With Chattanooga dubbed the “Gig City,” a group of people have taken it upon themselves to educate locals on smart technology and internet use.
Tech Goes Home, the Enterprise Center’s digital inclusion program, celebrated its 3,000th graduate at East Lake Park Sunday afternoon. The program has been teaching digital literacy for free to people of all ages – from preschoolers to senior citizens – for about three years now, said Sammy Lowdermilk, program director.
Chantele Massengill said she’s taken three different courses three different times, and has even brought her daughter and niece along.
“It’s made my life different,” she said, noting it’s different in a good way.
Massengill doesn’t work in an office setting right now, but she feels more confident when using computers and other types of technology on the job.