Young Men Display Original
Web Pages, Receive Awards

January 25, 2002 - The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County, Inc. recently celebrated the completion of its third successful rotation of the Logging Onto Technology (LOT) program. An awards dinner was held at the First Baptist Community Development Corporation (FBCDC) Family Resource Center on January 23rd where students received recognition for their original web page designs.

LOT, in its second year, is a collaborative effort of NCADD of Middlesex County, Inc., the First Baptist Community Development Corporation, and Spheres LLC and funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Human Services. The goal of the project is to teach Internet skills and web design to young men from the Franklin and New Brunswick communities. The participants are all between the ages of 14 and 17 years old and completed a ten-week program to learn basic web design. The program included a brief introduction to browsers, the use of email, searching for information on the World Wide Web, downloading graphics and creating tables.

Using html, all of the participants created original web pages during the ten-week course. Each student was encouraged to be as creative as possible, and was given the opportunity to work independently to develop their own idea for a web page design. The results of their efforts were put on display at the celebration, for their families and others in attendance to view.

Following the display, a presentation was made by a panel of professionals in the Information Technology field. They addressed such topics as computer networking, educational opportunities, and technology and community relations. After a question and answer session, prizes were awarded for best web page, most meaningful content, most improved, and best effort.

The next session of the LOT program is scheduled to begin on February13, 2002. An open house will be held at FBCDC on February 6 from 4pm-6 pm. Young men age 14 to 17 from New Brunswick or Franklin who are interested in registering may contact First Baptist Community Development Corporation at (732) 247-0444 or NCADD at (732) 254-3344.