NOWTech

NOWTech is a partnership with the City of San Antonio to ensure that our community moves to and stays at the forefront of the tech revolution. NOWTech teaches adults how to use computers and the internet to improve their lives and those of their families.

The "digital divide" doesn't figure as prominently in headlines as it used to. But in many neighborhoods across the country, it remains a very real obstacle to full participation in an increasingly electronics-based world.

Neighborhood-based learning centers are one way to bridge this digital divide, taking the education to the neighborhoods where it’s most needed. In addition to computer literacy training, the centers also offer classes in English as a Second Language (ESL), G.E.D. (English and Español), English literacy and civics, and citizenship. The CTCs are open six days a week except for holidays.

Please visit the links at right to find locations and hours. NOWTech also takes the education to the people who most need it, regardless of where they live. By offering classes and one-on-one help at the Bob Ross and other area senior centers, every year NOWTech equips hundreds of our community’s elders to participate fully in the new world of computers and internet.

News from NOWTech Centers

On San Antonio's West Side, neighbors talk about community health
http://www.nowcastsa.com/blogs/charlotte-anne/video-san-antonios-west-side-neighbors-talk-about-community-health

Healthy Streets: Your stories from your neighborhood
http://www.nowcastsa.com/blogs/charlotteanne-lucas/healthy-streets-your-stories-your-neighborhood

Webcast: West Side economic development meeting at Frank Garrett Community Center
http://www.nowcastsa.com/blogs/evrard/webcast-second-west-side-economic-development-meeting

Computers at Margarita Huantes Learning Center to support small businesses and grow jobs
http://www.nowcastsa.com/blogs/avenida-guadalupe/avenida-guadalupe-launches-computer-centers-support-small-businesses-and-gro

Current Project-Based Classes

01  Internet Project
02  Building your business with Facebook pages
08  Create your own blog
10  How to set up anti-virus software
12  Create a personal or topic-based timeline using MS Word
13  How to create a resume using MS Word
14  Creating Tables using MS Word
15  MS Word 1 - practice
16  Typing Project using MS Word
18  Northside Independent School District parent portal
19  Edgewood Independent School District parent portal
20  Judson Independent School District parent portal
21  Northeast Independent School District parent portal
22  East Central Independent School District parent portal
23  Harlandale Independent School District parent portal (High School)
24  Harlandale Independent School District parent portal (instructions in Spanish included)
25  Randolph Independent School District parent portal
26  San Antonio Independent School Disctrict parent portal registration instructions
27  South San School District parent portal
28  Southwest Independent School District parent portal
29  Create a professional PowerPoint
30  How to create a greeting card using MS Publisher
31  Disc Defrag (Windows 7)
32  Disc Defrag (Windows Vista)
33  Disc defrag (Windows XP)
34  Copying and Pasting text and photos
35  Email Basics
36  Organize Information into Excel database
37  Create a mailing list database
38  Mouse exercises
39  Keyboard dexterity (Lost in Translation)
40  Mouse and memory game (Lost in Translation)
41  Mouse dexterity (Raindrops)
42  Digital Photography
43  How to Set Up a Google Account
44  IPAD 2 Basics
45  Applying for Financial Aid
46  How to create a Twitter account
47  How to use MapQuest
48  Step by Step Guide for Financial Aid (PDF)
49  How to make voice and video call on the internet with Skype