Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The next time you set your digital device of choice to record your favorite show so you can watch it whenever you want, take a moment to be thankful that you’re protected from lawsuits from the entertainment industry. It affected every step of the evolution of digital media—from the VCR to the digital video recorder to YouTube.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Digital peeping toms. But with proper education, Internet users can fight back against these digital creeps. Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. Privacy has always been an important topic in digital literacy. The Drawbacks of Digital Inclusion.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2013

I had the opportunity to participate in the launch of the new Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund. Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to address the digital divide, one in five American adults still do not use the Internet. So why is Kansas City investing more money on digital inclusion?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Facebook’s new Internet.org initiative is a big news item in NPTech and global digital inclusion news. Internet.org isn’t alone among big tech companies working on the global digital divide. Then there’s the question of whether or not smartphones really are the way to bridge the digital divide.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2016

Spring forward into technology for your nonprofit or library during March! If you have an interest in understanding how technology can positively impact early childhood-focused nonprofits or library staff, register today for this first installment of the four-part series. Sprout Your Digital Literacy Training Program.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

One thing experts agree on is that the digital divide has far-reaching consequences at the individual, community, and. national nonprofit focused on eliminating the digital divide. information on low-cost computers and digital literacy training brings. It’s a great way to close the digital divide and.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

"The digital revolution is changing the hierarchy of information," said Dr. Valerie Hill in her recent visit to the Nonprofit Commons. Valerie Hill is an adjunct instructor at Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Science and is also a librarian herself. The Rise of Virtual Libraries.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. By this, I am not just talking about the publishing business, but also the nonprofit libraries committed to universal accessibility.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Then I’ll share the latest stories on the impact of our tech volunteerism and human rights tech efforts as well our new tech leadership. He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. billion poor and unbanked. Martus Desktop 4.5

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When you work at a nonprofit or public library, it might feel like you constantly need to learn new skills to stay on top of emerging technology and adoption. TechSoup's Tech Training for Nonprofits and Libraries. Learn how to implement and conduct effective tech training for your nonprofit or library staff!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. We want to help lead the charge into a future where the advantages of digital information touch the lives of all people, not just of the richest and most able five percent of humanity.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I would say that we made the best use that we could of the tools that we had,” she said, “but I’d say about 10% of our volunteers are not tech savvy and so they got left behind.”. A focus group participant with an LGBTQ+ youth organization said: [Digital technology] is…really beneficial to reach out to the disabled community.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

But, I expect that 75% of the job will be about analyzing the legal issues from our programs, especially in our Global Literacy Program, which includes Bookshare, the largest digital library for the blind and dyslexic in the U.S., as well as our Human Rights Program, which supports activists fighting injustice around the world.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

A version of this post originally appeared on the TechSoup for Libraries blog. Did you know that defining the digital divide in different ways can actually change public perception of who's responsible for addressing the issue? An article I read recently, Who's Responsible for the Digital Divide? suggests just that.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2016

In partnership with these organizations, TechSoup will be hosting a series of webinars about technology and innovation for early childhood literacy organizations and researchers. If you work with young children at a nonprofit or library, this free webinar series is for you. Media Mentors: Building Literacy Skills for the Digital Age.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In this edition of nonprofit tech news, TechSoup shows new ways your nonprofit could harness mobile and killer apps in 2016! adults spent more than five and a half hours per day on their digital devices, mostly watching video. Digital Divide Will Be Bridged in 2016. is doing more down-to-earth things to close the digital divide.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. What Is the Digital Divide? The digital divide in the United States has persisted over the years despite the inexorable march of technology. A number of U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

This post originally appeared at TechSoup for Libraries. GCCE and the New Mexico State Library are partners in Fast-Forward New Mexico (FFNM), a BTOP-funded project. Among other things, the project provides for 64 hours of free Internet training in 17 libraries around the state.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Through the program, the native San Franciscan learned valuable business skills, received tech training, and made job connections. Libraries Building Bridges. TechSoup for Libraries surveyed and interviewed organizations that received Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) funding. century tech or business skills?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

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. Assessments/Quizzes.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

In The Tech That Will Change 2016 , I boldly predicted that this is the year that the digital divide will finally be bridged in the United States. " According to the FCC, 64 million Americans still live on the wrong side of the digital divide. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) has organized a prominent U.S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2016

In The Tech That Will Change 2016 , I boldly predicted that this is the year that the digital divide will finally be bridged in the United States. " According to the FCC, 64 million Americans still live on the wrong side of the digital divide. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) has organized a prominent U.S.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Nonprofits and libraries can use the infographic to help local government and other community leaders understand why increasing information technology access and use should be a critical community-wide goal. The Auburn Public Library is collaborating with Best Buy to offer free technical assistance to community members. as a whole.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. My biggest argument was the “library with holes” problem. The view of the World Blind Union was that the rightsholders (i.e.,

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every day, American nonprofits, charities, and libraries rely on TechSoup's product donation program for the information they need to make smart decisions about technology. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Reform Copyright.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

She's also the executive director of Community Technology Network , a nonprofit that brings information access and digital literacy to underserved Bay Area populations. Check out the Surdna tag at TechSoup for Libraries for more information.). Tags: Community Tech Centers Digital Divide News.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The big recent digital inclusion news is the Federal Communication Commission's ( FCC ) proposal to extend the Lifeline Program , which has supplied discounted phone service to low-income people since 1985. digital divide than anything I can think of since the invention of the Internet. The National Digital Inclusion Alliance.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Other examples of the PAS framework in the context of PowerPoetry.org could include addressing issues such as censorship, lack of artistic representation, and low literacy rates, and presenting solutions such as promoting free speech, supporting diverse voices, and providing literacy resources.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2010

With shrinking budgets, providing increased access to the Internet and training for computer literacy can be particularly challenging for libraries and public computing centers. read more.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2011

TechSoup has partnered with goQ Software to make their writing assistance and speech recognition software, WordQ + SpeakQ , available to eligible nonprofits and libraries. According to Proliteracy , low literacy's effects cost the U.S. WordQ + SpeakQ Is a Solution for Those Who Struggle with Writing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

I consulted with Lewis (our testing expert and former tech support for these machines) and together with the customer, we were able get the reading machine working again. at a Department of Education meeting on the new digital textbook repository, the NIMAC. The second challenge we encountered took place in Washington D.C.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. Young Pham, who regards his tech skills as medium, set up the MultiPoint Server system. It will also be used for digital literacy classes, and perhaps for ESL classes. Windows MultiPoint Server.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2012

More than three-quarters of the nation's public libraries offer e-books, but most Americans don't know that this service is provided by their local library. Librarian Brenda Hough will discuss how library instructors are successfully navigating this sea of change. Want to help people learn how to use e-readers?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

Another interesting finding from the Pew report is that "some 86% of Internet users have taken steps online to remove or mask their digital footprints, but many say they would like to do more or are unaware of the tools they could use."

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Its employees use Box to share digital asset libraries and collaborate with third-party vendors. Operation Hope : This financial literacy nonprofit uses Box as its primary content management system for all employees. These organizations are using Box to more effectively carry out their missions.

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