.org.uk