Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
The Year That Was and the New Year Ahead Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, Benetech's VP and General Manager of the Literacy Program 2012 was a year of titanic shifts in the fields of consumer technology, education, and publishing, along with the requisite challenges brought about by such rapid change. What if you’re a U.S.
Tech Soup
JULY 16, 2013
Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 3, 2013
Guest Beneblog by Betsy Beaumon, VP and General Manager, Benetech’s Global Literacy Program. With the goal of promoting braille literacy, this landmark meeting brought together braille experts from around the world to Perkins’ campus in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Forum One
JUNE 8, 2022
Forum One received 11 awards in seven categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of government, DEI, education, arts, health, cultural institutions, and annual reports for corporate communications. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 17, 2014
The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 12, 2014
Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. A federal district court ruled against the Authors Guild in October 2012, finding that HathiTrust’s process was fair use under U.S. In Authors Guild v. copyright law).
Tech Soup
DECEMBER 18, 2013
According to a Pew Internet report in mid-2012, over half of American adults older than 65 are using the Internet and email, and about a third of them are using social networking sites like Facebook as well. Security symantec digital inclusion tssymantec digital literacy tscommunity org'
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