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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. I was able to pull this off because my course took place in the Digital Learning Commons “ D-Space ” – a state of the art flexible classroom space. The flexible classroom is a large open space. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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On Networks, Love, and Death: Cookie Love

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I first started reading “Cog Dog Blog&# by Alan Levine since his first post in 2003, &# I Blog Therefore I Am.&# Although he was blogging about how to integrate social media into education and the classroom, his ideas have always been transferable to nonprofits. He writes in a humorous, authentic style, about geeky topics.

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Technology for Change Contest: Win a new computer from HP!

Amy Sample Ward

During the US Thanksgiving holiday, Tweetsgiving asked people around the world to use Twitter to share something they were grateful for and include the link to the Tweetsgiving site (where people could donate to help build a library, classroom and more for the benefiting school in Tanzania).

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And the Winner is. Jaffe's Join the Conversation Book Giveaway and How To Do A Giveaway Contest on Your Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Robin Yap left a comment that he was leaving for Manila to teach social media to educational technology students, so I decided to part with my cherished copy of Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging. My ultimate dream would be to send Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging over to the Sharing Foundation's fledging computer school.

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Both online and offline, communities are not only the way we identify ourselves, but more importantly, they are the most authentic and powerful vehicle for change. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.

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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

Gyrus

Virtual Environment and Avatars: Virtual learning environments bring the social interaction part of traditional classroom training into the e-learning world. Offline storage and data management can take place, even when the user is not connected to the Internet.

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Community Matters, Even at SxSW

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Both online and offline, communities are not only the way we identify ourselves, but more importantly, they are the most authentic and powerful vehicle for change. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.