|
4-6-99 |
- "My mother in hospital and I needed the phone number to find out
how she was doing. I was able to find it on the EBV homepage and call the
hospital." |
|
4-6-99 |
-Neighbor came over and found car dealer info that he needed. |
|
4-6-99 |
- "My grandkids use it all the time to hear music, print pictures
and then color..." |
|
4-19-99 |
-Looked into Austin crime watch after shooting last week...no new info |
|
4-19-99 |
- "I’ve been looking up pregnancy info about the frequency of
feeling a fetus after I had a scare. I found out that I should feel the
fetus every so often and everything is all right. Now I am collecting more
useful information in a folder." |
|
4-22-99 |
- "I have been able to use it for speeches at church." |
|
4-22-99 |
- " I wanted to get more information about the terror in Colorado
because kids asked about it. Abe to get information that was not on the
news. Took it to school to share with the teacher--school was pleased and
could use the information. |
|
4-28-99 |
-going to start going door to door with flyers to introduce people to
the web |
|
4-28-99 |
- "I’m taking a bible class and needed material about the
Romans. I found 10 pages and took it to class to share with the other
members. I felt proud telling the group members that I had found the info
on the Internet!" |
| 4-28-99 |
- "I have the WebTV in the
basement and I have a separate entrance to the basement." |
|
5-25-99 |
- "My daughter is fascinated by WebTV. She can stay home instead
of going to the library and find what she needs." |
|
6-1-99 |
- Didn’t find grandparent info in Chicago, but did find some from
Florida. Staff person contacted and they found that the state had produced
a brochure on grandparenting initiatives but it was not on the web.
Through communications between the leader, the WHA staff member, the
Informatics Educator and the State of Illinois Department on Aging, the
brochure is now available through the EBVOnline Website and is available
to everyone via the Internet. |
|
6-1-99 |
- "My two daughters showed me how to get what I wanted. I wanted
to know what WHA was having for the seniors." |
| 6-1-99 |
- "My neighbor ... wanted
me to post the two graduates that live on our block, but I told her I
don't know how to do that." The WHA staff person posted the names to
the web after the message was routed to the staff person |
|
6-5-99 |
- "I contacted the mayor’s office and the police department
regarding community issues--both responded." |
|
6-7-99 |
- "I used WebTV to look up apartments in Austin community." |
|
6-16-99 |
-Used to reach the mayor’s office and city services information to
get an abandoned trailer off the block. |
|
6-16-99 |
- "I frequently sent e-mail to other citizen leaders." |
|
6-23-99 |
- "I looked through the job search for quality control inspector.
That’s what I do and I found a lot of information." |
|
6-29-99 |
- "A lady from the area (not from my block but near) came by to
use it to look for a bible commentary." |
|
6-29-99 |
- "I’m organizing a health fair for August 6 to do a dedication
to the community garden. We need to contact West Suburban to get community
health nurses, educators, etc." |
|
6-29-99 |
- "I used E-mail to prepare for the health fair." |
|
7-13-99 |
- Just had her baby Jonathon is his name and he’s a week old. He was
6 lbs. 2 oz. and 19" long. (Leader that used the WebTV to find
information about her fetus after a pregnancy scare.) |
|
7-13-99 |
- Memphis had advertisements posted on the telephone poles in the black
community for area residents to receive a free computer. The Leader’s
family member got her computer by calling the 800-number. |
|
7-13-99 |
- "The block club president asked me to look for an electrical
company to install outdoor lamp fixtures in front yards on the block and
another company that can make wood block club signs." |
|
7-27-99 |
- "A 12 year old neighbor came over and showed me and my son how
to access the chat rooms with a short cut. I didn’t know how to enter
chat rooms." |
|
7-27-99 |
- "The unit has been helpful for me because I’ve been able to
send out emails for my mother." |
|
7-27-99 |
- "A friend came over on Monday. I introduced him to the web. We
spent 4 hours working on learning the abilities of the web. My friend was
excited about the web. I showed him the EBV page, search engine,
etc." |
|
8-10-99 |
- "The Web TV is a source of information for co-workers employed
at Hays School. Everyone is looking forward to one being placed there. The
principal told me she will be the web coach!" |
|
8-10-99 |
- "A friend that lives on another block called and wanted to come
over and use the WebTV." |
|
8-10-99 |
- "I can get government addresses. It was hard at first but I got
it!" |
|
8-16-99 |
- "My six year old is using it." |
|
8-24-99 |
- "I looked for home-weathering information on the WebTV for
myself and a neighbor." |
|
8-24-99 |
- "The neighborhood children were using the WebTV everyday. Now
that schools have begun for the year I have placed them on a
schedule." |
|
8-24-99 |
- "My nephew, who was visiting from out of town, is a computer
science major at his University. He showed me some of the things he
designed and I learned more about what the Web can and cannot do. My
nephew taught me things I didn’t know the Web could do." |
|
8-24-99 |
- "My son is always on the web listening to music and finding
song- or music-related information." |
|
8-24-99 |
- "My nieces and nephew are using the WebTV. They love it!" |
|
8-24-99 |
- "My niece had a child who is Autistic. She found, through the
health information/resource, that North Carolina has a free program for
Autistic children, which is very good. She is thinking about finding more
information about the program and moving out there." |
|
8-24-99 |
- "I checked the Go Ask Alice. I found it very useful and
informative." |
|
8-24-99 |
- "A friend wants to move to San Diego. I found a lot of
information for him." |
|
9-7-99 |
- "I have shopped on the WebTV and I like it. I haven’t bought
anything yet though." |
|
9-8-99 |
- "I’m back in school so I use the WebTV less, but my husband
works with the kids on the Web now. He and the kids E-mail back and forth
from his job. He’s the technical person so he uses a computer on a
regular basis at work." |
|
9-8-99 |
- " I’ve found that even when I was on vacation I was still
working because I received six E-mails from my job." |
|
9-9-99 |
- "My neighbor came over and learned how to use the web. She
stayed a long time. I told her to come back and bring her younger children
to work on the web and she agreed." |
|
9-9-99 |
- "I was looking for Christian 12-step programs for drug abuse. I
was surprised to find so many programs. I was expecting to see only a few
and found a lot..." |
|
9-21-99 |
- "I check e-mail on a regular basis." |
|
10-5-99 |
- "My niece gets her homework and reading assignments off the
WebTV. She is enrolled at Northwestern University as a freshman and for
her psychology course the professor posts the assignments and she
retrieves them from the WebTV. She is doing well in school and very
happy." |
|
10-7-99 |
- "Still looking for companies that make Block Club signs at a
reasonable price. Also looking for different outdoor pole/yard lamps for
the Block Club." |
|
10-7-99 |
- "I looked to see what type of community services and city &
state government agencies are on the web." |
|
10-7-99 |
- "My husband is e-mailing the children from his job." |
|
10-7-99 |
- "The schedule that was set up for the neighborhoods kids to use
the web seems to be working out pretty well." |
|
10-19-99 |
- "I spoke with the pastor of a local church and encouraged the
pastor to come and take a look at the web and mentioned the possibility of
having one installed at the church for the community." |
|
10-25-99 |
- "I read the health info. Web page once a week and find it
useful." |
|
10-25-99 |
- "A neighbor looked for a car for 2 hours. Another was looking
for a person--doing a person search; she did not find what she was looking
for." |
|
10-25-99 |
- "I’m planning on passing around brochures." |
|
10-25-99 |
- "I send e-mail to other leaders." |
| 10-27-99 |
- "I’ve used the WebTV for so many things I don’t
know where to start! I’ve found crime statistics, travel information,
recipes for a birthday party, and to keep in touch with me sister in
another state." |
| 10-27-99 |
- "It was amazing. Sunday at 1 a.m. I put a request in
for a car on a dealer website and by Monday morning they had found what I
was looking for and I got it that very day. I couldn’t believe it!" |
| 10-27-99 |
- "My son does his homework and extra credit
assignments on the WebTV all the time." |
| 10-27-99 |
- "I’ve looked for diabetes information; like
checking on medication, looking for support groups, and finding
information on stress and diabetes." |
| 10-27-99 |
- "There’s a lot of Black History information on the
Web that I’ve found." |
| 10-27-99 |
- "The WebTV is helpful for beat meeting
reminders." |
| 10-27-99 |
- "I’ve looked for travel information about
airplanes and about trips to a cabin in Wisconsin." |
|
11-17-99 |
- "The kids used it for homework. My granddaughter has her own
code for Yahoo--she is 13 years old." |
|
11-17-99 |
- "I tried to get some information for a neighbor on auto parts. I
got 58,000 sites. Also, I tried to look up government grants and got so
many that I got discouraged. I thought that maybe I should give it (WebTV)
back. The next day I looked through it again and I was happy I did." |
|
11-18-99 |
- "I was able to get some information through EBV health site on
diabetes and was very satisfied. |
|
11-18-99 |
- "I got some information for my daughter even though there was a
block on the page she wanted." |
|
11-18-99 |
- "I love the EBV site!" |
|
12-6-99 |
- "I was looking for information on high blood pressure and ran
across a site about weight loss. I have been following the recommendations
and have lost some weight." |
|
12-6-99 |
- "My grandson had to do a school project on mummies and I was
surprised at all of the information he found (on WebTV)." |
|
12-6-99 |
- "A group of Citizen Leaders are organizing a potluck for
December the 14th at 6 pm and they want to put it up on the WebTV." |
|
12-6-99 |
- "A group of neighborhood women want to organize a "quilt
club" to make quilts for fundraising and hopefully advertise the
quilt project through the web page." |
|
12-6-99 |
- "A little girl from my neighborhood came looking for dollhouse
information to give to her mother and we worked on it together and then I
printed out what we found for her to take with her." |
|
12-6-99 |
- "My son used WebTV to find information for his science
project." |
|
12-6-99 |
- "I’m working on a project at work creating a training manual;
sort of a How-To of organizing. I’ve found a lot of great information
through WebTV." |
|
12-6-99 |
- "Some of the marketing information that I found for my church
was used to create a new bulletin there." |
|
12-6-99 |
- "I got directions to my new job by used WebTV." |
|
12-7-99 |
- "I wanted more information about the violence and people killed
in our community." |
|
12-7-99 |
- "Tried to contact Mayor Daley to find out how a special election
works for a new Alderman. I also wanted to get feedback about how the laws
are enforced (in relation to resignation and future pay)." |
|
12-7-99 |
- "I discussed the boundaries for EBV with a friend |
|
12-7-99 |
- "One of the senior citizens on my block was put out of her home.
I was concerned so I went to the web and found a lot of information on
free programs to help seniors. I couldn’t do anything for the lady that
was put out because she was already gone. We have a lot of seniors on our
block so I’m going to print out the information and pass it to all of
them." |
|
12-8-99 |
- "My husband uses WebTV on a regular basis for searching for
information for others in the community and for our church which is in the
Austin community. My kids have not been using it due to a major school
science fair." |
|
12-8-99 |
- "My husband is on the web everyday. We love using it! We didn’t
know that so much was on the web. I have started making copies of
information I find to distribute to church members and others." |
|
1-20-00 |
- "My daughter has used WebTV for lots of different things. She
and her friends are planning a trip so she found some travel information.
Also, she was copying words to a song one time. She has done some job
hunting on the internet too." |
|
1-20-00 |
- "The bible class that I attend deals with conflict resolution. I’ve
found relevant information for my class with WebTV." |
|
1-20-00 |
- "My minister’s wife comes over on a regular basis to find
facts about the history of our church and things for the sermons. She
comes on a weekly basis now and found 10 pages of information one
time!" |
|
1-20-00 |
- "A family member came by last week to hunt for health
information about weight control and asthma." |
|
1-20-00 |
- ""I’m so happy about this partnership between WHA and
West Suburban Hospital! The WebTVs have been a valuable asset for our
neighborhood!" |
|
1-20-00 |
- "I have diabetes and I was recently experiencing a sharp pain so
I went looking for some answers. I have also used my unit to find health
information on foot care. |
|
1-20-00 |
- "The neighborhood kids always come by to play games on
WebTV." |
|
1-20-00 |
- "The little girl next door came over to look for information for
an extra credit science project. Her mother has also come over to make
some e-mail contacts." |
|
1-23-00 |
- "I took my children over to WHA so they could
play around on the WebTVs there." |
|
1-23-00 |
- "On Martin Luther King Day my children and I
found all sorts of information. We printed it out for them." |
|
1-23-00 |
- " I used WebTV to search for gospel music the other
day." |
|
1-26-00 |
- "I looked for social service agencies for troubled
teens and found a couple on the web." |
|
1-26-00 |
- "My neighbor came over to take a look at the EBV
webpage." |
|
1-26-00 |
- "I copied some apartment information for a
neighbor." |
|
1-26-00 |
- "My kids love to get on the web and find pictures to
print out and color." |
|
1-26-00 |
- "My wife and I are planning a family vacation to Las
Vegas or Disney Land so I've used WebTV to look up travel agency
information." |
|
1-26-00 |
- "I was able to get some information from the FBI for
a job. And to get information for someone who knows someone in
prison." |
|
1-31-00 |
- "I'm teaching my mother how to use WebTV." |
|
2-1-00 |
- "I want to work on a cook book to be put on the web.
I've been discussing this idea with members of the EBV Online program at
the monthly meetings. I discussed it with three other Citizen
Leaders." |
|
2-6-00 |
- "A neighbor of mine was interested in finding out
what types of professional jobs are available for teenagers so I found
some information and printed it out for them." |
|
2-8-00 |
- "The Black History site was very helpful. I was able
to share so much information with my church and family!" |
|
2-8-00 |
- "I was trying to get some information on voter
registration numbers versus voter turn out n this community. I want to
compare the numbers." |
|
2-9-00 |
- Kids at John Hays School are using the WebTV on their own
more often and relying less on the program coordinator’s assistance.
Three or four kids work at each computer together. |
|
2-9-00 |
- Citizen Leaders are using the e-mail to ask questions
directly to research staff about how to obtain information more often now
than before. |
|
2-23-00 |
- "I found some information for a neighbor because her
roof was leaking and she wanted to know if the city had any kind of
program or help she could use." |
|
2-23-00 |
- "I used the WebTV for a neighbor who wanted some
information on grand parenting." |
|
2-23-00 |
- One Citizen Leader organized a pep forum called Hip Hop
Forum for other Citizen Leaders to advertise activities through the net.
There was a rally related to a shooting death… |
|
2-23-00 |
- "For my job I needed to find protocol on how to
appropriately reprimand and the WebTV was useful." |
|
2-23-00 |
- "All the neighborhood kids have come looking for
Black History information for school reports." |
|
2-23-00 |
- "A child from down the street came in to finish a
project for school by finding some Einstein information." |
|
2-23-00 |
- "I'm diabetic, so I'm constantly using the WebTV to
get new information about the medications and health things like aerobics.
I found some information about a new pill that I'm taking now." |
|
2-23-00 |
- "I've been looking for low-fat recipes off internet
menus lately. I got a great lemon pound cake and the other day I made a
veggie lasagna using one of the recipes I'd found." |
|
2-23-00 |
- "The training manual that I was putting together for
work from a draft off the web combined with other information is now being
used at work." |
|
2-26-00 |
- Looking for a resume maker for updating resume. |
|
2-26-00 |
- "I've been passing information on to a lot of people
in the neighborhood about the discussions going on in the area. I loved
the speaker who did 'In the midst of Lafollette Park'." |
|
2-26-00 |
- "I asked another block club where they got their
signs for the neighborhood, where they got them from and who they talked
too. I called those people and now we're getting signs for our block
too." |
|
2-26-00 |
- "One community member from our block club found out
through the WebTV that the streets in our neighborhood are going to be
redone and all we needed to do was call so the city will start the
paperwork. We were able to pass that information on at the block
meeting." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "My family is going to Disney world soon so I
searched for prices on the WebTV and now I know what my budget is going to
have to be!" |
|
2-28-00 |
- "I've looked up hospital locations in the community
and things about the 15th district. The EBV webpage is good for
that kind of thing--I read it all the time." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "I've set up 8 or 9 of my own files to keep track of
things that I enjoy looking at. They each have their own labels, like
fishing." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "Some of my neighbors came to check out the WebTV
and one good friend on the next block ended up getting his own unit and
he's a Citizen Leader now also." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "I thought the WebTV could be used to keep track of
elderly people in the neighborhood and people who own snow-blowers so that
we can help them when it snows. We were able to do it on my block and
hopefully WHA can help out with the rest of the community, next year
(assuming the snow is over!)." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "My brother-in-law got some airline ticket
information. He wasn't able to purchase the tickets, but it was definitely
helpful to look at prices and order." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "There's a little girl that lives next door who
comes over to spend time with my wife. I think they are going to start
playing around on the WebTV together." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "There is a lot of good information on the EBV
webpage, like crime statistics for the area. Also, I printed out the EBV
Online mission statement from there to show my neighbors." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "Now that I'm used to the WebTV, I plan to walk
around the neighborhood and talk to people. I want to find out who has a
computer and e-mail so I can send them information and keep in
touch." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "Sometimes when I'm watching TV I might see
something in a commercial or on the news that I want to follow up on and I
just go to the WebTV and look for it." |
|
2-28-00 |
- "I've been spending a lot of time on my own getting
the hang of the WebTV and it's like a whole new world for someone who
hasn't used it before!" |
|
3-14-00 |
- "My niece lives near me and she comes down all the
time to use the internet. She has found a computer training class, job
training and will sit talk in chat rooms all day if I let her!" |
|
3-14-00 |
- "My granddaughter used WebTV to find Black History
information for a school report." |
|
3-14-00 |
- "A young lady in my area found some Bible trivia
after we talked about WebTV." |
|
3-28-00 |
- “My kids and I have
been passing the flu back and forth so I have been looking for information
about colds and sinus and flu infections.” |
|
3-28-00 |
- “There’s a day
care center across the street from my home. Any time I find information
that might be helpful for the parents I print it out and package it up f
or the center to give to them.” |
|
3-28-00 |
- “Sometimes I see
things on Good Morning America in the morning and I love being able to use
the WebTV to log onto web sites they talk about, like www.missingmoney.com.” |
|
3-28-00 |
- “My son was visiting
from out of town and looked up some information about used cars and resume
& job search topics.” |
|
3-28-00 |
- “I found an article
about my sister that she didn’t even know about when I was looking for
employment resources. She’s a welfare to work coordinator who helps
other women who have been in her previous situation. I printed it and sent
a copy to her.” |
|
3-28-00 |
- “I got e-mail about
the missing child in North Carolina that was asking for prayers so I
printed it to show to others.” |
|
3-28-00 |
- “My kids use WebTV
to find the words to songs.” |
|
3-28-00 |
- “One of my neighbors
needed mortgage and loan information. We found out what steps to take and
what to do to deal with foreclosures in the future." |
|
3-28-00 |
-
“A neighbor of mine
was looking for information about alcohol and drug problems so we found
information about counseling services and used the ask the doc on the EBV
homepage.” |
|
3-28-00 |
- “The Austin library
will help you do your taxes. I didn’t know that until I found it on the
web.” |
|
3-28-00 |
- “I found useful
information about schizophrenia.” |
|
3-29-00 |
- “I’m learning to
save websites that I want to back to so that I can find them again
later.” |
|
3-29-00 |
- “I’m helping to
start a lock club on my block so I used WebTV to find the alderman and
went down to have a meeting with him and took pictures of the
neighborhood." |
|
3-29-00 |
- “My son figured out
how to hook his playstation up to the WebTV.” |
|
3-29-00 |
- “I’ve found
information for the Youth Group at my church to use.” |
|
3-29-00 |
- “Different people in
my family have used WebTV to look for song lyrics and model cars.” |
|
3-29-00 |
- “My church is in the
process of creating a website. So far they have pictures of the building
on the page.” |
|
3-29-00 |
-
“I found some
recipes form the American Heart Association for a co-worker of mine.” |
|
3-29-00 |
- “I discovered that
May 6th is Clean Green Day. If you call 311 you can get
information about how to be provided with tools.” |
|
4-20-00 |
- “My kids and
grandkids are using it almost every day.” |
|
4-20-00 |
- “The quilt that the
EBV Online committee is working on should be done in June. We are also
discussing a cook book.” |
|
4-20-00 |
- “I am using e-mail
more to connect with my cousins in St. Louis.” |
|
4-26-00 |
-
“My brother and his
friend were over looking for a rapper’s website. I was shocked to see
that it had women wearing hardly anything. I think sites like that should
be blocked on the WebTVs.” |
|
4-26-00 |
- “Some of the blocks
in my neighborhood do not have Citizen Leaders so I try to help cover
those blocks and make sure people that live there get information too.” |
|
4-26-00 |
- “I met cousins at a
wedding from all over and we’re going to start keeping in touch through
e-mail and work on a family tree.” |
|
5-01-00 |
- “I strained a muscle
recently so I looked up how to treat it.” |
|
5-01-00 |
- “There’s been a
campaign for keeping a TV station from getting rid of a show. A lot of
people hadn’t heard about it until we started passing e-mails around and
writing to the station.” |
|
5-01-00 |
- “Some family members
came over to look at prices for Disney World before they went for a
vacation.” |
|
5-01-00 |
-
“I kept neighbors
updated on the situation with the missing girl from the community.” |
|
5-01-00 |
- “There’s a new
health center in the area so after I got a message about it I went to my
WebTV for more.” |
|
5-01-00 |
- “I’m getting
better at the keyboard and using the WebTV. This is new for me.” |
|
5-01-00 |
- “I’ve read the
articles about City of Angels, the show that’s going off the air.” |
|
5-01-00 |
- “My granddaughter
has looked for music sites, jobs, and doctor information for her baby.” |
|
5-02-00 |
- “I recently got
elected to the School Council so I’ve looked up information about how
funding works and what money goes into the education lottery.” |
|
5-02-00 |
- “I’m a coin
collector. I found a site with info about rare coins and a number to call
to find out how much certain coins are worth.” |
|
5-02-00 |
- “I sent a letter to
the new Citizen Leader welcoming him to the program.” |
|
5-02-00 |
- “I stay busy, so I
come home and catch up by getting on the Internet.” |
|
5-02-00 |
- “Any health or
safety things that could affect my grandchildren are of interest to me.” |
|
5-02-00 |
- “I keep updated on
sport, like how the Lakers are doing.” |
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5-02-00 |
- “My grandson is on
medication so I look up info about it. I’m going to try looking on the
EBV webpage next.” |
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5-02-00 |
- “I was curious about
how much my Rolex watch was worth and was able to find a website that told
me.” |
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5-04-00 |
- “I have used WebTV
for work-related projects.” |
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5-04-00 |
- “I’m always
looking up Bible scriptures or related subjects.” |
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5-04-00 |
- “I take requests
from neighbors and I find health-related subjects to share with my
neighbors and church members. I make copies and pass them out.” |
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5-05-00 |
- “A block member used
the web to look for ornamental items for the lawn and lawn care products.
Someone at work had told them certain things were only available through
the internet.” |
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5-16-00 |
“I home school my
kids so I use the WebTV as part of their schooling. We find children’s
stories, access www.funbrian.com, and I share this information with others
who home school.” |
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5-16-00 |
- “I use the web on a
daily basis.” |
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5-16-00 |
-
“A neighbor wanted
information about a motorcycle she’s thinking of purchasing. She found a
dealer in Wisconsin, instructions about how to travel to the dealership
via the expressway and local roads. She was delighted and plans to return
to use the WebTV more often.” |
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6-6-00 |
-
"My grandson has been put on an experimental medication so I printed out some information I found on the WebTV and took it to the doctor with me." |
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6-6-00 |
- "My nephew built a lemonade stand on the games youth page. He's 9 and works with computers at school too." |
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6-6-00 |
- "I enjoy reading the Bible storied that another CL shares over e-mail." |
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6-8-00 |
- "When I'm in a hurry I look up the weather at a general site, but if I have more time I read it off the news sites so that I can read everything there." |
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6-8-00 |
- "My niece is always searching for new information about job and apartment listings." |
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6-8-00 |
- "I was looking for a list of U.S. airports for a class that I'm taking but couldn't find it. I talked to one of the staff people and she was able to help me." |
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6-8-00 |
- "One of my neighbors wanted some information off the home buyers website so she used my WebTV." |
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6-8-00 |
- "I actually tried the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire site where you can play along with the players on TV, but I was too nervous to try playing!" |
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6-8-00 |
- "A girl down the street used WebTV for a school project. She spent about an hour and printed out some pictures of the country she was looking for." |
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6-8-00 |
- "I sent a message to the woman who introduced me to WebTVs and this project. She didn't have to expose me to this but she did and I thank her for opening up a new world!" |
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6-8-00 |
- "I'm setting up some mentoring for the neighborhood youth for the summer, figuring out what activities and programs they can get involved in. There's a lot of stuff available through places like the YMCA." |
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6-8-00 |
- "I'm using the e-fax now to send out faxes and it's working out great!" |
|
6-8-00 |
- "There's actually a community garden website where you can go to create a layout of the yard and choose what you want in the garden." |
|
6-8-00 |
- "The EBV webpage has a new black history site available. I used it to do some genealogy searching." |
|
6-8-00 |
- "E-mail is very useful for passing on job announcements. There was a teacher position we were able to fill using e-mail." |
|
6-8-00 |
- "For people who want to invest their money but don't have a whole lot, there is a site that I found called shareholder.com where you can invest online." |
|
6-8-00 |
- "I used the EBV webpage to find out information about all the hoax messages that I was getting over e-mail, like the I Love You virus and the GAP coupons." |
|
6-8-00 |
- "A friend asked me to find them a lawyer so I did." |
|
6-8-00 |
- "My granddaughter looks up information and job possibilities because she's in school for nursing." |
|
6-8-00 |
- "I've done some job searches for others." |
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6-13-00 |
- “My
6th grader learned about the famous Chicago Fire at school and
how many people died because of the metal staircases that melted from the
heat. He went to the history channel and learned about changes to
fireproof and how cement was made.” |
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6-13-00 |
- “I use WebTV go do
office work from home.” |
|
6-13-00 |
- “My children find
history information on the discovery channel and can tell what is coming
up on TV.” |
|
6-13-00 |
- “The medical
bulletin has some great articles about dental concerns and oral disease
that more people should read. I am trying to teach my children to be
conscientious about oral hygiene.” |
|
6-13-00 |
- “A co-worker asked
me to find some Quick books about accounting for him.” |
|
6-13-00 |
- “The WebTV goes far
beyond the encyclopedias that we used when we were young. It’s full of
information that’s easy to access!” |
|
6-13-00 |
- “The WebTV is
actually changing the way I watch TV. I’m learning a lot more. I used to
only watch for sports stats but now I feel more well-rounded.” |
|
6-13-00 |
- “My wife watches the
Home Gardening TV shows now and they’re just in time for our work out in
the yard.” |
|
6-14-00 |
- “There is another
Citizen Leader that lives just down the block. I’m going to train her to
use the WebTV too.” |
|
6-14-00 |
- “My friend and I are
building a catalog of sites that are interesting to us and useful. That
way we can access things off the web easier.” |
|
6-14-00 |
- “I was able to
download the e-fax and can send faxes now.” |
|
6-14-00 |
- “I’m so happy that
I joined Healthy Lifestyles. I found out about the WebTV project through
it and the opportunity to become a Citizen Leader has had a big impact on
my life. It has been uplifting, has given me companionship, and the chance
to learn about lifestyle changes that I can make to be more healthy, like
substituting yogurt for sour cream in recipes.” |
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6-17-00 |
- "The kids in my
neighborhood use it for school." |
|
7-7-00 |
- "I like the new
up-grade and addition on the EBV page. Because of the changes I've been
able to get what I'm looking for more quickly." |
|
7-11-00 |
- “I got a senior
citizen help from an organization that I found on the web that pays water
bills.” |
|
7-11-00 |
- “I used the web to
purchase food for less at www.priceline.com.” |
|
7-11-00 |
-
“I wrote the
government officials about how I feel discriminated against regarding
emissions testing. I did this because I found out that if you own a
diesel engine, a trucking company, or city bus you don’t have to be
tested. After I write to Dick Durbin and the Governor they replied back
that I should send more information to them.” |
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7-26-00 |
- “I mainly use the
WebTV for routine things, like checking on community activities and
communicating through email.” |
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7-26-00 |
- “Some CLs are
combining blocks to do a joint effort to get neighbors involved with the
WebTVs. We’re going to pull them in using www.priceline.com
but move beyond that as well.” |
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7-26-00 |
-
“Myself and several
other CLs got together and had a meeting about creating a flyer to pass
out to our neighbors that will encourage them to come to a meeting we are
planning. At the meeting we will tell them about grocery and gas
discounts, etc. I plan to have conversations with my neighbors instead of
just passing out the information.” |
|
7-26-00 |
- “My kids are always
using WebTV for entertainment. My son likes to follow the beat writer for
the Bulls.” |
|
7-26-00 |
- “A WHA staff member
came over and took the restriction off my unit so now I can order things
and use my credit card in the web.” |
|
08-00 |
- “Someone passed along an internet story about
the cultural history on inventions that I shared at a youth gathering.” |
|
08-00 |
- “My
son is interested in learning how to use WebTV.” |
|
08-00 |
- “I have talked with staff about strategies
about how to get information out to my neighbors.” |
|
08-00 |
- “My cousin and I looked at wedding
information for her.” |
|
08-00 |
- “Myself and a couple of other CLs had a joint
meeting and 4 neighborhood people showed up so we were able to work
individually with them to show them what kind of things are on the
internet.” |
|
08-00 |
- “We had a successful Block Club party for 3
½ @ 800 Lorel. The Alderman was there handing out school supplies, there
was a rep there from MAD DADS, a DJ, basketball hoops, and a fire truck.
The party went from 12-5.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “A WHA staff member helped me learn how to
use yahoo and the EBV Online webpage.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “I found soap opera information and
chat-rooms.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “There is a vacant lot next to the church and
a staff member got me a number to call about property information.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “I found a new site for airline ticket
information.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “I found a garden.com site, but I needed
adobe acrobat to access it.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “I
was able to find new ideas for the youth Bible school, including history
about the denomination, techniques, parent involvement ideas, and ways to
link it to Sunday school as a follow up.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “I’ve been working on a community project
for EBV South that includes youth, community, and gardening components.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “My
son got university access with WebTV and did a test over the internet.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “A neighbor of mine wanted to find property
tax information so she got a government site and was looking at
comparisons of areas in Chicago.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “My
son’s friend like to find secrets for games on the web.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “My
daughter found flight information.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “A
person on my block who is diabetic wanted a podiatrist so I looked on the
web.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “I
searched for hypertension information.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “A
church member asked me to look for information regarding diabetes and the
medication she’s taking which apparently affects liver functioning.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “My neighbor emailed for a job on the
WebTV.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “My
son has gone car and job hunting. He has gotten call back too.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “A young boy down the street is doing an art
presentation for a program at Gallery 37 and wanted to use the
internet.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “I
printed out flyers for my neighbors for the upcoming job fair.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “After the priceline meeting that we had for
neighbors, one of them asked me to look for general travel research
too.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “My kids always play games on the WebTV.” |
|
08-14-00 |
- “My daughter was able to buy a bike off the
web for her son.” |
|
9-11-00 |
-
“I did take some
information about EBV to my block club.” |
|
9-12-00 |
- “I taught my 30 year
old nephew how to use the webTV so we visited different areas. He loved
using it and was amazed at the information available on the web.” |
|
9-12-00 |
- “My husband
purchased a new computer.” |
|
9-13-00 |
-
“My cousin is
teaching me about real estate so I looked up some things on the web.” |
|
9-13-00 |
- “A woman from the
County building was sending me information through email that I had not
received. It turns out she was sending it to the wrong address.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “My children like to
find postcards and pictures that they can print and color.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “My niece is a
teenager and she likes to print out pictures of movie stars to put up on
her walls.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “I keep up on my
soap operas through the web.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “I can listen to
gospel music on the WebTV.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “This is a great way
for me to keep in touch with my granddaughter more cheaply. She sent me
her new information.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “I was having some
sinus problems due to my allergies, with strange reactions to my
medication. I got some information from the internet.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “I want to write
poetry, like the things that other CLs send through email.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “I got a list of the
people in the area that have email. Now I can chat with my neighbors.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “When a message was
sent out about someone needing an apartment I sent some information to her
about a building across the street that has some available places.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “I sent a message to
Bashir’s new assistant.” |
|
9-14-00 |
-
“I asked some
medical questions on the Ask-A-Doc for the West Suburban Medical
Center.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “My nephew can over
to watch me using the WebTV, but he hasn’t tried himself yet.” |
|
9-14-00 |
-
“My brother looks
for the same things I do- sports games.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “I look up kid games
for my son.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “My friends and I
are going to a football game in Indianapolis. I found a hotel for use to
stay at really cheaply.” |
|
9-14-00 |
-
“A friend of mine
who is pregnant needed some questions answered so I looked them up in the
West Sub information.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “I’ve been looking
for day care in the area for my son, but couldn’t find anything I was
happy with. A project staff member gave me the name of another CL who
provides day care services in her home.” |
|
9-14-00 |
-
“My mother has been
emailing her sisters in Mississippi and Los Angeles.” |
|
9-14-00 |
- “A lot of times I
just browse for travel information, new CDs, and magazines.” |
|
9-18-00 |
- “My granddaughter is
in nursing school and found information for her nutrition class.” |
|
9-18-00 |
- “I’m going t take
a look at my picture on the CL list when I get the password.” |
|
9-19-00 |
-
“My nephew in
Bellwood comes to se the WebTV whenever he can. He loves it!” |
|
9-19-00 |
- “My grandson uses
“Mamma-mania”, which is a children’s site.” |
|
9-19-00 |
-
“I look up movie and
CD information.” |
|
9-19-00 |
-
“I sent some
information through email for jobs for myself and my daughter.” |
|
9-19-00 |
- “I was looking for
NAC stuff because of a school being built in the neighborhood.” |
|
10-03-00 |
- “I am being trained
on how to use computers at work and I have found it easier because of my
use of the WebTV.” |
|
10-03-00 |
- “I look for Bible
scriptures and sermons on WebTV.” |
|
10-03-00 |
-
“I take things from
the EBV webpage, like community announcements and emails, to the members
of my book club.” |
|
10-03-00 |
- “I feel like I’m
getting better at using the WebTV. In fact, now that I’m getting better
at finding information, I sometimes get frustrated at the WebTV when it
goes too slow.” |
|
10-03-00 |
-
“My husband uses the
WebTV.” |
|
10-03-00 |
- “My brother was
using the WebTV a lot. He liked it so much that he decided to get a
computer of his own.” |
|
10-03-00 |
- “I did take some
information about EBV to my block club.” |
|
10-03-00 |
- “My
son’s friends from the block come over and use the WebTV.” |
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