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MCON13: Working with Millennials

NTEN

It''s important to ask the question, "What thought capital do you bring to the world?" In addition, Fifth Third Foundation decided to focus on financial literacy teaching kids in classrooms about money management. This brings a deeper meaning to their work and fosters long-term volunteering efforts.

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Working Wikily: Establishing A Giving or Gifting Culture in Wiki Community

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the past two weeks, he has been teaching ??? " The course had no existing curriculum and it provided a real life laboratory for him to have the curriculum come out of the community interactions that were happening in the classroom. Another point about goals: Community Literacies esp. Community commitment.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While the speakers were talking, the avatars in Second Life were carrying on a lively debate in chat about the points raised, suggesting questions to be asked in the room in New York City, and passing along urls/resources related to the discussion at hand. He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning. Emphasis is on digital literacy. This is a time pressure question!

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

Bloomerang

But most importantly, we love for these sessions to be interactive, so feel free to chat in your questions and comments along the way. There’s a chat box and a questions box. If you use the questions box, it might be a little bit easier to call out your question, but we’d love to hear from you.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

Attendees will enjoy themed trivia questions, compete for prizes, and contribute to your cause while having a blast. In this image, a group of adults sit in a classroom watching a teacher’s presentation. Teams can pay to participate in your event and can also seek sponsorships tied to their performance.

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Finding the Great Impact Story

Tech Soup

Think of interactive ways the audience can engage with the story, like letting them post questions or submit their thoughts. We had a similar experience recently here at Microsoft when we heard a story about a student who participates in our Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program.

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