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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. The Lisa Libraries. New Earth Foundation “seeks to fund innovative projects that enhance life on our planet and brighten the future, furthering peace.” . Guitar Center.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For LGBTI individuals—like courageous Ugandan activist Richard Lusimbo, who was outed on the front page of a Ugandan tabloid—the availability of Martus and our in-field support is life changing. Our Bookshare online library is continuing to multiply its impact. I encourage you to read his powerful story on our website.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. 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.

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10 Types of eLearning Assessments for Your Courses

Forj

Because scenarios are immersive, learners can practice the application of skills in a no-consequence environment. For example, medical professionals completing CME credits via a CME LMS benefit greatly from this assessment type, as it allows them to practice medical skills in a risk-free environment before interacting with patients.

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The Great Good Place Book Discussion Part 2: Small Rural Museums as Third Places

Museum 2.0

This guest post was written by Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsylvania. As I was reading The Great Good Place I identified with Oldenburg’s description of Main Street USA, small town America, and rural life. One book was about farm life and the other about a knight and his dragon.

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The Environmental and Cost Savings Benefits of Windows MultiPoint Server

Tech Soup

A WMS system provides an overall cost and energy savings of 66 percent compared to a traditional 1:1 computing environment. They can be networked and are best suited for large offices or classrooms. All of them are available as donations on TechSoup for eligible nonprofits and libraries. They cost from $150 to $200 per unit.

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