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Making the Book Truly Accessible for All Students

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Schools are back in session, and with them millions of American children who struggle daily to learn using traditional printed books. We have the technological innovations to help these children and their families and educators, who are looking for strategies to aid their success. million students (15% of the U.S.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Grant writing tip: While the task of writing a proposal often falls on the shoulders of a project manager or grant writer, anyone—even an outside consultant—with the proper skills could write the proposal. Areas served: Worldwide. International Game Technology. Areas served: Worldwide (communities where IGT operates). Costco Wholesale.

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Changing lives through financial empowerment

ASU Lodestar Center

There are no courses in our public school systems that teach students how to use a. uncomfortable talking to their children about money, so where are young. in Arizona, there is a bill being proposed that would mandate all students to receive some type of financial literacy education before graduating from high school.

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Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs) Protect You and Your Organization

Tech Soup

Tip: Make sure to discuss your proposed policy with a cross section of staff as. Given the increasing use of cell phones and other mobile technologies by students and employees, as well as the rise of BYOD policies, your. Educational organizations walk a fine line: enabling student access. A Word About Mobile Devices.

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

Tech Soup

story chronicled a middle school student who built an app to help him. Not only did the piece showcase the uniqueness of this particular student, but also the opportunity to cultivate creativity through technical. awareness and skills development in children, teens, and young adults. As a 2010 winner.

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Razoo's Speedgranting and Change Your World Contest

Have Fun - Do Good

To celebrate their beta launch, they are offering a $10,000 Change Your World Contest Prize to the social change group or organization (this includes non-profits, student groups, volunteer networks, fundraising groups, or other networks organized around social issues) that starts a group on Razoo, and recruits at least 100 members by September 15th.

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Join the Blogger Challenge: Raise Funds for Public Schools

Have Fun - Do Good

DonorsChoose has launched a new program called BloggersChoose which allows bloggers to search through mini-grant proposals that school teachers have submitted to DonorsChoose, and ask their readers to fund them. To be deemed eligible for free lunch, a student must submit a form showing family income at or below 130% of the poverty line.

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