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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Children love their freedom. Going to school and playing with friends are usually the only things on a child's mind, and normally not in that order. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. A Connection to the Outside World.

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Children love their freedom. Going to school and playing with friends are usually the only things on a child's mind, and normally not in that order. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. A Connection to the Outside World.

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Children love their freedom. Going to school and playing with friends are usually the only things on a child's mind, and normally not in that order. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. A Connection to the Outside World.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The educational goals for the funders in this list include increasing postsecondary and higher learning opportunities, advancing innovation inside the classroom, engaging more students in the arts, and enhancing early childhood development, just to name a few. Global Fund For Children. Global Fund For Children.

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Salesforce.org CEO Rob Acker’s Year-End Reflections

Saleforce Nonprofit

As 2021 draws to a close, one word comes to mind: gratitude. We partnered with organizations like UNICEF in their critical work to prevent depression and anxiety in children. And we helped equip educators to better engage with thousands of students when classrooms had to become virtual.

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0. To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. in her book, Civilizing the Museum.

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Exploring the Role of Apprenticeship in Today’s Economy with Tal Frankfurt + Robert Lerman

Cloud 4 Good

Robert Lerman (RL): What makes a great apprenticeship program is having an occupational outcome in mind, an expertise that the apprentice will achieve in terms of skills and capabilities. Salesforce is a perfect example of a platform that’s powering business, but is very rarely taught in college classrooms.

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