About
The Computer Olympics
The
Computer Olympics was established to improve the academically performance of
young students by encouraging them to utilize the 150 educational programs
installed on the computers BDD provides to their schools. By using the software
daily in preparation for the Computer Olympic competition students are improving
their skills in reading, writing, math, geography, keyboarding and other areas
of knowledge.
The Computer Olympics is a free event that attracts 400 plus Kids ages 2-12 who
attend summer programs at schools, childcare centers, after-school programs and
youth centers throughout the city that have computer labs provided by Bridging
the Digital Divide Inc. The kids compete on computers in 14 educational
categories. Such as math, spelling, keyboarding, flag identification, and memory
tests. The winners of each event are awarded gold, sliver, and bronze medals.
Each gold medalist wins a refurbished computer with 300 programs installed. All
kids who participate receive T-shirts plus lunch and snacks.
The Computer Olympics was the ideal of the ROWDY Foundation presidents Ricky
Winslow and Bridging the Digital Divides technical director Johnny Molock. Ricky
is a retired NBA player who started the ROWDY Foundation immediately after his
playing days were over. Ricky was also a member of the University of Houston¡¦s
basketball team known as ¡§Phi Slamma Jama¡¨ that also included Hakeem Olajuwon
and Clyde Drexler. Johnny is an IT professional who has personally installed
over 300 computer labs in CDC¡¦s and schools throughout the Houston area. Johnny
also attended UH (University of Hawaii) but returned to the mainland and
received his degrees from Texas Southern University. Ricky and Johnny have known
each other for over twenty five years competing against each other in pickup
games on the University of Houston¡¦s Campus. Twenty years later Ricky and Johnny
join the same team in an effort too eradicate illiteracy & improve computer
skills among children.
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For More about Ricky Winslow and the ROWDY Foundation: www.rowdyfoundation.org
For More about Johnny Molock and His Organization ¡§Bridging the Digital Divide¡¨: http://www.bddhouston.org/ ¡@ |
