Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The kids are back in school starting their education, but what about you? For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, education is essential to keep knowledge and skills up to date. The National Commission on writing stated that 80 percent of grade school students are not proficient at writing. September's here.

Library 47

Library Instruction Instructional Course 47

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Discovery Center is a one-hour simulation in which groups of students (grade 5 and up) role play in a realistic, interactive environment. The students are each given roles on one of three teams--the Oval Office, a military command center, and a press room. The topic is the invasion of Grenada. You will make history.

Grenada 48

Grenada Student History Library 48

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Youth Connection, Part I: Field Building with University Students Moderated by Katie Salen (Parsons, the New School of Design) Description: Aside from creating "future leaders," let's talk about what University students are already contributing to social change gaming by creating a new kind of gaming environment.

Game 50

Game Change Conference India 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

I will document what I have learned and hopefully inspire other language teacher to try their own blogs.??? Since then Langwitches Blog has turned into a Professional Development tool for me as well as for other foreign language educators. Multicultural and global education is a must in this century. The tools of Web 2.0

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Interview Classroom Argentina Language 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

Issues of poverty, socially responsible investing, human rights, education and health were an integral part of the conversation. Union leaders talked about applying our secure human rights software to documenting the killings of labour organisers and protecting journalists.

India 100

India Brazil Jordan Literacy 100

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

This means new challenges ahead in scaling Bookshare.org to serve every single student with a print disability in the U.S. Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007. OSEP told us on a Sunday that we needed to start serving students for free right away. I bet you're wondering what we must accomplish.

Darfur 100

Darfur Sri Lanka Liberia Colombia 100

Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).

Reflection 20

Reflection South Africa Guinea Museum 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders). Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books.

eBook 107

eBook Copyright China Law 107

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

The amazing thing about serving 100,000 students right now is that our commitment to the U.S. Department of Education was to serve 100,000 students by the end of our five-year contract in late 2012. Department of Education was to serve 100,000 students by the end of our five-year contract in late 2012.

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Conservancy Norway Congo Sweden 140