Everyaction

APRIL 25, 2018

In this blog series, we'll be focusing on how Higher Educational Institutions use technology to communicate with and engage their students and alumni. Features like online sign-up forms and an integrated event calendar enable Student Activities staff to track events, hosts, locations, and attendance all in one place.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

The community that’s part of a local grassroots advocacy organization may be better suited to an informal speaker or classroom type event that deepens their understanding of issues related to the mission of the organization. Often, being intentional about the kind of speaker you bring to an event is a great place to start.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

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. "The library is a place for lifelong education, and needs to resonate with the community.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability. What Holly said in a recent tweet!)

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 29, 2022

From classrooms to districts to state houses across America, they are reimagining education to realize the day when every child has an equal opportunity to learn, lead, thrive, and co-create a future filled with possibility. Reimagining Business Processes.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

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. To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

In a recent email, she described her newest project: In years past, our gratitude has been invested in changemakers from the US, Tanzania and Nepal to build classrooms, a library, a children’s technology lab, a temporary home for disabled veterans, and more. With $250, you can make room for a student in a classroom.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. International Game Technology. International Game Technology. Register your qualifying organization to receive technology donations. Funding Priority: Education.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. 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.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

This is the second installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. As I was reading The Great Good Place I identified with Oldenburg’s description of Main Street USA, small town America, and rural life. How can a local history museum connect with third places in the community?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 29, 2009

Meghani came with his two hosts and daughter, and at 86 is still keenly interested in learning how technology can help bring books to the disadvantaged. But my definition of literature, is, if after reading it, a man is in a higher place than he was before – that’s literature. It was a quietly special visit. His answer left us smiling.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. 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.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

During the pandemic, these local education leaders have been critical in identifying and launching initiatives that not only assist girls in continuing their education during school closures, but also help them get back in the classroom when schools reopen. Technology That Maximizes Donor Impact.

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Gyrus

JANUARY 8, 2016

For example, learning no longer only takes place in classrooms, it happens online, in social settings, and on mobile devices: virtually everywhere. Consider the following questions as they relate to the LMS used at your company: Does your LMS make the latest technology tools and resources available?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

The classrooms have doors that open to the outside, because of the warm weather. Most classrooms have desks and textbooks and all have chalkboards. We went into a classroom where I could immediately tell that the teacher there as well as one of the students both had the condition. Instead of windows, they have heavy screens.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Some things to consider include: What resources (technology, space, materials, time, finances, etc.) Drawing from adult learning theories, ECB utilizes a variety of strategies such as: Vehicle of instruction: face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, classroom style learning, web-based mechanisms, manuals, etc. are available?

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

It’s a place that provides educational and recreational services for autistic kids and also some adults. Places like ACA are pretty important. We found out about them through our Show Your Impact Program in which nonprofits describe how they’re using technology to support and further their work.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Rapid advances in technology and modern workforce needs are transforming the way, workforce learning & training is delivered and training courses are created. Mobile Learning enables you to present smaller sized, interactive online learning to your employees without restricting them to a particular time or a place.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

This site carefully aggregates and vets educational content from places like the nonprofit Khan Academy , PBS Kids , Discovery Channel , and other reputable online educational sources. It is designed not only to enhance instruction in the classroom, but also to extend learning beyond the classroom. Computers for Youth.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 17, 2016

Not too long ago, connections were forged outside of technological communications and maintained via sheer will. Social learning, relied solely on what one could obtain in a classroom setting, working with direct peers, or what could be conveyed back in forth on a phone. Those days are now extraordinarily a thing of the past.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. 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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2011

You wouldn't measure all the shoes in a classroom to evaluate the kids' reading ability. Locations with high rates of drowning deaths are correlated with locations with high rates of ice cream sales because people tend to eat ice cream and swim when they're at leisure in hot places with water, like swimming pools and seasides.

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Gyrus

APRIL 26, 2016

This is not true as mobile learning captures micro-learning approach, which makes it easier for learners to initiate, complete, and absorb learning courses at a time and place convenient to them. And, if we talk about the distractions, it can be there in a classroom training setting as well. Mobile Learning is Not Secure.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

It’s a place that provides educational and recreational services for autistic kids and also some adults. Places like ACA are pretty important. We found out about them through our Show Your Impact Program in which nonprofits describe how they’re using technology to support and further their work. Want to share.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2013

NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Houston, TX: NetSquared Houston.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2020

Since they already used technology like gradebook and attendance platforms, they were able to quickly develop an online continuity plan to provide much-needed consistency with the in-person classroom experience. We knew it was a matter of when, not if, we’d go online,” said Jen Willey, communications director at Annie Wright Schools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

They hired me and it turned into a decade of learning and teaching others (artists, arts organizations, and arts educators) how to integrate this technology into their work and organizations. It was always peer learning – I’d share about the technology and they’d teach me about their work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Seelig is the Executive Director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at Stanford University's School of Engineering. She is also the author of What I Wish I Knew When I Was Twenty: On Making Your Place in the World. You can follow her on Twitter at @tseelig.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

You hear the buzz all over the place: augmented reality this, augmented reality that. But, is this new technology a passing fad, a mere game, or can it be leveraged to create truly meaningful experiences that shape our world for the better? You be the judge. Sorry Pokémon people!) AR is a powerful tool for interactive learning.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 9, 2008

The principal of the school, proudly showed off plans to expand the campus over the next few years, with high quality architectural site drawings that would have looked perfectly in place in Chicago. We visited the English language classroom. Our team toured the school.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Somewhere around 2006 or 2007, I got a call from Michaela asking for advice on a career path for Nonprofit Technology. At this year's SXSW, I was invited to participate on a flash panel about women and technology conferences which ended up being about mentoring. She did a fantastic job.

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

In our review of many social websites, we noticed that some websites have at least two primary goals for placing social media on their website. Each category is exhibited by different tools, technology, and/or approaches. Develop a sense of community on the website. Raise funds. Create a call to action. Authenticate. Open source.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The first time I really "got" the power of accessible technology (AT) to improve the lives of people with disabilities was when I saw the PBS documentary Freedom Machines. This simply means that disabled people often have little money and can't afford the assistive technology that would greatly enhance their lives.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Even before our current health situation arose , technology has been the leading method of engaging employees in today’s society. In the span of one year, from 2016 to 2017, remote work grew 7.9%. Over the last five years , remote work grew 44% and over the previous 10 years, it grew 91%. There’s an app for that!

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Nonprofit Technology, and more! Nonprofit organizations have moved well past the time when technology and data were treated as standalone entities. And like those other core functions, we must examine our technology and data strategies to properly evaluate and prioritize our needs and successfully build our digital capacity.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 12, 2012

Before you place a donation request, make sure Mobile Beacon’s 4G coverage extends to your area. Schools can extend access beyond classroom walls to students without technology resources at home. And: Mobile Beacon will provide free consultation to help you determine the best devices for your needs. Is Your Area Covered?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Now that you have that background, we’re moving on to part 2, which answers: Can mobile giving technology be used for more than just fundraising? Can mobile giving technology be used for more than just fundraising? When most people think of text-to-give technology, they think of disaster relief efforts. Let’s begin! Faith-based.

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