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Nonprofits, Companies, and White House Unite on Tech Gap

Tech Soup

" In 2014, GigaOm found some interesting statistics on diversity in tech from company-provided data and survey results from the U.S. " Year Up therefore takes a holistic approach to preparing its students for the workforce. Students also learn about teamwork, time management, conflict resolution, and work/life balance.

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More than Apps: Mobile Tips from 12NTC

Tech Soup

You've probably heard the statistics. For example, The Reach School educates children on the autism spectrum, and they use iPads to show videos, provide students with hands-on learning games, and as a reward for good behavior. So what does that mean for your organization? Director of Idealware. Support services and programs.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Create collaborative, student-authored resources. Photography students use Flickr to post, organize, share, and critique their colleagues?????? Chicago Crime Maps; Another googlemap mashup with crime statistics.

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