 | | | | BIT Mobile Launched in Central OregonBIT Mobile, a new technology learning center on wheels, is rolling. A 26' lightweight, all-weather trailer pulled by a pick-up truck, the BIT Mobile is part of the Business and Information Technology (BIT) Extension initiative to deliver computer technology skills education to Oregon's youth, families and communities.
The new mobile technology trailer contains 15 notebook computer stations and includes printers, a file server and multi-media instructional technology.
"The BIT Mobile will provide a much needed capability to deliver technology education to citizens in central Oregon, particularly those living in rural areas who may have limited access to computers and the Internet," says Sandy Campbell, BIT Mobile Central Oregon Manager for the OSU Extension Service.
"Many organizations have contributed to the development of this wonderful technology teaching tool," adds Sandy. They include the Hewlett Packard Company, Dell Company, Engineering Technology Industry Council, Agriweld, Inc., 4-H Youth Development program, OSU College of Engineering and College of Business, Oregon State University Libraries and the American Distance Education Consortium.
According to Sandy, OSU BIT Extension educators, with the help of the BIT Mobile, will provide technology skills educational programs aimed at a wide variety of audiences including small natural resource firms (ranchers, farmers, loggers); rural communities; 4-H youth and families; local entrepreneurs; minority youth and adults; and community volunteers, including retirees. |
