August 2011
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CDD Weekly Class Report Uhuru 7-30-11
                                WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                             House of Uhuru – 30 July 2011 Opening Comments: Gave a brief overview of what today’s lesson plan was and reminded the class that their essays were due Tuesday, and that each student would have to give a brief presentation in front of the class as well.  Attendance: 14 students attended class today 1st Topic...
Aug 1st
July 2011
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CDD Weekly Class Report Walden House 7-5-11
                                     WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                   Walden House/ July 5th / 2011 OPENING COMMENTS: Bharat was feeling under the weather so I was solo for the class. There were 12 students however 2 students dropped out. ATTENDANCE: There were 12 students however 2 students dropped out. INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: Did a quick intro of what the course...
Jul 21st
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CDD Weekly Class Report Cri-Help 7-5-11
                                                  WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                           Cri Help/7-5-2011     Opening Comments: There were no events that I felt were out of the ordinary for the first meeting of class. My more experienced teaching partner did not report any incidents either.       Attendance: Of the 8 students enrolled in the session, 6 were...
Jul 19th
CDD Weekly Class Report Uhuru 5-30-11
                                                 WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                        Uhuru/April 30, 2011   Opening Comments:   Computer # 11 was not operating. Had an error message that disk 0 was not being read.   Attendance: Patricia Jones was absent. New enrollee Rose Sermons attended Saturday. I informed Rose, that considering she did not attend Tuesday...
Jul 6th
May 2011
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CDD at 1000
                                                      CDD at 1000 As CDD graduated its 1000th student on March 22nd, 2011, the organization graduated to a new sphere.   These 1,000 graduates are our legacy.  They represent hundreds of hours in the classroom and behind the scenes by our dedicated volunteer Instructors, Installers, and Web Developers.  There are hundreds of stories of transformation...
May 18th
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April 2011
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CDD Weekly Class Report Uhuru 4-26-11
                                              WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                         Uhuru/ 4-26-11     Opening Comments:   I walked into the center around 6:40 pm and a counselor greeted me. I met Melissa right away and started getting ready to let the students in the classroom. We had to get a table to put our books and teaching supplies on it, and we...
Apr 29th
March 2011
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CDD Weekly Class Report Cri-Help 2-19-11
WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                              CrI Help/ Saturday 02-19-2011     Opening Comments: Rob was really good in the class. He made student comfortable. He distributed work sheet to the students. Attendance: There were 12 students in class. INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: We introduce ourselves to class. There were few students who had an exposure to computers before. But...
Mar 9th
February 2011
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CDD Weekly Class Report Walden House
                                          WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                     Walden House/ Tuesday 02-15-2011     Opening Comments: Ralph Mendoza was handling some paper work with the students when the instructors arrived. In addition Ralph introduced the CDD program and instructors to the students before leaving the class room.     Attendance: We had 14 students in class. We...
Feb 18th
January 2011
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CDD Weekly Class Report Walden House 10-18-10
WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Walden House, Tuesday, October 18, 2010   Opening Comments: Chairs were set up in rows with a white board for lecture. Soni, Joe and Loryn were there to instruct. Joe and Loryn were going to switch days, so Joe left shortly before class started.   Attendance: Attendance was taken and the notebooks handed out. The room was full, with 13 students in attendance.   INTRODUCTIONS OR...
Jan 11th
December 2010
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CDD Weekly Class Report Uhuru 10-9-10
                                               WEEKLY CLASS REPORT House of Uhuru/October 9, 2010   Opening Comments: Hunter and I had another great class and all of the students were extremely focused throughout the class, learning about public speaking, the Internet, and finished their papers.   Attendance: 9 students attended the class and two students were absent.    INTRODUCTIONS OR...
Dec 3rd
November 2010
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CDD Weekly Class Report Uhuru 10-5-10
                                               WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                  House of Uhuru, 10-5-10     OPENING COMMENTS: This week’s class over all was again energized and engaging, students seemed to look forward to the computer discovery test and were well prepared.   Attendance: 10 attended class. We were told that Charlene hurt her foot, but did send...
Nov 7th
October 2010
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CDD Class Report Walden House 10-5-10
WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Walden House, 10-5-10   Opening Comments: Chairs were set up at the computer workstations with a white board for lecture.   Attendance: Attendance was taken and the notebooks handed out. The room was full, with 14 students in attendance.   INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: Students were given test over Discover terms.  1ST TOPIC COVERED: Soni introduced students to various fields in...
Oct 21st
CDD Class Report Cri-Help 9-28-10
                                                  WEEKLY CLASS REPORT CH/9-28-10     7:00 to 7:10- Jordana took roll and handed out the workbooks.  After writing the evening’s schedule on the board, she gave a brief talk on the topics for the evening.  Eleven students were present and on time.  Two students Erica and Aysha are no longer coming to class.  Erica dropped the class and Aysha went...
Oct 6th
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September 2010
5 posts
CDD Class Report Uhuru 9-18-10
                                             WEEKLY CLASS REPORT House of Uhuru/September 18, 2010     Opening Comments: Hunter and I had an excellent time working with the students on Saturday. We explained to the students that because of the issues that occurred in the last class, the groups would be split into male and female separate by the front and back of the classroom. We are not sure if...
Sep 30th
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CDD Class Report Walden 9-15-10
                                            WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Walden House, Tuesday, 9/15/10   Opening Comments: Chairs were set up in a semi-circle with a white board for lecture. Ralph Mendoza, Center Vocational Manager, gave a brief introduction to the students.   Attendance: Attendance was taken and the notebooks handed out. The room was full, with 14 students in attendance.   INTRODUCTIONS...
Sep 23rd
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CDD Class Report Cri-Help 9-15-10
                                            WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Cri-Help / 9-15-10     Opening Comments: Our class went very well and all students were cooperative and involved in the learning process.   INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: Ryan had everyone take their seat and took roll. Both he and Beverly introduced themselves and told why they volunteered.  He led student introductions and the...
Sep 17th
CDD End of Course Report Uhuru 8-10-10
                  Instructor End of Course Report   Center Name:  House of Uhuru Beginning Date: July 6, 2010 Graduation Date:  August 10, 2010 Names of the four Instructors: Peter, Hunter, Juliane The session consisted of 10 classes, with classes held on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings at the House of Uhuru. The teacher’s team only consisted of 3 instructors, Peter, Hunter and...
Sep 15th
                                               WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                       Cri-Help / 8-3-2010     Opening Comments: Jordana and I both arrived about 20 minutes early to class.  We put the agenda on the board as usual, and Jordana put the Santa Monica graduation information on the board as well.   Attendance: Ryan took attendance.  The entire Socorro...
Sep 5th
August 2010
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CDD Weekly Class Report Cri-Help
                                                 WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                        Cri-Help / 7-31-2010     Opening Comments: I arrived at 10:30 to try installing the GoodSearch toolbar and to test the Internet. A few computers were not connected to Ethernet cabling. I resolved that problem; all but 1 were connected and working. The last one, I got...
Aug 29th
CDD Class Report Uhuru 7-28-10
                                             WEEKLY CLASS REPORT House of Uhuru, 7-20-2010   INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: Six of eight students were present at the start of class.  Prince and Shanae came in late and were marked absent.  Michelle left halfway through the class, as she was not feeling well, and was also marked absent.  Six of eight students turned in completed papers.  Prince’s...
Aug 25th
CDD Class Report Walden House 7-24-10
                                             WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Walden House, Saturday, 7/24/10   Opening Comments: Chairs were set up with a white board for lecture.   Attendance: Attendance was taken and the notebooks. Frank DeLeon came up to me and asked if he could be excused from the class because he wanted me to give him a note to excuse him from class to go to a baseball game.I explained...
Aug 19th
CDD Class Report Uhuru 7-20-10
                                              WEEKLY CLASS REPORT House of Uhuru, 7-20-2010   INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: Nine of ten students were present at the start of the class.  Michael Alcantera has dropped the course.  The workstations do not have Mavis Beacon or MS Office installed, so capabilities are somewhat limited.  Peter started off the class by giving an overview of today’s...
Aug 13th
CDD Class Report Walden 7-24-10
                                           WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Walden House, Saturday, 7/24/10   Opening Comments: Chairs were set up with a white board for lecture.   Attendance: Attendance was taken and the notebooks. Frank DeLeon came up to me and asked if he could be excused from the class because he wanted me to give him a note to excuse him from class to go to a baseball game.I explained...
Aug 9th
CDD Class Report Walden 7-20-10
                                           WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Walden House, Tuesday, 7/20/10   Opening Comments: Chairs were set up with a white board for lecture. The discovery terms were written on the board with short descriptions.   Attendance: Attendance was taken and the notebooks handed out, including the new book I brought to replace the one which fell apart last week. Edward Ntuk came in...
Aug 3rd
CDD Class Report Uhrur 7-17-10
                                                 WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                    House of Uhuru/7-17-2010    Opening Comments: Loryn and Juliane substituted the class for Jeff and Peter.     Attendance: Before class, 2 students showed up and informed us that they would not attend, but they changed their mind and showed up on time. In total, 8 students were...
Aug 1st
July 2010
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CDD Class Report Walden 7-17-10
Walden House  7/17/10   Opening Comments: Chairs were set up with a white board for lecture.   Attendance: Attendance was taken and the notebooks handed out. The room was full, with 14 students in attendance.  I was informed by a staff member that Kirklan Stevenson would no longer be attending class. My teaching partner Delaram did not show up to class so I covered both topics.   INTRODUCTIONS OR...
Jul 29th
CDD Class Report Cri-Help 7-17-10
                                                  WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                          Cri-Help/July 17, 2010 Opening Comments: Renee and Micah arrived on time and began class. Everybody was already seated and prepared. Micah did a quick introduction. Attendance: Renee took attendance. All students were present at the beginning of class on time with the...
Jul 26th
CDD Class Report Uhuru 7-14-10
                                           WEEKLY CLASS REPORT House of Uhuru, 7-13-2010   INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: Nine students were present at the start of the class.  Peter introduced himself to the class, and explained his background.  Midway through the class, Wayne informed us that he would only be enrolled in the class for the next two weeks, as he is leaving UH afterwards.  The...
Jul 23rd
CDD Class Report Walden 7-10-10
                                            WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Walden House, Tuesday, 7/10/10   Opening Comments: Steve one of the staff members at Walden explained that there was such a low turn out for the class because it had not been announced the previous week that the class was starting on Tuesday. Since, we had so few people Steve asked if we would be able to allowed to add anyone else....
Jul 21st
CDD Class Report Cri-Help 7-10-10
                                       WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                        Cri-Help/July 10, 2010  OPENING COMMENTS: Marlaina and I met up at 10:15am and we set up the class. Unfortunately, neither one of brought the lesson plan, and the internet wasn’t up and running, so we were not able to follow the lesson plan exactly as we should have. Despite the minor setback at...
Jul 18th
CDD Class Report Uhuru 7-6-10
                                         WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                               House Uhuru/7-6-2010     Opening Comments: No unusual or concerning incidents happened.  The students seemed to be engaged and respectful.   Attendance: We had 9 students attend class this evening.  Kim was told by one of the counselors that there might be as many as 13 students, but this was...
Jul 16th
CDD Class Report Walden House 7-6-10
WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Walden House, Tuesday, 7/6/10   Opening Comments: The students were excited to start learning, and were enthusiastic about the material.   Attendance: Because it was the first class, an announcement was made over the WH speaker system to notify of the class being held in the computer lab. We had a classroom of 7 students to start the first session from the student roster of 16....
Jul 15th
CDD Class Report Cri-Help 7-6-10
                                                  WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                           Cri-Help/7-6-10     Opening Comments: Please offer notes here about unusual or concerning incidents that took place in our class.  Take extra space as needed for all sections.   I thought the first class went very well. The students seemed genuinely excited to be...
Jul 14th
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CDD Graduation Ceremony 6-1-10
Graduation Event Wrap Up Session Beginning Date:  April 27th 2010   Graduation Date: June 1st 2010   Location:  Santa Monica Recreation Center   Time: 7:00pm   Emcee:  Wendell Bennett   Guest Speaker: Kathy Porter   Keynote Speaker: David Schumm   Names of Instructors:   Cri-Help-  Smriti Raghunathan, Ryan Bailon, Wendell Bennett, Robert Sandoval   Walden House- Peter Downey, Soni Nagatani,...
Jul 5th
June 2010
3 posts
CDD May 1st Newsletter Article
                                              CDD Computer Training                        Our Services Needed Now More than Even                                            By Kathleen Patton Every day we hear news of another round of  budget cuts.  Quoting a CNN Article from March 21st, 2010,”Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is proposing “painful” layoffs and service cuts to...
Jun 21st
CDD Course Report Walden 6-1-10
     Instructor End of Course Report     Center Name: Walden House Beginning Date: April 27, 2010 Graduation Date: June 1, 2010   Names of the four Instructors: Soni Nagatani, Agraja Sharma, Derin Oyekan, Peter Downey The Walden House course consisted of two class sessions per week, for six weeks, with 15 students enrolled for the start of the course.  Course topics included hardware components,...
Jun 12th
CDD Class Report Cri-Help 5-29-10
                                              WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                       Cri-Help/05/29/2010     Opening Comments: Rob reminded everyone that graduation is this Tuesday coming up and that you must dress nice and presentable. We made copies of both the picture of the center and the directions to the facility and handed them...
Jun 7th
May 2010
5 posts
CDD Class Report Walden 5-25-10
                                      WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                      Walden House, 5-25-2010  INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: We had 7 students in attendance, and all 7 students stayed for the entire class. Shannon was marked absent. Peter handed out binders and started off the class. All students had completed at least 50% of their papers and the majority appeared to have...
May 30th
CDD Class Report Cri-Help 5-18-10
                                            WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Cri-Help / 05.18.10   Opening Comments: Class began on time. Robert gave an outline of what would be covered in the class. The students were reminded that there will be no class on Saturday and that the papers and presentations are due next Tuesday. Attendance was taken and the workbooks were handed out.   Attendance: Everyone was...
May 24th
CDD Class Report Uhrur 5-15-10
                                          WEEKLY CLASS REPORT House of Uhuru, Tuesday, 5/11/2010   Opening Comments: Class started at 11 am. We had a classroom of 7 students. Thus students expressed excitement over their coming presentation and had a volley of questions regarding it, and the essay.                         Attendance: We had 7 students in attendance, the 2 missing students were...
May 19th
CDD Class Report Uhrur 5-8-10
                                     WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                 House of Uhuru, Tuesday, 5/8/2010 Opening Comments: We had a classroom of 12 students in this session. When I asked the students about their missing peers, we were informed that some students had dropped the course in the prior session.                         Attendance: Of the 12 attendees, They managed...
May 12th
CDD Class Report Cri-Help 5-4-10
                              CDD Weekly Class Report                                        Cri-Help / May 4, 2010 Opening Comments: Today was lesson 3.  I arrived 30 minutes early to set up the classroom and put the day’s agenda on the board.  Dwight soon arrived.  One of the students decided to arrive early as well.  Eventually, everyone arrived.   Attendance: We took roll and passed the...
May 8th
April 2010
4 posts
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CDD Graduation Ceremony 3-23-10
Graduation Event Wrap Up   Session Beginning Date: February 16, 2010   Graduation Date: March 23, 2010   Location: Santa Monica Recreational Center 1450 Ocean Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90401   Time: 7pm   Emcee:  Loryn Napala   There were nearly a hundred guests in attendance to honor the 28 graduates from the three computer centers: Cri-Help, House of Uhuru and Walden House. Beginning just after...
Apr 29th
CDD Course Report Uhuru 4-23-10
Instructor End of Course Report   Center Name:  House of Uhuru            Beginning Date: 2/16/2010 Graduation Date:  3/23/2010   Names of the four Instructors: Loryn, Mark, Juan, Chris  The session started out with 15 students with many students having had experience using computers and a few being newbies on the computer. The session started off with instructors Juan and Chris teaching the...
Apr 21st
CDD Course Report Cri-Help 3-23-10
                       Instructor End of Course Report Center Name:  CRI-HELP Beginning Date: February 16, 2010 Graduation Date: March 23, 2010 Names of the four Instructors: Smriti, Tyson, Robert, Kenny The course spanned six weeks with classes twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. At the beginning of the course the instructors were given a handout outlining the lesson plan for each of...
Apr 16th
CDD Class Report Walden 3-20-10
                                  WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                Walden House /03-20-2010 ATTENDANCE: All students were in attendance; see sheet. INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: Marlaina arrived 10 minutes early, gave an introduction, and got the students started working. I came a couple minutes late, but jumped right in to helping the students. 1ST TOPIC COVERED: Students...
Apr 7th
March 2010
5 posts
CDD Class Report Cri-Help 3-20-10
                                               WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                                  Cri-Help / 3-20-10   Opening Comments: At the beginning of class we discussed what we would be doing for the last class and what needed to be completed for graduation. Attendance: All students were on time and all students were present for the entire class. 1ST TOPIC COVERED: ...
Mar 31st
CDD Class Report Uhrur 3-16-10
                                      WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                      Uhuru House /03-16-2010 OPENING COMMENTS: Class started at 7PM.  ATTENDANCE: We had 11 students in attendance. Gail Harris has left the facility. INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: We went over the calendar, explaining that this was the 2nd to last class and that graduation would be on the 23rd of March. ...
Mar 24th
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CDD Class Report Cri-Help 3-13-10
WEEKLY CLASS REPORT Cri-Help / 03.13.10 Opening Comments: All the students showed up on time Attendance: All students were present. 1ST TOPIC COVERED: Discussed presenting and public speaking and students practiced reciting their papers.  David did not have his paper, as it was lost/stolen.  Adolfo was chosen to be the main presenter.   2ND TOPIC COVERED: We went over the first three pages...
Mar 15th
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CDD Class Report Uhrur 3-6-10
                                           WEEKLY CLASS REPORT                                             Uhuru House 03.06.2010 OPENING COMMENTS: Class started at 11AM.  ATTENDANCE: We had 4 students in attendance.   INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW: Loryn took roll, handed out the workbooks, and briefly reviewed todays topic at hand.  In addition, Loryn informed the students that the matching test...
Mar 8th