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Teaching Online Safety: Building Curriculum

Tech Soup

Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. The presenters, Austin Stroud of the Monroe County Public Library and Crystal Schimpf of TechSoup for Libraries, shared resources for teaching online safety and security. AT&T designed an Internet Safety game.

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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

Qgiv

Since that year, every American president has designated February as Black History Month. Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History designates a theme for Black History Month. Woodson believed that it was important to establish a theme to help focus the attention of the public.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Areas served: Worldwide. Areas served: US.

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Membership Retention Rate: How Associations Can Retain More Members

Neon CRM

Programs Designing the Best Membership Program for Nonprofits 9 min read Read Now Engagement You probably hear the word “engagement” frequently, but it can be difficult to define what it means for members. For example, consider an organization for educators focused on improving literacy rates.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Access to technology is important, but teaching computer and information technology skills is just as vital. Defining Digital Literacy.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Northstar Digital Literacy has some online assessments free to individuals. If you teach people to operate software, have them follow along on their computer instead of just watching the trainer perform the task. Design training carefully, verify it’s working, and make it a norm in your organization.

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Upcoming Webinar March 26: Public Tech Instruction - Internet Safety

Tech Soup

Internet safety can be a tricky subject to teach. essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. determining what content to include and how to teach it can present many challenges. design curriculum and teach classes without a fear of becoming outdated. organizations. and up to date.