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Microsoft OneNote Gives Dyslexic Kids a New Learning Experience

Tech Soup

More than 2,000 donated and refurbished tablet PCs with Microsoft OneNote have helped Ordyslexie to create a cost-effective way to provide dyslexic children an easier way to learn. This is the reality for thousands of 10-year-old dyslexic children in the French school system. A Simple Solution for a Complex Problem.

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An Interview with Jessica Rauch about The Generation Project: Passionate about Teaching Young People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Since I was a first year college student at UC Berkeley, I have been working with students and schools in low-income communities and have grown increasingly aware of how educational disparities keep children from reaching their potential. I taught in the Bronx for two years through Teach For America while working toward my M.A.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. If you're a blogger, you can run a comment for a donation contest. But in many places around the world, children can't attend school because there isn't a school building, teachers, or supplies.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows. Do this before before a classroom blogging project or external organizational blog which is more visible. So, now is the fun part.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

It was exhilarating to see them inspired to create their own meanings in response: lovers whispering together in alcoves, people of all ages writing and drawing on walls and post-its, children painting, everyone sitting rapt before screens. This was launched as a facilitated activity during a "Love Fest" event in April and stayed.

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14LCS Idea Accelerator Pitches - Onward!

NTEN

[Photo credit: Idea Accelerator contestants high five after practicing their pitches at the Microsoft evening reception, Sept. Includes computer labs, classrooms, video recording studio, and current technology accessible to the community. Will they laugh at you, start to cheer, or be intrigued?

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