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Youth Programs Featured in TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured IT to further their missions. In this project, the Candlelighters CyberKids program provides young cancer patients with a laptop with Microsoft Windows and Office.

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Trainer’s Tip: Your Room Set Up Can Make or Break the Learning Experience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces. If you are trying to do an interactive lecture, it stops group interaction.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. Research about the physical space can impact learning, can be found here. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. The flexible classroom is a large open space. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Youth Programs Featured in TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what lots of nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured-IT to further their missions. In this project, the Candlelighters CyberKids program provides young cancer patients with a laptop with Microsoft Windows and Office.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. If you are trying to do an interactive lecture, it stops group interaction.

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

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. A former superintendent of such a district, he explained the basic premise to me: each student, from kindergarten on, has a personal laptop.

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Going Virtual – An Alternative Volunteer Event Guide

Connection Cafe

The challenge – how do companies create meaningful volunteer opportunities for their global employees that engage, connect , and create impact? Often virtual events don’t elicit the same emotional connection as when a team come s together for in-person service. There’s an app for that!