Closing The 
Digital Gap
(517) 485-7581
Closing The 
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(517) 485-7581
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    • Board & Staff Portal
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    • 1millionproject
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  • Home
  • COVID19
  • About
  • Contact
  • Programs
  • Awards
  • 2020 Census
  • Our Team
  • Calendar
  • Testing
  • Student Portal
  • Board & Staff Portal
  • DONATIONS
  • Shop
  • COVID-19
  • 1millionproject
  • OnlineCourse
  • SocialMedia
  • Register
  • TechTerminology
  • Tour
  • Tech NEWS

DUE TO COVID-19

Due to COVID-19 some programs and services have gone completely online or have been temporarily suspended until further notice.  Please email Closing The Digital Gap (CTDG) at info@closingthedigitalgap.org for up to date information weekly calendar and updates to ensure you do not miss out on a program and or service during Summer 2020.


COVID-19 INFO

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Low-Income Residents of Michigan

Training and Testing is available to seniors, youth, disabled, immigrants, prison re-entry, unemployed, and veterans looking to learn or refresh or test. Call (517) 485-7581

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Testing

MOS & IT

We have been a Testing Center for SHE, Microsoft, and other IT related Exams/ Certification/Tests over 10+ years.  Ways to show your skills are at specialist or expert levels and globally recognized.  There is a test and proctor fee for most tests, unless they were donated to our non-profit.  What better way to demonstrate that your skills are up to date and have documentation of your abilities.

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Youth

Multi-Media & MOS

We provide youth training in multi-media, computers, and eBooks. Our youth training are routinely during Spring Break and Summer months and on weekends for special groups requesting services.  Learn how to build a computer and use exciting software.  We serve ages 7 years to 18 years old in our youth programs with fun activities and educational activities and training programs.

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Adults

Basics to Advanced

We provide technology training on or with Cellphones, Tablets, Laptops and Desktop Computers in various software (i.e. Microsoft Word/Excel/ PowerPoint/Access/Outlook; Google Docs/Forms; PDF; and others).  We specialize in training for seniors, disabled, unemployed, veterans, prison re-entry, and those needing additional skills or beginner basics in all types of technology topics (.i.e. mouse usage, 10-Key, shortcut keys, etc.)


Small Non-Profits & Micro-Enterprises/Entrepreneurs

Whether your a small non-profit, entrepreneur or micro-enterprise business with 5 or less employees and/or volunteers our services may help you with technology!

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Small 501c3 Non-profit

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Business Technology support is only a phone call away for local non-profits within the city of Lansing, Michigan.  You must be a small non-profit and/or association to receive these services for little or no cost, dependent upon your budget or the clientele you serve being low-income residents of Michigan.  We offer many resources, referrals and in-house services, along with services at your location to help you continue to serve your mission, goals and vision.  Online Training and we available.

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Micro-Enterprise

Less than Staff of 10

Need help creating business forms or training support staff.  Look no further, we are ready willing or able to help under funding received to assist 4 businesses annually or 1 per quarter.  You must be a small business enterprise or governmental agency in order to receive services at our facility.  However, we are always willing, ready and able to develop a training program for your staff at your location, along with a train the trainer or computer lab if needed!   Online Training and available.

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Entrepreneur

Less than Staff of 3

If your an up and coming Entrepreneur needing technology assistance to focus on your business industry needs and have little or no digital skills come let us assist you and refer you to many partners and resources willing to get and keep you going.  We can teach you or support you technology wise and offer valuable suggestions and resources in fulfilling IT needs.  Focus on your service and programs while learning or leaving the technology to others. Webinars on demand available.

For more information or to contact main office of Closing The Digital Gap, please CALL: (517) 485-7581 -or- EMAIL: info@closingthedigitalgap.org

Summary of Basic & Intermediate Courses...

Mousing Around...

Working with Word-processing...

Essentials of Emailing...

Learn how to maneuver with ease with an  input device/mouse. Master selecting, dragging, hovering, and clicking around in documents, internet and on your computer screen. Pretty soon you'll be mousing around.

Essentials of Emailing...

Working with Word-processing...

Essentials of Emailing...

 Short for electronic mail, e-mail or email is information exchange of messages between people using electronic computing devices.  Learn essentially the basics to starting sending email messages, along with attachments. 

Working with Word-processing...

Working with Word-processing...

Working with Word-processing...

You will learn to create, save, format edit, and print works in a word-processing environment like flyers, resumes, cover letters and much more.  You will practice in Word and other programs to get comfortable with documents.

Keys to Keyboarding

Making Multi-Media Messages

Working with Word-processing...

Learn and practice your touch typing skills. Take typing tests for speed and accuracy.  Utilize top 10 short cut keys.  The key to keyboarding will help you keep your hands on the keyboard for computer input.

Getting to Know Google...

Making Multi-Media Messages

Making Multi-Media Messages

A crash course on what you need to know about Google docs and some fund Google apps/programs.  You will create letters, simple spreadsheets, and presentations for letters, budgets, and displaying info in slides.

Making Multi-Media Messages

Making Multi-Media Messages

Making Multi-Media Messages

You will create a stand alone presentations that will includes pictures, video, sound, music or digital representations for a multimedia project that looks professional and engaging.

Excelling in Spreadsheets

Powering Your Presentations

Powering Your Presentations

Powering Your Presentations

Powering Your Presentations

Powering Your Presentations

Online Safety/Security

Powering Your Presentations

Online Safety/Security

Accessing Databases

Noting and Organizing

Online Safety/Security

Noting and Organizing

Noting and Organizing

Noting and Organizing

VideoConferencing

Noting and Organizing

Noting and Organizing

Summary of Advance Coures...

CyberSecurity

Details of Databases

CyberSecurity

IT Specialist

Details of Databases

CyberSecurity

Details of Databases

Details of Databases

Details of Databases

Copy to Code

Specialized 1-on-1 Sessions

Details of Databases

Computer Components

Specialized 1-on-1 Sessions

Specialized 1-on-1 Sessions

Specialized 1-on-1 Sessions

Specialized 1-on-1 Sessions

Specialized 1-on-1 Sessions

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Donations Always Accepted

$25.00
Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

Our Programs & Services are important to our community and only through the generosity of sponsors, grantors and donations, along with repairs and fundraising allow the mission to continue for over 15 years.  Please consider making a difference and help support a potential student along with our mission of Closing The Digital Gap in Michigan and beyond.  When you make a donation to our non-profit it enables us to train and reach low-income community members who otherwise may not be able to afford training, computers, internet, computer repair or a place to volunteer, work, or learn.  THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!  Your time is also valuable to volunteer if you cannot give a monetary gift.  REMINDER:  We do take technology donations of equipment not older than 3 years.  Contact us at (517) 485-7581   or   info@closingthedigitalgap.org   

for more information or to volunteer or donate equipment.

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Email CTDG at:  info@closingthedigitalgap.org   or   Call (517) 485-7581