Thank you to Kathy Murphy, Vermont's Chief Marketing Office, for sharing her top tips for designing a usable, accessible website. For other resources see the Internet Basics for Web Design resource page. When we think about the design and development of websites, we often focus upon graphic design, backend development and semantic markup that is…
The Vermont State Colleges is an e-Vermont partner providing introductory Internet trainings across the state as well as online webinars. Jane Kearns is an instructor who presented several workshops in Bristol, one of the e-Vermont communities, in February, 2011. Despite the winter weather she helped one family discover Google tools. “Two sisters from the area…
In the months since the year-one annual report was published, e-Vermont continued its ambitious projects. This report outlines its accomplishments. Read the full report here (PDF).
In one busy month, Fairfield opened a beautiful new library, launched a community newsletter, and unveiled an online farmers market. Fairfield is a town of 700 households in Franklin County, chock full of dairy farms, maple sugar producers and many other farmers and artisans. During the Vermont Council on Rural Development’s Community Visit process in…
(12/8/11) – e-Vermont partner Front Porch Forum provides towns and neighborhoods with a virtual town green and bulletin board. Residents who opt to sign in can easily post notes which get delivered to e-mailboxes throughout the community. Notices about upcoming events, stuff for sale or trade, lost pets, and wildlife sightings mix with discussions about…
(12/8/11) – The village center of Moretown sits along the usually friendly Mad River. But Tropical Storm Irene swelled it to a torrent, taking houses and bridges in its wake. Just prior to Irene, this e-Vermont community was slowly building interest in its new town wide Front Porch Forum. Suddenly, it exploded with activity. In…
(12-2-2011) – e-Vermont and partner Digital Wish are helping to expand the world of learning for every 4th, 5th, and 6th grader in this rural southern Vermont town. Each week a trainer from Digital Wish joins their teachers for lessons that integrate technology into the curriculum. Along with the lessons, each student is outfitted with…
(12/1/2011) – A group of local artists and entrepreneurs have banded together to showcase their community – the town of Cambridge and its village center, Jeffersonville. Known as CAE or Cambridge Artists and Entrepreneurs this collection of business owners, professionals and artisans collaborated with e-Vermont to build the Cambridge Vermont Community Portal www.cambridgevt.com. CAE’s mission…
During the course of the e-Vermont project, three regional workshops and two statewide conferences provided an opportunity to share lessons learned, best practices, and new ideas. Below are some of the highlights from these events. Report from the final e-Vermont conference on Vermont’s Digital Future (May 8th, 2012) – see also the agenda for an…
The Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) has provided workshops, webinars, and one-on-one advising for small business owners in all e-Vermont communities. Their work reached beyond our 24 communities through workshops at regional and statewide conferences and e-Vermont webinars. Broadband for businesses in Vermont is a huge topic. It covers everything from educating a workforce…