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Client Spotlight: Union County Education Foundation

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They primarily fulfill this mission through college scholarship programs for students and grants for classroom teachers. Before and during the event advertise the wine pull and hype it up. Their partnership with the school district helps them be champions for public education in their community. They work hard to: .

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

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But beyond all of the hype and noise, the most dominant theme I keep coming back to is that community is and always will be King. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. We also "checked in" using FourSquare and Gowalla everywhere.

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Community Matters, Even at SxSW

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But beyond all of the hype and noise, the most dominant theme I keep coming back to is that community is and always will be King. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. We also "checked in" using FourSquare and Gowalla everywhere.

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What is rapid attention shifting?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It made me think of the Berkman lecture I heard called " Legal Education in the Networked World " where there was a hot debate about whether laptops in the classroom were a good or bad thing. despite the hype that ???everybody And (given the ease with which they peddle these blatant fabrications) is that such a bad thing?

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7 Reasons Nonprofits Need iPads

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Some over-hype it as "magical" and "transformative." 4) Training Tool: Educators and trainers are already incorporating new technology into the classroom. Apple's new iPad tablet computer has spawned some mixed reactions. " Others have criticized its weight , lack of Flash support, or closed architecture.

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Metaverse Museum? Guest Post on Second Life and Museums by Sibley Verbeck

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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. But that’s already sounding like the grandiose hype you read about Second Life or virtual worlds.