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5 Oculus Quest Tips for Nonprofits New to the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At this time, most apps are gaming-related and inexpensive. The universal menu includes: Apps : View and launch apps from your library. Finally, when you first visit your Oculus Home, you are presented with the opportunity to watch and experience tutorials. Get comfortable with your new Horizon Home. Don’t skip them!

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The Best Online Safety Resources for YOUR Organization

Tech Soup

Luckily, there are some great Internet safety resources that are specific for healthcare organizations , libraries , seniors , kids , and small offices (like the ones that most nonprofits have). It is a noncommercial site that has ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

Tech Soup

Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens. Curated by library staff and educators, the app lets users search by title, author, genre, or list. Additional Resources. Let us know in the comments!

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Nonprofits and Second Life and Other Games

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This month I'm exploring the topic of digital games for social change. In two weeks I'm headed for The Games for Change Annual Conference in NYC (and I'll live blog it, too) The conference brings together nonprofits, game designers, foundations, and academics around the world to explore best practices for social change gaming.

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Raspberry Pi for Educators

Tech Soup

For educational nonprofits, schools, and libraries, Raspberry Pi is very useful for teaching students about electronics, computing, and many other technical subjects for a price that's far less than a new computer. Libraries have also experimented with replacing terminals with smaller footprint Raspberry Pi computers.

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What’s A Learning Experience Platform? The Essential Guide

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Rather than learners accessing content as it becomes available, learners always have access to a vast library of on-demand courses. Whether social media posts or YouTube tutorials, weekly blog posts or podcasts, there’s no denying that we’re in a content creation golden age. Growth in User-Generated Content.

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Friday Links: July 7

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

His current tip sheet focuses on my old friend's game of turning a complaint into a compliment. Blogging for Non-Profits Techsoup has added quite a comprehensive review of blogging tools in their always expanding library of great technical information. WiFi Security Are your staff and board members connecting in more from their homes?