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A Conversation with Teresa Crawford About Skype with Video

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, Teresa Crawford skyped me out of the blue. As it turned out, my webcam had just arrived and I also wanted to test it out with Skype. If you need more detailed how to information in using SKYPE. Nonprofit Uses of Skype Skype Activism. Teresa agreed and I decided to make a screencast out the experience.

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Celebrating Chinese New Year with Skype, Flickr, Stickers and Paper

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

With two crafts stations set up, and so many kids, I was so busy I didn't remember to take out my digital camera until the end. I told them that after circle we would use SKYPE internet phone to call Nick in Hong Kong. I was not able to get on with my laptop. I also showed them examples.

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Closing the Digital Divide Among the Elderly

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's my Dad who is 86 and who calls me on Skype. In fact, a few weeks ago, I forgot to turn off my skype connection during a workshop and my laptop was being projected on a screen.

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Using Smartphones and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots to Tell Your Story

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Here's an idea for using smartphones with good cameras and video capability like the Dell Venue Pro touch screen phones for digital story telling: Send someone out to video compelling work that your nonprofit or library is doing out in the field for your holiday message. TechSoup has some tools that may come in handy. Tell Your Story.

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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

He attended the Cambodian Blogging Summit and received the digital audio recorder to create language lessons for his students (offline podcasts!) (The Opened in 2006, the school offers computer classes every morning utilizing ten donated laptops and a few older desk tops. Hey, a girl can dream can't she?

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An Internet Lesson in a Rural Cambodian Village: And Then You Wait.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Computer classes are held every morning utilizing donated laptops and desktops (that are hand-carried over by Dr. Hendrie on her quarterly trips) Students, picked by lottery, come daily for six weeks to learn word processing, spread sheets, and Internet use, on our one, slow connection, acquiring a useful skill for future employment.

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NpTech Tag Summary: NpTech Slide Decks, Twitter Saves Children, and Visualizing Information for Advocacy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Gavin Clabaugh tells us how to embed "Skype Presence" in a SharePoint Web Part. This post shows you how to jury rig a DIY periscope for your webcam if it is built into your laptop screen. This is useful if you want both broadcast AND use your laptop to take notes (or answer email). for NGOs there.

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