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The Why, What And How Of Learning

Eric Jacobsen Blog

from 2007 to 2011. Cultural Literacy : growing from the richness of diversity around us. In over 20 years since its inception, the foundation has helped nearly hundreds of thousands of students find their path to higher education. Keyes also served as chairman and chief executive officer of Blockbuster, Inc.,

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, as literacy remains an elusive dream for the majority of the world’s people with print disabilities.

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Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences 

sgEngage

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask.

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Blogathon 2007: Raise Money for Your Favorite Cause with your Blog

Have Fun - Do Good

Starting Saturday, July 28th at 6 AM PST, 2007 Blogathon bloggers will post a new post every 30 minutes for 24 hours to raise money for their favorite cause. You can lose weight and bolster literacy at the same time!)" If you do decide to join the 2007 Blogathon, let folks know in the comments of this post.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

They also demoed Read2Go, the accessible ebook application for the Apple OS and Route 66 Literacy, Benetech’s online literacy instructional program. Bookshare has grown tremendously from the 3,000 students that we were serving in 2007. As a result, we quickly became the largest online library for people with print disabilities.

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Cause Camp 2021 Speaker Line-Up

NonProfit Hub

Peter has defined the vision, strategy, and culture of 829 Studios since its founding in 2007. Her experience includes 8+ years of Marketing, Communication, and Program Management for organizations working on issues such as poverty, financial literacy, voter engagement, health research, and the public arts.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Emphasis is on digital literacy. Not only those that apply metrics but need to rethink them. Microsoft Corporation. Interested in games for learning and social change. Partners in Learning program -- gave stats. Program is world-wide. Grantees - like Global Kids - found the right group to fund.

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