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Working Wikily: Establishing A Giving or Gifting Culture in Wiki Community

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I thought about that story when I saw Dave Cormier's Connectivism Wiki or MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses). The philosophy is: I'd suggest we follow the ADD DON'T TAKE AWAY model of wiki building. So, I asked Dave via Twitter " Wow do you build a giving culture on a wiki?" Just keep adding sections.

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Tech Tools to Benefit the Spanish-Language Community

Tech Soup

At TechSoup, we know that many nonprofits and libraries serve Spanish-speaking communities in everything from teaching English as a second language, to financial and educational services, to local family- and health-related programs. Simple wiki services to foster collaboration across locations and countries.

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Case Study: Transforming A National Network Culture Through Technology

NTEN

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability. Fast forward to Jan.

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What’s Your Calling?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They hired me and it turned into a decade of learning and teaching others (artists, arts organizations, and arts educators) how to integrate this technology into their work and organizations. I had a chance to collaborate with every type of art form, arts management programs, arts education, and individual artists.

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Learning Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Learning.now is a weblog that explores how new technology and Internet culture affect how educators teach and children learn. This newly launched blog on PBS TeacherSource is written by Andy Carvin , thought leader on the topics of digital divide, nonprofit technology, and educational technology.

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Ask Britt: Using Twitter to Answer, "What Tools Can I Use to Teach Classes Online?"

Have Fun - Do Good

She also said that she uses wikis. askbritt online classroom learning education career advice. @santhonys of AShowalter.com suggested using the haiku Learning Management System , which on first glance looks pretty easy to use and ranges in price from free-$30/month. Pretty cool, huh? Thanks Twitter pals!

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Transmedia Storytelling and Co-Creation Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lina points out the marketing benefits of this approach for nonprofits and activists - namely that it not only engages and educates people about the social cause itself, but as part of the process they spread the story by creating content and sharing it through different platforms.