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Advancing Reading Equality with Bookshare’s Exponential Growth

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Thousands of ebooks are pouring into the collection each month thanks to the dedication of our volunteers around the world and partnerships with more than 500 socially responsible publishers who donate their digital files. Bookshare titles range from vocational to research to teacher-recommended reading. The majority of our members are U.S.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It’s of course this last capability, flexibility, that is so powerful for people with disabilities. We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. This adaptability isn’t just for people with disabilities: personalized content helps everyone.

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Two Truths and a Lie: TechSoup New Products Edition

Tech Soup

Box is an online file sharing and collaboration tool. Box is completely in the cloud, so you can share information with volunteers and external partners without giving them access to your network or emailing documents back and forth. You can use Litmos to create your own online instructional courses and track learners' progress.

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10+ Best eLearning Course Authoring Software Platforms

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Your team, subject matter experts (SMEs), and eLearning consultants work together to author content for your courses. But, what about the software used to bring those courses to life? Your choice in course authoring software is just as crucial as the tools you choose to deliver the content to learners.

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[VIDEO] Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities

Bloomerang

Naira Bonilla will show you how to connect with diverse communities and create strong relationships using WhatsApp, the #1 messaging app in the world. It is the top messaging app in the world, but it’s also considered a social media app. So do you see in this map, WhatsApp is a top social messaging app in the world.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Of course, this is a familiar concept to me as someone who started his career building for-profit tech companies in Silicon Valley. Before Benetech was founded, blind people were read to either in person by a family member, volunteer, or paid reader, or via audio cassette tape. The first is their core concept of equilibrium change.

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106 Free or Low-Cost Online Tools and Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Periscope is a mobile app connected to Twitter that enables nonprofits to easily broadcast live from special events or while on location. GoToWebinar enable organizations to host webinars with VOIP audio or toll free numbers, polls, analytics, and recording. Periscope :: periscope.tv. RiteTag :: ritetag.com. MeetUp :: meetup.com.

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