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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. A Sickening Discovery.

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MathAndCoding Turns the Library into a Coding Classroom (Part 2)

Tech Soup

In addition to visual programming and Java, MathAndCoding now offers classes on HTML, CSS, and template-based web design, as well as a Technology Day event where they introduce games and apps for different platforms. MathAndCoding volunteers are now doing this at more than 12 libraries in the region.

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. A Sickening Discovery.

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. A Sickening Discovery.

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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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Surprisingly Cool Things You Can Do with an LMS

Gyrus

Scheduling that same instructor, the classroom, the projector he/she is using, a laser pointer and a shared laptop… priceless. Having the cooperative capabilities to schedule an instructor on a localized calendar has unmeasurable benefits. References. Beal, Vangie. "What "What Is API – Application Program Interface?

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New! Develop and Expand Wireless Networks with Brocade Hardware

Tech Soup

Now available at TechSoup: Wirelessly connect desktops, laptops, and printers to your network with hardware from the Brocade donation program. Also: Brocade hardware can help address WiFi overload in high-use environments, like conference rooms, auditoriums, classrooms, and lobbies.

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