Welcome to Connecting Rural Communities 

A guide to community information technology

Connecting Rural Communities is a guide to enhancing the use and adoption of information technology tools and infrastructure in rural communities.

Cooperative extension educators and community leaders can use this guide to:

• Help communities understand what connected communities are and their potential
• Conduct community capital and technology assessments
• Engage the community in a visioning process to identify goals for the adoption and use of technology
• Design projects that help the community reach their goals
• Facilitate the implementation of the community projects
• Help communities document their progress and tell their story