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The Nerdy NonProfit
DECEMBER 7, 2017
One method for an educational nonprofit to expand its reach is by getting into the classroom remotely through the use of modern technology. Students with limited resources can benefit tremendously from remote classroom access by educational nonprofits. Virtual classroom connections.
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. The post Back to School: New Tech for the Classroom of the Future appeared first on Byte Technology’s Nonprofit Web Design Insights Blog. With the surging popularity of every manner of tech device—on our wrists, strapped to our heads etc.—it
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Gyrus
MAY 24, 2016
Elearning is the new and inexpensive alternative to classroom training, which is becoming more popular and preferred method among organizations. However, the debate on the effectiveness of eLearning compared to classroom training is often a subject of interest among learning and training professionals. Both eLearning and classroom training methods share common attributes, however, eLearning is proving to be a more cost-effective and flexible method for organizations.
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. As the first librarian to host it, Karin Bricker, library manager for youth and outreach services at Mountain View Public Library, had to overcome some initial skepticism.
Byte Technology
MARCH 23, 2016
To put this watershed evolution into perspective, the folks at onlineschoolscenter.com have compiled a rather nice and effective infographic that breaks down the startling statistics behind the new digital classroom, a reality not just in brick-and-mortar structures but also for the older students who seek out online education from the comfort of their own homes. Taken in a whole, it’s now possible to earn most any degree without ever having to step into a traditional classroom.
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. Social Media Adoption: Line between individual and organizational. I've been seeing comments from friends on Facebook who work for nonprofits about how they've addicted their co-workers to Facebook or what a time suck Facebook can be.
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
Museum 2.0
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. Institutions like the Boston Children's Museum (which she helped lead in the 1970s) drew heavily from and worked in partnership with the "open classroom" movement to develop informal educational models that are interactive, open-ended, and individualized. The wired classroom is not a free-for-all nor an entirely screen-based experience. Do you talk to people sitting next to you on planes? I don't.
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
This year, DonorsChoose, a crowdfunding platform for teachers, donors and school districts that helps to bridge that gap, has teamed up with iHeartMedia to support public school classrooms.
Gyrus
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Unlike traditional classroom learning, LMS is specialized software designed to develop, deliver, and track employee, client, and partner training
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.".
Find the free stuff
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Once teachers create their accounts, they can go ahead and create classrooms. Like Google classroom, students have an opportunity to join classrooms through a. Are distance learning apps important? Of course, they are important. Because they can effectively improve our study.
Gyrus
JANUARY 23, 2020
Learning in a classroom is a much preferable option for many students and professionals, but getting enrolled in an online course eLearning has also its own benefits
EveryAction
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. Hispanic Heritage Month, officially founded in 1968 , occurs each year from September 15 to October 15, a period which includes the anniversary of independence of eight Latin American countries. During National Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S.,
EveryAction
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
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! If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! These conferences range in size, location, and topic.
Donorbox
JUNE 23, 2022
Using her knowledge of children, she designed a classroom and education that allowed children to work at their own pace and teach themselves. Maria Montessori was an Italian doctor and educator. She opened her first school in 1907 in a poor district of Rome.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 1, 2008
Charity Village
JULY 29, 2021
As we know, love is not a frequently used term in our workplaces and classrooms. It is, maybe, even more tentatively used in relation to service.
Candid
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
A weekly update with the latest news from PND. Gates, Citi announce climate action commitments at COP26. November 4, 2021.
Candid
MARCH 23, 2022
In a classroom, everyone knows who walks through the door—but sometimes in Zoom, that’s not clear. Despite their intention, the breakout doesn’t necessarily simulate the classroom experience—sometimes, when there’s no clear purpose, it feels more like being in a stuck elevator. . .
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. These gift programs are ideal for socially and environmentally conscious holiday shoppers that would prefer their holiday spending directly empower nonprofits.
Get Fully Funded
AUGUST 15, 2022
DonorsChoose is a cool platform for classrooms where teachers post a project and people commit to giving. When a project reaches its funding goal, the company purchases all related classroom materials and ships the items to the school. Online giving is a great way to raise money.
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!
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. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shared the idea of connecting aid workers with students to share experiences. Microsoft’s Skype is now used for more than refugee aid workers.
Cloud 4 Good
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
In countries with high populations of Ukrainian refugees, CARE launched classrooms with Ukrainian-speaking teachers, so children can have a sense of normalcy and so mothers, grandmothers, and relatives receive a needed break from the children.
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.
Qgiv
APRIL 6, 2022
They primarily fulfill this mission through college scholarship programs for students and grants for classroom teachers. Who they are. Union County Education Foundation is a nonprofit that’s laser focused on “supporting students and encouraging educators” in Union County Public Schools.
Qgiv
JULY 25, 2022
For schools and classrooms, DonorsChoose is the best crowdfunding option. Teachers can start fundraising campaigns on the DonorsChoose platform to raise money for any classroom project that needs extra support.
Qgiv
AUGUST 8, 2022
From tissue boxes and hand sanitizer to markers and notebook paper, every classroom needs resources to support their students and that’s where you can help.
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. First up, we're covering the Student Activities office - stay tuned to hear about Admissions, Alumni Engagement, and more!
Candid
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Slated to open in 2025, the facility will feature permanent and temporary exhibition spaces that are larger than in the current facility, a youth area and interactive hologram survivor testimony, state-of-the-art classrooms, a 150-seat auditorium, a commemorative space, and a memorial garden.
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 20, 2015
InFocus innovates collaboration solutions that drive successful, visual teamwork in video walls, control rooms, conference rooms, classrooms, and workstations throughout the world. With the digital displays that InFocus provides through TechSoup, you can communicate and collaborate in meetings, presentations, classrooms, and offices. The InFocus IN112x digital projector is a versatile digital projector for displays from classrooms to conference rooms.
Bloomerang
AUGUST 2, 2021
Music Lessons and Activities for Your Digital Classroom. Top 10 Ways to Help Your Child Readjust to Classroom Learning. This is part three in a six-part series. Read part one and part two. . In part one of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: .
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.
Candid
APRIL 13, 2021
Without proper investment in education, more than 20 million children are at risk of never returning to the classroom. Reprinted from PND.
Deborah Elizabeth Finn
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Carefully tailored one-to-one desk-side coaching usually increases a worker’s effectiveness much more quickly than classroom training.
Non Profit Quarterly
MARCH 2, 2022
For instance, the Drivers Cooperative in New York started in an educational classroom among Uber and Lyft drivers, after workers became tired of paying high commission fees to these platform companies while also being required to pay for their own job expenses such as insurance and repairs.
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. They’ve waited for this all year long and can’t wait to get outside and have some fun. But a few parent volunteers didn’t show up and it’s quickly becoming a disorganized mess.
Cloud 4 Good
DECEMBER 15, 2021
The apprenticeship program will apply the critical knowledge our students learn in the classroom to real-world experience in the field of cloud computing services to prepare students for high-quality careers.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 25, 2022
Anything people might want to learn, from hands-on activities such as painting to more classroom-type settings such as Spanish lessons. Events are many people’s favorite thing about charity fundraising.
Cloud 4 Good
JULY 27, 2021
Operating in over 50 regions across the country, TFA finds, develops, and supports a diverse network of leaders who expand opportunity for children across classrooms, schools, and any sector or field that shapes the broader systems in which schools operate.
Cloud 4 Good
MARCH 29, 2022
From classrooms to districts to state houses across America, they are reimagining education to realize the day when every child has an equal opportunity to learn, lead, thrive, and co-create a future filled with possibility.
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. The student was a cute little girl who was totally on top of things in the classroom and was frequently raising her hand with the answer to the teacher's questions.
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