Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

I kept sneaking glances at his screen, watching it fill with words like “Web 2.0,” “virtual worlds,” and pictures of kids tuning out teachers and tuning in their cellphones. 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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

We are also doing far more to spread the word about technology for rights activists, often in close collaboration with major partners in the human rights field such as Human Rights Watch and WITNESS. The information can then be erased from the phone, to safeguard it from the phone’s possible loss or confiscation.

Literacy 158

Literacy eBook United Kingdom Accessibility 158

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The Flipped Classroom is mindset that directs attention away from teachers and puts it squarely on the students and their learning. It’s being done in elementary, high schools, and colleges. While there is no one right way to use the technique, what would customarily be defined as homework (problem sets, essay writing, etc.)

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Classy

JULY 20, 2021

Since I started, I’ve had multiple people reach out to go to lunch and have virtual coffees too. It’s a collaborative team. It starts with a mix of classroom trainings led by subject matter experts. We spend a lot of time on Slack, and there’s a specific sales channel that’s always celebrating wins.

Life 52

Life Product Training Train 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In 264 pages, Dixon, with ten years of classroom experience in public, private and charter schools, shares his deep knowledge of social media to provide detailed descriptions of the best online tools available for school leaders. Long gone are the days of open houses and photocopied newsletters.

Social Media 44

Social Media San Diego Media New Jersey 44

Tech Soup

JANUARY 24, 2012

” The articles goes on to say, “The heroic efforts of countless teachers, administrators, and nonprofits, together with billions of dollars in charitable contributions, may have led to important improvements in individual schools and classrooms, yet system-wide progress has seemed virtually unobtainable.”

Education 50

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

We''re attending virtually through the livestream. In addition, Fifth Third Foundation decided to focus on financial literacy teaching kids in classrooms about money management. Panelists emphasized the importance of embracing collaboration across a diverse, multi-generational workforce.

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Work Leadership Classroom Literacy 50

NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability.

Case Study 69

Case Study Culture National Network 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network of HASTAC, announced its second annual open-call competition that will provide $2 million in awards to innovators shaping the field of digital media and learning. A few days ago, the John D. and Catherine T.

Teach 50

Teach Generation Project People 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

There was some push back from someone in the audience "How can we measure virtual worlds when we really haven't yet figured out what works and what doesn't." How do we think about virtual worlds and help us study human behavior. How to find the right funding mechanism to facilitate collaborative teams? Two years ago.

Game 50

Game Change Metrics Learning Environment 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

The purpose is to promote wider scale discussion and pursuit of collaborative projects among the K12 classrooms. Virtual Worlds. What struck me was the code of ethics for Virtual Worlds: Virtual Worlds Act in second life like you would in your first life. Social Networking. Mobile Phones.

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Project Wikispaces Second Life Taxonomy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

Second Life 50

Second Life Open Source Life Education 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m. It was the ultimate digital media multi-tasking experience.

Digital 50

Digital Learning Media Avatar 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

The community is hosted by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer of SocialFish in collaboration with Omnipress. However, some webinar platforms have a real-time polling feature, the virtual equivalent of asking people to raise their hands if. I was able to find some research and pieces about laptops in the classroom. Know of any?

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Channel Instruction Instructional Instructional Design 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Competition includes a "Knowledge-networking" category designed to take good ideas and circulates them widely, taking full advantage of the Web's potential for collaborative thinking. Vicky Davis, CoolCatTeacher Blog, writes about how it might be used in a classroom.

Summary 50

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

In January, I interviewed Sibley about the potential use of virtual worlds and Second Life by museums, but in the four months since then, the virtual world platform--and the hype around it--has exploded. Sibley's company has developed virtual world projects for CBS, AOL, the NBA, Reuters, and many others.

Second Life 20

Second Life Museum Life Virtual 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

With video conferencing, broadband, and Second Life, well, we can all safely stay ensconced in our own virtual-reality-sensory-deprivation-tanks and just digitally dance the salsa at the next NTEN gathering.??? Adopt a classroom project from DonorsChoose and lead a blog fundraising campaign. He notes with a trace of sarcasm, "???With

Open Source 50

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This long-standing client and Forum One team won two awards this year and is a great example of the impact that can be made when great teams come together to collaborate! Forum One worked with NMAAHC to create a unique virtual experience that would feel almost like attendees were there in person.

Celebrate 67

Celebrate Award Colorado Museum 67

Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This long-standing client and Forum One team won two awards this year and is a great example of the impact that can be made when great teams come together to collaborate! Forum One worked with NMAAHC to create a unique virtual experience that would feel almost like attendees were there in person.

Celebrate 46

Celebrate Award Colorado Museum 46

Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Provide virtual tours or detailed maps that allow potential bidders to explore the space where the auction will be held. Let’s say your last school auction earned enough revenue to purchase interactive whiteboards for all of your classrooms. Interactive maps of the auction venue. Infographics explaining the auction process.

Storytelling 52

Storytelling Marketing Create Tips 52

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Have your organization collaborate with local animal shelters to host adoption drives, connecting animals in need with caring families. In this image, a group of adults sit in a classroom watching a teacher’s presentation. But any nonprofit can earn a lot of local goodwill by helping furry friends find loving homes.

People 52

People Ideas Local Classes 52

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Virtual Parent/Family Education - Richard Wollenberger This tool will provide video chat help for parents with children aged P-5/6; Trained parent educators will provide research-based support for specific early childhood issues via video chat. Design solutions for collaboration, empowerment, global views, and self awareness.

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Ideas North Carolina Map Children 94