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3rd Annual EveryAction Nonprofit Halloween Costume Parade

EveryAction

Launched in 2012 by music legend Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, the Born This Way Foundation develops programs that support its mission to connect young people in safe ways and empowering them with the skills and opportunities that will inspire them to create a kinder and braver world. Children's Literacy Initiative.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

federal law supports braille instruction. And today, braille is not being taught to most blind children. Data from the American Printing House for the Blind’s annual registry of legally blind students shows that in 2012 only 8.8% Accordingly, U.S.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

In most cases, we sent them the instructions, hardware, and software they'd need and then stood back and watched how the installation went. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

In most cases, we sent them the instructions, hardware, and software they'd need and then stood back and watched how the installation went. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. 4 Plugable USB Docking Stations.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Post quality content to the Google+ Stream.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. century skills have been adopted throughout the Common Core State Standards Initiative by 45 states as of November 2012. TechSoup for Libraries: Edge Benchmarks: Gadget Instruction.

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YMCA of Greater Seattle: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

In most cases, we sent them the instructions, hardware, and software they'd need and then stood back and watched how the installation went. It serves an estimated 84,000 children and teens, so we hoped that this lab would be a serious test of a MultiPoint Server lab's resilience. Installation Date: Dec 7, 2012.