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Issues with Crowdsourced Data Part 2

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re reacting to the following claim: “Data collected using unbounded crowdsourcing (non-representative sampling) largely in the form of SMS from the disaster affected population in Port-au-Prince can predict, with surprisingly high accuracy and statistical significance, the location and extent of structural damage post-earthquake.” .

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

Amy Sample Ward

The good news is that the myth that you can’t make systemic change quickly is just that, a myth. I think that we have a lot to learn about where gamifying is most helpful, but we are so far from the saturation point that we should push ahead with full speed so we can evaluate what works and what doesn’t and make adjustments.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

NTEN

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. The good news is that the myth that you can't make systemic change quickly is just that, a myth. I think the cross section of everyone getting into the development and gaming means we will need to evaluate what is quality and what isn't.

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NpTech Tag: Stop Cyberbulling Day is Today!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The post goes on to describe a Digital Asset Management System. The sampling of some of the top rated resources this week: Death Threats Are Not Protected Speech. and Classroom 2.0 ) Here's an interview Robert Scoble did with the Gina Bianchini where she demos how to set up your own social network. It's moved.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

We’re not going to give you a deep dive into the systems because every system has their own way, but there are things like Bloomerang and other systems that we’ll share that you can reach out. We’ve got some tools, questions to ask, and things like that when you’re looking at data-tracking systems.

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Forum One Staff Share OpenGov Ideas

Forum One

The students would prepare for the contest using a series of online practice modules and mobile phone based applications that would test the students on sample questions. USAID contractors collect enormous amounts of valuable data as part of research, project implementation, and monitoring and evaluation activities. income, age, etc.).

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