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Consider some of these facts: • In 1996 only 14 percent of classrooms had Internet access; 13 years later 93 percent were wired into the World Wide Web. Taken in a whole, it’s now possible to earn most any degree without ever having to step into a traditional classroom. MORE
Peer Instruction and the flipped classroom is a research-based, interactive teaching method developed by Eric Mazur at Harvard University in the 1990s. MORE
That’s why next week, NRDC is launching Solar Schools: Powering Classrooms, Empowering Communities. NRDC Launches the Solar Schools Revolution | Nathanael Greene''s Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC : We can do something, though. Something upbeat and local and smart: put solar on our kids’ schools. Our plan, ultimately, is to help every school in the country that wants solar to get it. But to get going, we need your help. MORE
While many children are taught about giving to charity at home, we are seeing more and more philanthropy curriculum being integrated into the classroom. Many nonprofit fundraisers know about and have specific strategies to reach, cultivate, and solicit baby boom donors, Gen X donors, and Gen Y donors. But look out, get ready to reach out to Gen Z donors , sometimes called “ PhilanthroTeens ” or “ PhilanthroKids.”. MORE
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes. MORE
Join us at ILA to learn how to break through the challenges of shifting practices, advocate for all students, and make a difference in and out of the classroom. It's finally here! MORE
Gifts range from symbolic adopt-an-acre of a national park gifts to funding a classroom project in a low-income community. As a follow-up to 25 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofit s , below are 10 holiday gift programs that benefit nonprofits. MORE
Walden Woods Project uses Skype to reach classrooms. Teachers are connecting speakers from across the globe to their classrooms, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports. Image courtesy of SustaiNet Software. MORE
Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. In Finland, classroom time incorporates “brain breaks” after 50 minutes when one’s natural focus and energy begins to wane. MORE
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces. MORE
With the advent of social media networks, content is now shared thousands of times faster than the common cold spreads through our elementary school classrooms. As children, we all learned the concept of sharing in Kindergarten and viral was something nasty we picked up from our classmates. MORE
My virtual colleague, Alan Levine has been exploring the use of YouTube, Flickr, and other free tools in the classroom for the K-12 Online Conference. Alan, I can't wait until you come back from your session and share the thinking with your peers about how to use this stuff in the classroom MORE
He could no longer keep up with his peers in the classroom. Kevin Leong was in kindergarten when he experienced an organic brain injury that forced him to relearn everything from walking to using the bathroom. MORE
Donor’s Choose is opening a money pipeline into the classrooms in SC. Teacher requests directly from SC classrooms. Education in the spotlight: Support classrooms like Ty’Sheoma Bethea’s! MORE
6 Tips for Successful Mobile Video Assignments in the Classroom - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education : However, in the three years I’ve been teaching mobile video in a course titled “Information 3.0,” even those students who initially say they are very familiar with video later admit that they learned a lot from repeated practice and application of video production skills. MORE
In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. In part 2, we offer a librarian's perspective as the host for this program. MORE
Hispanic Heritage Foundation is an award-winning nonprofit that identifies, inspires, prepares and positions Latino leaders in the classroom, community and workforce to meet America’s priorities. MORE
There are thousands of science eBooks, ask expert section and online classrooms on the website. This site is a great resource, although quite unknown compared to the mighty Reddit, this site gives users the opportunity to share information through classrooms. MORE
The project that I volunteered at with fifteen other Convio employees was a classroom makeover for a local Austin school, Gus Garcia Middle School. Our challenge was that the classroom was not originally well suited for the activities that take place in it. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky. MORE
The challenge runs throughout October, with hundreds of bloggers and Twitterers rallying to support classroom requests on DonorsChoose.org. All told, they raised over $275,000 for classroom projects reaching 67,000 students in low-income neighborhoods around the country. Public school teachers post project requests that range from a $100 classroom library, to a $600 digital projector, to a $1,000 trip to the zoo. The DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge is back again! MORE
Featuring a wide field of view and highly intuitive head tracking, both connect to their respective devices and operating systems and, because they’re comfortable and light, are perfect in a classroom setting of antsy kids. MORE
When researchers and education professionals started looking at technology as a means of innovation in the classroom, many thought that the future of technology’s role in education was in the use of devices. MORE
He could no longer keep up with his peers in the classroom. Sophia and her family were left confused and concerned about her future in the classroom. Meet Kevin and “Sophia” (who anonymously shared her story with my team). MORE
I'm working with a newly established community technology center that is housed in an after-school program on an instructional technology plan for lab. One area we're looking at is digital video, so have been madly reviewing educational resources and options. I found a great resource, [link] which had exactly what I was searching for - a piece on strategies for multi-level projects MORE
Faculty engage her both inside and outside the classroom by providing feedback on assignments, encouraging her to step outside her comfort zone to acquire new skills, recommending extracurricular activities , and checking in on the progress she’s making towards her goals. MORE
percent report doing blended learning, an approach that typically combines classroom-based and online learning. I asked Jeff Cobb to share a summary of his great new report on social learning, a topic which you know is dear to our hearts. Download! MORE
One of the many projects I’ve been working on for the past few months is an online course called “Start Blogging Today&#. And it launches today. MORE
Ten years ago, text messaging’s role in the classroom was a head scratcher. All of these methods have helped keep classrooms full at a time when college admissions have dropped for the first time in 15 years. These days, however, it is a no brainer. MORE
However, with the help of VolunteerMark these kinds of catastrophes can be avoided and a school-wide event and even a classroom can run smoother It’s a special time at your child’s school. They’re so excited. It’s Field Day. MORE
Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. I was able to pull this off because my course took place in the Digital Learning Commons “ D-Space ” – a state of the art flexible classroom space. MORE
The teachers are the real heroes here (as they often are), the inspirational inflection points that take this well-thought-out, well crafted curriculum to the kids who gather in their classrooms. I love #GivingTuesday. MORE
The classrooms have doors that open to the outside, because of the warm weather. Most classrooms have desks and textbooks and all have chalkboards. We went into a classroom where I could immediately tell that the teacher there as well as one of the students both had the condition. MORE
After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Some colleges that have built virtual classrooms in Second Life—the online environment where people walk around as avatars in a cartoonlike world—have started looking for an exit strategy.". MORE
My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now posted – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR opinion blog , or in full below. —– I’m really excited by tools that enable digital or transmedia storytelling. MORE
Putting XO Laptops Under Christmas Trees—and into Classrooms—via Amazon | Xconomy: "Under the Give One, Get One (G1G1) program, consumers can buy two laptops for $399. One will be shipped to a school of OLPC’s choice, and the other to any recipient of the buyer’s choice. Part of the purchase price is tax-deductible—though OLPC says buyers should consult their accountants to figure out how much.". MORE
Rob Cottingham comments on Facebook, "Think restricting employees' Internet access is a dumb idea? You aren't alone. Check out Shel Holtz's Stop Blocking campaign ! Cartoon from Social Signal, by Rob Cottingham. See also: Fear 2.0. Notes from the Real World. MORE
The goal this week is to build more classrooms for Shepherd Middle School in Tanzania. This week is EpicThanks where the entire internet will explode with gratitude. MORE
The idea of incorporating textbook proofing into classrooms as a service-learning opportunity is one that we only recently began exploring and we’re delighted to see it put into action so quickly and well. MORE
To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. The wired classroom is not a free-for-all nor an entirely screen-based experience. The “wired classroom” model accepts and integrates technology instead of avoiding or denying it. MORE
For most college students, their cellphone never leaves their side - 94% even want to use mobile phones as an educational device in classrooms. In this blog series, we'll be focusing on how Higher Educational Institutions use technology to communicate with and engage their students and alumni. MORE
She is Vice President of Training at Pursuant where she transforms individuals into confident, successful fundraisers through classroom, custom and online training. In every webinar, classroom training or custom training I lead, I get an earful about lackluster boards. MORE
If you're training a lot of people, try to train in a classroom setting so everyone hears the same thing. But recognize that not everyone will be available for classroom trainings, and some people will need 1 on 1 training to understand the concepts. Test the computers and software in the classroom before every training. A question was posted to a listserve for nonprofit techies looking for tips on training staff on a new database. MORE
At Socialbrite, we’d like to call on our readers to support students in public school classrooms in low-income areas. Meantime, if you’re not familiar with DonorsChoose, the idea is a simple one: It’s a site where public school teachers could post what materials they were lacking in the classroom. They hope individuals will contribute around $17 million this year for books, field trips, art supplies and technology needed by classrooms in low-income areas. MORE
Classroom Related Topics Byte Technology
MARCH 23, 2016
Consider some of these facts: • In 1996 only 14 percent of classrooms had Internet access; 13 years later 93 percent were wired into the World Wide Web. Taken in a whole, it’s now possible to earn most any degree without ever having to step into a traditional classroom.
Byte Technology
JANUARY 15, 2016
Featuring a wide field of view and highly intuitive head tracking, both connect to their respective devices and operating systems and, because they’re comfortable and light, are perfect in a classroom setting of antsy kids.
AFP Blog
APRIL 1, 2013
6 Tips for Successful Mobile Video Assignments in the Classroom - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education : However, in the three years I’ve been teaching mobile video in a course titled “Information 3.0,” even those students who initially say they are very familiar with video later admit that they learned a lot from repeated practice and application of video production skills.
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 15, 2015
In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. In part 2, we offer a librarian's perspective as the host for this program.
AFP Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2008
Putting XO Laptops Under Christmas Trees—and into Classrooms—via Amazon | Xconomy: "Under the Give One, Get One (G1G1) program, consumers can buy two laptops for $399. One will be shipped to a school of OLPC’s choice, and the other to any recipient of the buyer’s choice. Part of the purchase price is tax-deductible—though OLPC says buyers should consult their accountants to figure out how much.".
Museum 2.0
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. The wired classroom is not a free-for-all nor an entirely screen-based experience. The “wired classroom” model accepts and integrates technology instead of avoiding or denying it.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 23, 2007
Rob Cottingham comments on Facebook, "Think restricting employees' Internet access is a dumb idea? You aren't alone. Check out Shel Holtz's Stop Blocking campaign ! Cartoon from Social Signal, by Rob Cottingham. See also: Fear 2.0. Notes from the Real World.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 2, 2005
I'm working with a newly established community technology center that is housed in an after-school program on an instructional technology plan for lab. One area we're looking at is digital video, so have been madly reviewing educational resources and options. I found a great resource, [link] which had exactly what I was searching for - a piece on strategies for multi-level projects
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Hispanic Heritage Foundation is an award-winning nonprofit that identifies, inspires, prepares and positions Latino leaders in the classroom, community and workforce to meet America’s priorities.
John Haydon
MAY 21, 2010
One of the many projects I’ve been working on for the past few months is an online course called “Start Blogging Today&#. And it launches today.
VolunteerMark
OCTOBER 26, 2016
However, with the help of VolunteerMark these kinds of catastrophes can be avoided and a school-wide event and even a classroom can run smoother It’s a special time at your child’s school. They’re so excited. It’s Field Day.
Everyaction
APRIL 25, 2018
For most college students, their cellphone never leaves their side - 94% even want to use mobile phones as an educational device in classrooms. In this blog series, we'll be focusing on how Higher Educational Institutions use technology to communicate with and engage their students and alumni.
Wild Apricot Blog
APRIL 1, 2008
AFP Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
That’s why next week, NRDC is launching Solar Schools: Powering Classrooms, Empowering Communities. NRDC Launches the Solar Schools Revolution | Nathanael Greene''s Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC : We can do something, though. Something upbeat and local and smart: put solar on our kids’ schools. Our plan, ultimately, is to help every school in the country that wants solar to get it. But to get going, we need your help.
TechImpact
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
Walden Woods Project uses Skype to reach classrooms. Teachers are connecting speakers from across the globe to their classrooms, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports. Image courtesy of SustaiNet Software.
TechImpact
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
When researchers and education professionals started looking at technology as a means of innovation in the classroom, many thought that the future of technology’s role in education was in the use of devices.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 23, 2014
Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. I was able to pull this off because my course took place in the Digital Learning Commons “ D-Space ” – a state of the art flexible classroom space.
AFP Blog
MARCH 2, 2010
After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Some colleges that have built virtual classrooms in Second Life—the online environment where people walk around as avatars in a cartoonlike world—have started looking for an exit strategy.".
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 14, 2015
The teachers are the real heroes here (as they often are), the inspirational inflection points that take this well-thought-out, well crafted curriculum to the kids who gather in their classrooms. I love #GivingTuesday.
Amy Sample Ward
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
The challenge runs throughout October, with hundreds of bloggers and Twitterers rallying to support classroom requests on DonorsChoose.org. All told, they raised over $275,000 for classroom projects reaching 67,000 students in low-income neighborhoods around the country. Public school teachers post project requests that range from a $100 classroom library, to a $600 digital projector, to a $1,000 trip to the zoo. The DonorsChoose.org Social Media Challenge is back again!
Robert Weiner
DECEMBER 21, 2012
If you're training a lot of people, try to train in a classroom setting so everyone hears the same thing. But recognize that not everyone will be available for classroom trainings, and some people will need 1 on 1 training to understand the concepts. Test the computers and software in the classroom before every training. A question was posted to a listserve for nonprofit techies looking for tips on training staff on a new database.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 19, 2017
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 17, 2017
Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. In Finland, classroom time incorporates “brain breaks” after 50 minutes when one’s natural focus and energy begins to wane.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 11, 2014
Gifts range from symbolic adopt-an-acre of a national park gifts to funding a classroom project in a low-income community. As a follow-up to 25 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofit s , below are 10 holiday gift programs that benefit nonprofits.
John Haydon
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
The goal this week is to build more classrooms for Shepherd Middle School in Tanzania. This week is EpicThanks where the entire internet will explode with gratitude.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 20, 2008
The classrooms have doors that open to the outside, because of the warm weather. Most classrooms have desks and textbooks and all have chalkboards. We went into a classroom where I could immediately tell that the teacher there as well as one of the students both had the condition.
Connection Cafe
MAY 24, 2010
The project that I volunteered at with fifteen other Convio employees was a classroom makeover for a local Austin school, Gus Garcia Middle School. Our challenge was that the classroom was not originally well suited for the activities that take place in it. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky.
Mobile Commons
JULY 1, 2014
Ten years ago, text messaging’s role in the classroom was a head scratcher. All of these methods have helped keep classrooms full at a time when college admissions have dropped for the first time in 15 years. These days, however, it is a no brainer.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 17, 2013
The idea of incorporating textbook proofing into classrooms as a service-learning opportunity is one that we only recently began exploring and we’re delighted to see it put into action so quickly and well.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 2, 2013
Peer Instruction and the flipped classroom is a research-based, interactive teaching method developed by Eric Mazur at Harvard University in the 1990s.
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 14, 2009
At Socialbrite, we’d like to call on our readers to support students in public school classrooms in low-income areas. Meantime, if you’re not familiar with DonorsChoose, the idea is a simple one: It’s a site where public school teachers could post what materials they were lacking in the classroom. They hope individuals will contribute around $17 million this year for books, field trips, art supplies and technology needed by classrooms in low-income areas.
Amy Sample Ward
AUGUST 11, 2011
My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now posted – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR opinion blog , or in full below. —– I’m really excited by tools that enable digital or transmedia storytelling.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 10, 2014
He could no longer keep up with his peers in the classroom. Sophia and her family were left confused and concerned about her future in the classroom. Meet Kevin and “Sophia” (who anonymously shared her story with my team).
Connection Cafe
MARCH 11, 2019
Faculty engage her both inside and outside the classroom by providing feedback on assignments, encouraging her to step outside her comfort zone to acquire new skills, recommending extracurricular activities , and checking in on the progress she’s making towards her goals.
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
With the advent of social media networks, content is now shared thousands of times faster than the common cold spreads through our elementary school classrooms. As children, we all learned the concept of sharing in Kindergarten and viral was something nasty we picked up from our classmates.
NonProfit Hub
MARCH 29, 2016
She is Vice President of Training at Pursuant where she transforms individuals into confident, successful fundraisers through classroom, custom and online training. In every webinar, classroom training or custom training I lead, I get an earful about lackluster boards.
SocialFish
DECEMBER 30, 2013
percent report doing blended learning, an approach that typically combines classroom-based and online learning. I asked Jeff Cobb to share a summary of his great new report on social learning, a topic which you know is dear to our hearts. Download!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
He could no longer keep up with his peers in the classroom. Kevin Leong was in kindergarten when he experienced an organic brain injury that forced him to relearn everything from walking to using the bathroom.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 24, 2006
My virtual colleague, Alan Levine has been exploring the use of YouTube, Flickr, and other free tools in the classroom for the K-12 Online Conference. Alan, I can't wait until you come back from your session and share the thinking with your peers about how to use this stuff in the classroom
SocialFish
JANUARY 21, 2013
There are thousands of science eBooks, ask expert section and online classrooms on the website. This site is a great resource, although quite unknown compared to the mighty Reddit, this site gives users the opportunity to share information through classrooms.
Network-Centric Advocacy
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
Donor’s Choose is opening a money pipeline into the classrooms in SC. Teacher requests directly from SC classrooms. Education in the spotlight: Support classrooms like Ty’Sheoma Bethea’s!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 28, 2015
While many children are taught about giving to charity at home, we are seeing more and more philanthropy curriculum being integrated into the classroom. Many nonprofit fundraisers know about and have specific strategies to reach, cultivate, and solicit baby boom donors, Gen X donors, and Gen Y donors. But look out, get ready to reach out to Gen Z donors , sometimes called “ PhilanthroTeens ” or “ PhilanthroKids.”.
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