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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?" Working Wikily: Getting out of the Way.

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Working Wikily: The Secret Life of A Wiki Gardener - It Ain't Just Weeding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is part of series of reflections on what I am learning about working wikily through the WeAreMedia wiki. In this post, I'm going to take a deeper dive into the actual work tasks of a wiki gardener - it is a bit more than simply weeding. So, that's a sneak peek into the secret life of a wiki gardener.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes.

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Tech Tools to Benefit the Spanish-Language Community

Tech Soup

To help you serve your constituents better, TechSoup offers many products in Spanish including: Office productivity software — great for native Spanish speakers on your staff, in your classrooms, or using your library’s computers. Accounting software — perfect for organizations that work across borders.

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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

His comment made me reflect over the past 32 years of working in the nonprofit sector. I had not planned to work in the nonprofit sector. It was always peer learning – I’d share about the technology and they’d teach me about their work. Sticky Note from TechSoup Global Summit (click on image for wiki).

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you didn't have a chance to participate, you'll find the slides, resource materials, and an archived recording over at the webinar wiki. Then, I encourage beginners to ask their questions and acknowledge that the content may feel fast-paced - and that's why I've included tutorials on the wiki. Are the three wiki tools listed free?

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