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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy.

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WeAreMedia: Listening for Nonprofits in a Connected World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The above presentation is a remix of a remix of a remix. Last month I wrote a guest post for Brian Solis titled " Listening Literacy for Nonprofits " which outlines some of the basic how-tos. My sources of inspiration came from my personal learning wiki, WeAreMedia listening resources , and Marnie Webb's slide deck.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These teens are actively involved what Jenkins calls "participatory culture" - a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing one's creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices.