{"id":47,"date":"2022-02-16T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T16:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eltl\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:59:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:59:28","slug":"connect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eltl\/connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;125px|0px|0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;125px|0px|0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;32px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px|0px|0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; 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where technology can help provide solutions.\u00a0 In addition, we welcome opportunities to feed into the community and showcase our work, activities and share on-going ideas in the ETRL.\u00a0 We support school visits, community-based events and are happy to bring the technology to you (where\/when possible). \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Schools and Outreach&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#2C3D66&#8243; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#2C3D66&#8243; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#7C2D2D&#8221; open_icon_color=&#8221;#7C2D2D&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Roboto|700|||||||&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|15px|15px|15px|15px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ETRL is keen to develop partnerships with schools.\u00a0 This is two-fold. 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