Internet at Home
This is the suggested internet speed for a family of 4 by the federal government?
- 25 mbps
- 50 mbps
- 100 mbps
What is 25 megabits per second?
This is the percentage of students who can't finish their homework at home because of lack of internet access?
Do you think it's greater than or less than 10%?
What is 17%?
This number is even greater for low-income and students of color
This is the proportion of adults who are currently unprepared for the job market due to lack of digital skills?
1/3, 2/3, or greater than 2/3?
What is 1/3 of adults?
This is a commonly used method of communication online
What is e-mail?
What is 28%?
This number goes up to 52% for low-income households!
What is accessing the internet through their phones?
True or False: Working with the internet comes more easily to kids because they're from a younger generation
Not necessarily true! 29% of people with limited foundational digital skills are between the ages of 16 and 34.
This is the amount of money that can be earned additionally from a job requiring digital skills versus one requiring no skills
This is an online collection of tools such as spreadsheets, word processing, form building, and more
What is Google Suite or Microsoft Office?
This is a program that can take off up to $30 off a qualifying family's monthly internet bill
What is the Affordable Connectivity Program?
87% of Americans say that having internet access at home is this:
What is important?
True or False: If you go to SBCSC or School City of Mishawaka, you could qualify for 100 GB of free internet a year!
True! If you're on free and reduced lunch and go to Mishawaka or South Bend public schools, you are eligible for a Citywide Classroom hotspot.
This is the percentage of jobs in the current workforce that require some sort of digital skills
Do you think it's greater than or less than 70%?
What is 92%?
What is social media?
This is what ACP stands for
This is the percentage of households in the US that have access to broadband internet
- 99%
- 75%
- 50%
What is 75%?
What devices does Citywide Classroom offer?
For any qualifying SBCSC or SCM student: T-Mobile hotspot with 100 GB/year
For students within a certain geographic range: Cradlepoint routers with unlimited data (ask us and we can find out if you're within range!)
True or False: Only people with desk jobs or college degrees need digital skills in the workplace
False: Lots of jobs of from custodians to food service to healthcare workers and software engineers require digital skills
True or false: the Covid-19 pandemic made having digital skills more important
True! While more jobs were requiring digital skills before the pandemic, the pandemic accelerated the need as many jobs went virtual.
This is the government department that oversees the Affordable Connectivity Program
What is the FCC? (Federal Communication Commission)
This is the percentage of American adults who use the internet:
- 50%
- 87%
- 93%
What is 93%?
True or False: If you're on free and reduced lunch, you can qualify for free internet from Citywide Classroom!
True!
On any given day, what percentage of American adults are using the internet to do job research?
Do you think it's less than or greater than 25%?
What is 8%?
53% of adults have used the internet at some point to do job research or apply for jobs
True or false: having digital skills can help close the gender wage gap
True! Being able to work from home and use digital skills can help women access more remote work and flexible job opportunities
True or False: You can get a discount on a device to access the internet through the Affordable Connectivity Program
True! You can receive a device discount up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50)