Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Tools and methods are being customized, adapted and remixed for various educational contexts. Classrooms are no longer bound by geography. Date: December, 10th 2009. But there are still barriers, still challenges – some of which we may not be able to predict. Where: Twitter (search for #4Change).

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Education Remix Classroom Twitter 105

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Scheduled for November 24 – 26, 2009 , the 48-hour event created by Epic Change will encourage participants to express their thanks using online tools and at live events. Last year, funds from TweetsGiving helped build a classroom in Tanzania. Learn more and show your gratitude! Why TweetsGiving?

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Tanzania Change Africa Classroom 129

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Tweetsgiving is using micro-blogging tool Twitter to raise money for a classroom in Tanzania. Here's a smidge from his post: If you haven't heard about it yet, be sure to check out TweetsGiving , a project of the nonprofit Epic Change. Along the way, they're also compiling a log of what Twitter users are thankful for this year.

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Tanzania Classroom Tech Social Network 43

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land." The students sent their first tweets from the TweetsGiving classroom built from your gratitude." As we inch closer to Web 3.0, Meru, Shepherds Junior School was connected to the internet for the very first time.

Tanzania 105

Tanzania Web San Jose Government 105

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land." The students sent their first tweets from the TweetsGiving classroom built from your gratitude." As we inch closer to Web 3.0, Meru, Shepherds Junior School was connected to the internet for the very first time.

Tanzania 105

Tanzania Web San Jose Government 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Its strategic partnership with Electronic Arts has enabled GlassLab to develop SimCityEDU, a game-based classroom tool that uses the beloved SimCity franchise to engage students in real-world challenges. Zynga.org ( [link] ) was created with the mission to use games to help those in need.

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Difference Game New York City San Francisco 110

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. With these tools, our goal is to make the defenders of human rights stronger in their fight against injustice and abuse. Can we help stimulate the creation of far more technology-for-good ventures?

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Literacy eBook United Kingdom Accessibility 158