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30 Apr 2025

Streaming Music Services – Choosing the Best One for You

by Lear, Joe K. | | 0

In our last blog, we discussed how to choose the best streaming service for you. High Speed Internet is also changing the way you listen to and purchase music. While you can still purchase music via vinyl and CDs, you … Continued

Digital Ambassadors, Digital literacy, For Missourians, Music, streaming
16 Apr 2025

Selecting the Right Streaming Video Service – News, Programs, Movies, and Sports – Oh My!

by Lear, Joe K. | | 0

We’ve moved from having 3 or 4 television stations to cable and satellite TV that give us hundreds of channels, to streaming services, which allow us to decide when we watch and where we watch shows, movies, and news. We’ve … Continued

Digital Ambassadors, Digital literacy, For Missourians, streaming, video
2 Apr 2025

Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age

by Lear, Joe K. | | 0

When we think about online education, we often think back to COVID and the only learning available to our youth was online through our local schools, or the ads for all the online Universities we see. However, there are a … Continued

Digital Ambassadors, Digital literacy, For Missourians, life-long learning
21 Mar 2025

Demystifying ChatGPT and Other AI Large Language Models

by Marc McCarty | | 0

March 2025 Two years ago, I sat down in front of my computer for an unusual interview—not with a person, but with an AI large language model — ChatGPT. Back then, I was curious. Could this AI really hold a … Continued

19 Mar 2025

Online Games – The Benefits and How to Stay Safe

by Lear, Joe K. | | 0

One of the most popular uses of the internet is online gaming. Smart phones, gaming consoles, computers, tablets, and virtual reality devices all allow us to participate in online games alone or with others. While gaming may seem like a … Continued

cybersecurity, Digital Ambassadors, Digital literacy, For Missourians, Gaming
5 Mar 2025

Cyberbullying and How to Deal with It

by Lear, Joe K. | | 0

In 2022 19.2% of students surveyed nationwide, in grades 6-12 (ages 12-18), who reported being bullied during school, about 21.6% reported being bullied online or by text, including nearly twice as many girls (27.7%) as boys (14.1%) (National Victim Survey … Continued

Cyberbullying, cybersecurity, Digital Ambassadors, Digital literacy, For Missourians
19 Feb 2025

Using Social Media

by Lear, Joe K. | | 0

Social media platforms are great tools for keeping up with family and friends, making new friends across the world, creating entertaining and informative content, generating business, and exchanging ideas on subjects that are of interest to you.  These platforms have … Continued

Digital Ambassadors, Digital literacy, For Missourians, Social Media
5 Feb 2025

Evaluating Information Online

by Lear, Joe K. | | 0

Everyone has heard the funny saying, “If it’s on the Internet, it must be true!”  We all laugh when we hear this, but do we take that into account when we are looking at information online? The Internet delivers us … Continued

Digital Ambassadors, Digital literacy, Evaluating online information, For Missourians
22 Jan 2025

Using Video Calls to Stay Connected

by Lear, Joe K. | | 0

As our families grow, change, and move and our circle of friends and family extends beyond our local community, staying connected can be challenging. Video calls can offer a personal touch that traditional phone calls and text messages lack. Our … Continued

Cloud Applications, Digital Ambassadors, Digital literacy, For Missourians, Video Calling
8 Jan 2025

Preparing for a Successful Online Interview

by Lear, Joe K. | | 0

Preparing for a Successful Online Interview In our last blog, “Successfully Searching for a Job Online,” we discussed how to get noticed and land a job that fits in your career path. In this article we will discuss how to … Continued

Digital Ambassadors, Digital literacy, For Missourians, Job Search

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