💻 A program of @pcs_for_people 🏔 Increasing technology literacy in Colorado’s highest-needs schools through project-based learning. Reading, writing, computing, and arithmetic - The fundamentals of education have changed. It’s hard to imagine a job that doesn’t use a computer in some way shape or form, yet Colorado’s school system has struggled to close the technology gap for under-resourced youth. The gap between rich and poor is also a gap between those who have access to the opportunities technology brings and those without. In 2004, KidsTek, in collaboration with the University of Denver's Colorado Community-Based Research Network wrote a research study of the technology gap in Colorado - and its ramifications for our kids. Since KidsTek's inception, we have been working to bridge that digital divide. The mission of KidsTek, a program of PCs for People, is to increase the technology literacy of Colorado’s underserved children and youth by providing free technology education through innovative after-school programs. KidsTek provides an extensive technology curriculum for Colorado schools and youth service organizations with the goal of providing the tools for long-term academic, behavioral, and career success.