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5 Ways Libraries Support Disaster Relief and Recovery

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Staffers also let people from outside of Saskatoon check out books from the library and access other services. She saw a tremendous need for literacy and outreach services, particularly to the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood, where the aftereffects of Katrina were the most devastating. Libraries as Evacuee Resource Centers.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

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No one would expect to have to protect terminally ill children from hackers, but co-founder Brian Westerman discovered that some of the kids the foundation was helping were being spied on through their laptop cameras. New Heights provides families with tutoring services , a library with more than 3,000 books, field trips, and online classes.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

"We are in a moment of time where 57% of teens produce and share media. He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. Media literacy and creation skills can't be add-ons in schools, but have to be integrated across the curriculum in all subjects. Media isn't just happening to kids.

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