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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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.

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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. A 3D graphic test on paper substrate of a circuit diagram.

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Forum One Wins 11 Communicator Awards

Forum One

Forum One has worked with EPA since 2012 to plan and implement a range of strategic, prioritized efforts to unify and optimize the Agency’s complex enterprise Drupal presence, encompassing hundreds of sites. Environmental Protection Agency. Excellence – Website for Government. Distinction – Website for Education.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. Like most of our test sites, they didn't read instructions until half way through the process. 1 USB Hub.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Installation Date: August 24, 2012. Like most of our test sites, they didn't read instructions until half way through the process. 1 USB Hub.

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The End of the Beginning of Online Giving

Connection Cafe

One would like to think that after 20 years of testing, more testing, conferences, webinars, and pithy blog posts about online giving that there might be wide adoption of best practices. Back in 2012 , I wrote why nonprofits must avoid the year-end online giving trap. Common Best Practices Remain Uncommon. It’s a trap!

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