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Power Hour: Making Minutes Count
Computers are available to members for homework, reports, typing papers, research on the Internet, and other schoolrelated projects. Members may practice typing skills with MS Word to type up stories or just write letters to your family and friends.

Tech Challenge
Get your skills on and get ready to compete in a Tech Center Challenge. Some of the activities will be an Internet Scavenger Hunts, Trivia Challenge, and Video Game competitions.

Internet Safety
All members are required to complete the Internet Safety program and have a signed permission form prior to being to “surf” the internet in our Tech Center. Our program has been developed in conjunction with Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The program is divided into 3 age groups and it offers a fun way of learning how to be “Safer Online”

Teen Tech
Teens, this is your time to get the lab to yourself. Surf the web, browse YouthNet or play Teen-only games. If you have an interest in technology, career exploration and community service, T3 (Teen Tech Teams) is for you! Participate in the I-360 program and gain Internet Permission! New this year will be our Teen Music Lab – come in mix your own music on our state of the art computer and music program.

Lego Robotics Team Challenge
A new and exciting program being offered is Lego Robotics. This is not just building blocks anymore – but with the use of special computer Lego “Brick”, our members can create robots and cars all while learning basic programming skills. After completing a series of projects members will have the opportunity to challenge other teams in our own “Lego League”.

Digital Arts
The Digital Arts Festivals are brought to you by a partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of America, founding partner Microsoft and the Best Buy Children’s Foundation. The goal of the festivals is to provide Clubs the latest software and programming to equip young people with basic and advanced technological skills to excel in school and the job market. This year’s Digital Arts Festival has the theme of “Our Changing World.” What change do you want to see in your world? Your creative mission is to show --visually, musically or with words – the change in the world you see or want to see. It could be raising money at your Club to combat malaria, a recycling program in your community, a tutoring program at your school, a company working to decrease pollution – any way that you, people or organizations are working to make a positive impact, big or small, on our world

Skill Tech
Basic Training outlines computer skills basics with fun and age-appropriate online courseware. Club members perform activities toward the completion of larger projects, mastering valuable computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets and other productivity software.

Topics include:

• Introduction to the desktop
• Navigation skills & Internet safety
• Introduction to productivity, reference and educational software
• Learning Internet search skills to find and review information
• How computers work, identifying parts and knowing technical terms
  

Tech Center Skills
To help enhance our member’s ability to effectively use computers and the internet, we now offer specialized classes in Computer Use, Typing, Internet Skills, Music Making, Photo Enhancing, and Drawing. These are fun activities so that new skills will be learned and help keeping the computer experience fun and safe. This also includes a fun, innovative program designed by Cartoon Network provides members with tools to create custom animation using positive character traits and behaviors learned through activities and resources.