Neighborhood Networks Week 2008
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Plough Towers hosted several events for Neighborhood Networks Week 2008. They included:

"Get Connected Day" - Seniors were shown what they could do on the Internet.

"Russian Day" - A Get Connected Day for our Russian residents. Computers were set up with Russian keyboards and the option to choose Russian as the language for typing in e-mail and viewing Web sites.

"Computer Fair Day" - Computers were moved to the Dining Room and set up in centers. Refreshments were served. Our partners were invited and given a certificate of appreciation. Residents who work in the center (computer assistants) were given gift certificates, funded by computer center sales.

The computers were arranged in "centers" as follows:

	Music Center - 1 computer set up as a "jukebox" to click and play songs from an iTunes library.
	Games Center - 3 computers set up for playing cards and board games.
	Products Display Center - greeting cards, computer art, edited photos, and CDs were displayed and for sale.
	Photo Slideshow Center - 1 computer with a continuing slideshow of residents' photos taken at events during the year. Prints for sale.
	Home Videos Center - 1 computer with an assistant playing DVDs made from a residents' talent show and other events. DVDs for sale.