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New grant to implement children’s literacy programming

Charity Village

Hoot for All, by Hoot Reading, connects at-risk children with experienced, hand-selected teachers to complete 1:1 reading lessons. Their programs include high dosage tutoring through their reading app, access to their curated library of 2,000+ books, and in-depth impact evaluation. The grant covers costs related to […].

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Three reasons kids need digital literacy and citizenship education — and three ways to provide it – Guest Post by Emily Esch. Three tips for teaching digital literacy and citizenship: Start with a clear vision.

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How to Evaluate Your Digital Literacy Program: Free Webinar on June 30

Tech Soup

computer centers, recruiting trainers and volunteers, creating lesson plans, and. How to Evaluate Your Digital Literacy Program Thursday, June 30, 11 a.m. We will also provide a broad overview of evaluation fundamentals and. computer-related programs, those who support digital literacy programs, or BTOP.

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Is your nonprofit thinking about using ChatGPT? Your first step is to do no harm

Candid

In this article, we unpack the lessons learned from a nonprofit’s chatbot project to dispense mental health advice that went wrong, and how nonprofits can reduce the risks when adopting ChatGPT and other generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. Responsible use also requires people to be in charge of the bots at all times.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Using adult learning principles in technology trainings — an NTEN Digital Inclusion Fellow shares a few key lessons about how to (and how not to) train adults. Northstar Digital Literacy has some online assessments free to individuals. Or take advantage of free tools.

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Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences 

sgEngage

Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations. But if we’re genuinely committed to leveraging technology that builds a better world, I can think of no more relevant lesson plan to get right for 2023. See you at #bbcon.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

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. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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