by Jessika Leatherbury | Oct 6, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker It was August 29th and the anticipation in the Ada Jobs Foundation Conduit offices was palpable. Twelve fifth and sixth graders from three different schools in Pontotoc County opened their Chromebooks nervously, excited to begin their journey...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Sep 23, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker In 2010, Mark Masoner was working as a paraprofessional at Homer Elementary when he saw a BrainPOP cartoon about George Washington surveying the west. The cartoon stuck in his brain and he thought, “I want to do something like that.” Masoner had...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Aug 18, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Cody Soden has a passion for gaming, and he isn’t alone. Soden, the Director of Alumni Relations and ECU Tiger Esports Coach, started his journey into gaming when he was three years old. While that might seem young, it really isn’t that uncommon...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Aug 8, 2023 | Ada News
By Alexander Porter, KTEN ADA, Okla. (KTEN) — As e-sports grows in popularity in Ada, an effort is being made to expand career opportunities within the tech industry. “People with an interest in some type of video games growing up typically have a very technical...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Jul 21, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker One of the main goals of the Startup Conduit Initiative for Southern Oklahoma is to support entrepreneurs, specifically technology entrepreneurs. However, with the goal of inspiring future entrepreneurs, our team wanted to focus on reaching out...
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