Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

I believe in the power of books to change the world. Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. Consider the issues with printed books. First, they are place-based.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. With technology solutions, organizations were able to reach volunteers and clients who lived too far away or had other mobility issues. The changes in technology are more difficult for some of our older volunteers.”.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 3, 2011

The Day aims to raise awareness of disability issues with a focus on the rights of persons with disabilities and the benefits derived from their integration in the social, economic, cultural and political life of their communities. Of course, accessibility is right up Benetech’s alley and the focus of our Literacy program.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Now seems like a good time for nonprofits to educate their constituents about the privacy issues surrounding these and other smart objects. This rule change will give more than 18 million low-income Americans $9.25-a-month

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

A version of this post originally appeared on the TechSoup for Libraries blog. Did you know that defining the digital divide in different ways can actually change public perception of who's responsible for addressing the issue? " Changing the Terms of Discussion Changes the Solution. suggests just that.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. Bookshare has made my homework easier,” Brennan says. Martus Desktop 4.5

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

Here's a roundup of recent work to address this issue. They will create and promote digital literacy programs. In addition to NTEN's fellowship project, NTEN's March 2015 edition of its quarterly journal, Change, is devoted largely to digital inclusion. Every Public Library in the United States. A Human Right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

What do libraries look like in the future? Interested in games for learning and social change. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Issues: What is our assurance of quality of the game? How do you measure the change? Social change is a difficult thing to assess. New set of research methods for this.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Once, in the 1990s, our final meeting of a federal advisory committee changed when the corporate reps we had been working with for over a year were replaced by lawyers for the telecom companies. The goal of this on-line library is to stop the scanning of textbooks for K-12 education - a job which is now done by parents, teachers and students.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2016

TechSoup sends out a few newsletters, including two written by me ( By the Cup and TechSoup for Libraries ). I really like how this issue of their newsletter is focused on the Cultural Vistas participants. How it impacted the person ("changed his life"). What the person did (interned at a tech start-up in Berlin).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

"As a blogger, one issue is 'who is reading?' MacArthur wants to know: How is digital media changing the way that children learn and develop and what are the implications? Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience. It starts in the home.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

How do you overcome institutional resistance to change and uncertainty to do something wild and hopeful? Or maybe education staff are not willing to engage real-time visitors in dialogue around controversial issues. These transactions will make change possible. It takes six steps. That’s fine. People took out two business cards.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2015

CityCamp organizers set the tone for the day with this definition: "Civic Hacking is the awareness of a condition that is suboptimal in a neighborhood, community, or place and the perception of one's own ability to effect change on that condition. I got a tiny peek at some of those issues during CityCamp.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Bookshare Hits 100,000 Members Boy reading at a computer with teacher in the background.Since the beginning of 2009, we’ve tripled the number of people with disabilities Bookshare is serving with our accessible library of ebooks. of Education won’t change: we’ll do twice as much for the same price. And the price to the Dept.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

What’s in the crystal ball for museums and libraries? The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. What are the essential differences and similarities between libraries and museums?

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