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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

Candid

To illustrate, Cilente Skendall shared that one activity not considered “service” by most respondents was “alternative breaks”—short trips designed to provide students with “service immersion experiences.” In an unpredictable environment, youth need to gain a sense of control, to know that they are making a difference in the world.

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Mobile Learning – Is it Finally Viable?

Gyrus

Mobile Learning – Is it Finally Viable? Mobile Learning has been a cool shining beacon in the learning industry for quite a while now. If you have read my recent posts, you may already know where I stand on the matter, however, I would like to expand on my previous pro-mobile learning sentiments. Convenience.

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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. Mission: To help eradicate extreme poverty through community development projects in urban sanitation, water filtration, health, alternative energy, and economic empowerment. Grassroots Pakistan ● grassrootspakistan.ngo.

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Dear Moby, What does Email Accessibility look like?    

Whole Whale

Accessibility, in the context of email marketing , refers to the practice of creating products, services, and environments that are usable by as many people as possible, regardless of their abilities or disabilities. Provide Alternative Text for Images Include descriptive alternative text (alt text) for images in your emails.

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TSDigs: Mobile Storytelling Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

Mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, can be really powerful storytelling tools. Understanding what mobile applications to use, the limitations of your tools, and what makes a good video were the goals of TechSoup’s recent Mobile Storytelling tweet chat. Mobile Video Is Great, But Has Limitations.

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Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences 

sgEngage

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

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Report: Insights from the Google AI Impact Challenge

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Google AI Impact Challenge attracted 2,602 applications from six continents and 119 countries, with projects addressing a wide range of issue areas, from education to the environment. . models and web and mobile applications), and share these investments with existing sector associations. .

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