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Used Laptops Needed for Earthquake Victims in Haiti: You Can Help!

Tech Soup

The library also hosts after school programs and summer camps for children in the neighborhood of Carrefour-feuilles. Our own Tim Suttle was there only a couple of weeks ago volunteering for a local organization: Just last week I was in [Haiti] to setup a computer lab at a library (Bibliotheque du Soleil).

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Save the IMLS, an Integral Supporter of Libraries

Tech Soup

The IMLS is an agency of the federal government that funds programs, innovative projects, and technology to fuel our nation's libraries. Our relationships boost our impact far beyond what we might have achieved alone. We were introduced to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through our common interest in libraries.

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First '$100 Laptops' Sold to Uruguay - Switched: Gadgets, Tech, Digital Stuff for the Rest of Us

AFP Blog

First '$100 Laptops' Sold to Uruguay - Switched: Gadgets, Tech, Digital Stuff for the Rest of Us: "he tiny green and white, $100 XO notebook has been in development by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) foundation for years, but the device, intended to bring computing to children around the world, has only now received its first official order.

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The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

NTEN

The mission statement of One Laptop per Child is artfully constructed: "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.

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Using Smartphones and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots to Tell Your Story

Tech Soup

Having Wi-Fi on a cell phone means it can connect to any wireless network just like a laptop computer. People's Emergency Center (PEC) in Philadelphia has been using Mobile Beacon quite a bit under a government-funded project that's part of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.

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The Tech That Will Change 2016

Tech Soup

But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Children love it. The intruder was able to get names, addresses, genders, birth dates, and even photos of children — more than six million children. Privacy and Security.

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Turning Waste into Beautiful Art

Tech Soup

Waste management is also incredibly costly, and is causing crises for governments all over the world. C3 educates children in schools, exhibits at community art crawls, and partners with other organizations to host community art projects, all using recycled materials to create works of art. About the Success Stories Contest.

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