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Digital Literacy SKills Redux

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Seth Godin has a post called " The Growing Productivity Divide " where he lists some basic digital literacy skills that incorporate social media tools. Digital or Internet literacy skills are nothing new - my first introduction was over ten years when Doug Johnson developed the Mankato Scale. skills to artists and educators.

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Apply for the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellowship

NTEN

Whether it was trying to attend classes, apply for government benefits, or practice religion, many people were excluded from fully participating in their communities. Felicia Tillman, a fellow from Atlanta, formed partnerships to bring digital literacy training to uniquely sweet spaces. adults do not use home broadband. Learn more.

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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

Qgiv

Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers. They help hundreds of students every year and 96% of their classes consist of students who are people of color and 67% of their students identify as women. Donate to support their mission here.

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Are You Passionate about Technology and Social Good? Benetech Needs You!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology is playing an ever larger role in increasing respect for human rights and delivering better services, and we have two rare opportunities to lead world-class tech-for-good programs. Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs.

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Client Spotlight: Byte Back

Qgiv

They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training. They expanded classes to Baltimore in 2019 after winning CAD $1 million in the TD Ready Challenge. area and interested in applying for classes at Byte Back, head to their site to begin the application process.

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Changing lives through financial empowerment

ASU Lodestar Center

It has been amazing to see the impact financial literacy can have on a person, and just how crucial financial literacy is on the future of our young people. One of the first classes I organized at the YW was for a group of young teenage mothers. integrate financial literacy into our school systems, or at least make.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? The Role of Schools. According to the ALA report, 21 st.

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