Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

During the polar vortex winter 2014, telework has done some unexpected things like keeping federal government services open for business during one of the really bad snow storms. As smartphones mature, we’re doing more on them and less on our laptops. Tablet adoption is very brisk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2011

After triple checking to ensure you have your iPad, mobile phone, laptop, and all of your respective chargers in tow — you board a flight, land in a new city, and head straight for the convention center. This past June, the Case Foundation , Achieve , and JGA teamed up for a little virtual experiment of our own.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

The mission statement of One Laptop per Child is artfully constructed: "To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Cryptocurrencies are regular by many of the same government agencies that regulate the traditional world of finance including the IRS, SEC, CFTC and local regulators. Since cryptocurrencies are still a relatively new technology, they are not as user-friendly as many other technologies like smartphones and laptops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

MacArthur Foundation. Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. National Science Foundation. Each funder gave an overview gave an overview of their program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

. Yesterday at the Packard Foundation, as part of a series of "deeper dives" to learn about networks and social media, Eugene Eric Kim of Blue Oxen Associates gave a talk about "Networks in an International Context." . More than one third of Packard Foundation’s grantees are networks and many more get their work done through networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. He was also in NYC and live blogging the event as was Danah Boyd - the official MacArthur Foundation live blogger. It has to be governed by Web2.0 - kids will be making media. local time).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

If you want to keep up with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), check out the wiki. Marketing, Fundraising, and Philanthropy So far, there will be at least four bloggers live blogging at the Council on Foundations conference. Check out Greenlight Nigeria and Mobile Monitors. You've got to love their logo. Where's the conference tag?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

There are now lots of laptops available that are less than $200 — like HP Streams, Acer Aspires, and too many Chrome books to count. Data theft, cyberattacks, and government surveillance are a growing fact of digital life, and it looks like 2015 will only be more of the same. Cheaper Consumer Electronics. Privacy and Security.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

They also create the foundation for a community-driven strategy. We are at a very interesting time – with shifts happening locally and globally, governments changing, and new paradigms emerging. I only have my laptop and my notebook with me, so all I need is an outlet and the wifi password to get to work.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

It probably won’t be until 2015 or later that tablets reach the point where they can replace a laptop or desktop completely – office application use is still too stunted by the small screens and keyboard issues – but more and more people will have them. She is a Fellow at the New American Foundation. John Merritt.

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