Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

It often surprises people when I mention that education accounts for fully one-fifth of nonprofit activity , second only to human services. Of course libraries are all about education in its various forms. An educator can assign “Playlists” of activities to students based on school curriculum or specific student needs.

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Gyrus

JANUARY 8, 2016

Learning Management Systems (LMS) must evolve as the dynamic learning environment of its users change. For example, learning no longer only takes place in classrooms, it happens online, in social settings, and on mobile devices: virtually everywhere.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

But last year, over Thanksgiving, I sat next to a man who was working on his laptop (not an activity that invites conversation), creating a presentation on elementary education and technology. Curiosity got the better of me, and that’s how I met Bob Whicker, a K-12 Education Development Executive for Apple.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

We’ll share some of these case studies below, but for more, check out these projects and learn more about the people behind them at the Games for Change Festival ( [link] ), NYC’s largest gaming event that convenes the social change community and game makers, next month (April 22-24 & 26). In Education.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The 70:20:10 rule, suggests that learning should be delivered in a manner that is 70% knowledge acquired from job-related experiences, 20% from social interactions, and 10% from formal educational objects. This mix is widely accepted as an industry standard and practiced across a huge assortment of learning segments.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 16, 2014

There’s probably a specific classroom you remember from those earlier days, and a teacher who left a huge impact on your life. They’re no stranger to a fun and engaging learning environment. And PENCIL, Inc. is full of those life-changing, one-of-a-kind people. First up, we interviewed Ben LeBeaux and Sara Clough of PENCIL, Inc.

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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. Educators need to intervene and make creative alliances.

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