ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

It is not automatic, and it takes time to build your presence, but social media is here and here to stay. Attendees are encouraged, but not required, to bring their own laptop with a wireless connection, as well photos and information/content regarding their practice. Click here to register.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to do a Webinar called " Social Media for Trainers: A Bag of Tricks " over at the Engage 365 Online Community site. Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media. Social Instructional Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This gives your guests the option to either bid from their phones, which will likely be the preferred option for in-person guests, or to bid from their laptops or computers, which many of your virtual bidders at home might prefer. It’s best to find a platform that supports both mobile and web-based bidding. Host your hybrid auction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

The next exercise was to focus on media choices. Although social media was the focus of the how-to trainings that are part of the trainer the trainers, this exercise was intended to help NGOs think through their media choices. It boils down to audience. Mary did a fabulous job! Mary did not loose a beat.

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Activities Active Activism Digital 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

The walking at work trend is being more broadly adopted by senior managers, in part because leaders want to get some distance from their always on work styles, with all of the demands of smartphones and laptops. Even in the nonprofit sector.

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Work Brain Exercise Conference 135

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2008

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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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." . This makes me more comfortable for me to open my laptop and take notes. 1) Everybody is People. "You

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Collaboration Learning Exercise Online 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

I would bring the laptop and plug into the phone line and do demos in small groups. And I had to tape flip chart paper over the windows so it would get dark enough to project the laptop to show the presentation. I could have done some things better with Webinar instructional practice. This was circa 1997. What did I do?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 18, 2013

Instructive. And, it's enlightening and instructive , because the book delivers real-world examples that can guide you as you shape your business. Smartphones, laptops, tablets, smart watches, Google Glass et al., Incredibly relevant. Highly visual. Enlightening. Plus, WTF is scary. it's not slowing down. It's a time to lead!

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Business Instruction Instructional Influence 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I'm after are ways to tweak the design to improve learning and to improve instructional practice. My NTC panel on social media metrics, measurement, and roi will include a case study slam - so stay tuned).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2007

After 26 years of using a PC, I'm going to switch to MAC (dual processor) when this computer and my laptop die. I'm going to continue to play and reflect and learn about technology tools and how they can be used to support nonprofits and to create instructional material.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2005

David Weinberger hosed his laptop and apparently after cursing on his blog and breaking the "shit" and "fuck" barrier face-to-face in the room ( !@#$% laptop ) went on to deliver a brilliant keynote speech, including slides that had HTML tags with instructions like Talk About Tagging Here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The walking at work trend is being more broadly adopted by senior managers, in part because leaders want to get some distance from their always on work styles, with all of the demands of smartphones and laptops. Walking is the Killer Work App for Creativity. But incorporating walking into your work has many advantages, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

In-person participants will need to bring their own laptops). In addition to the main screen in your conference room, you can also set up laptops with their video and audio at a seat at the table. You can set this up in advance with a sign-up sheet, instructions, and referencing it at the beginning of the meeting.

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Facilitation Tips Camera Nonprofit 180

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

If you were creating some instructional materials about mobile video blogging in a developing country, like say Cambodia, what are the most important points to cover? Some Cambodians may have more than one phone as Borin explains here Borin also writes about how he uses his mobile phone with his laptop to get online.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2022

Who will provide instructions, commentary, and announcements? Here are a few free marketing offerings to consider: Include your sponsors’ logos on your event website, direct mail, social media. Promote your sponsors on social media leading up to and during your event. Tailor marketing strategy to the channel.

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Tips Sponsor Virtual Nonprofit 87

Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 2, 2021

Social media and communications chair. For example, a local tech retailer might be willing to offer donated or discounted laptops, cell phones, or video game consoles that you can auction off for much more than you spent to procure them. Key auction roles include: Auction chair and co-chair. Ticket sales chair. Emcee/auctioneer.

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Fundraising Virtual Guidelines Hosting 111

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2022

Who will provide instructions, commentary, and announcements? Here are a few free marketing offerings to consider: Include your sponsors’ logos on your event website, direct mail, social media. Promote your sponsors on social media leading up to and during your event. Tailor marketing strategy to the channel.

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Gyrus

JULY 19, 2016

Are you yourself as an instructional designer capable of ripping out the fluff and unnecessary components in order to optimize the microlearning? Also, any feedback on our social media pages would be much appreciated, as to whether you would wish us to further explore this exciting topic.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

But because of technology and social media, all that has changed. All you need is a laptop with a camera and a broadband connection. If you don't have a Skype account, go to Skype.com and follow the easy instructions. Then link Evaer to your Skype account, following this instructional video I found on YouTube.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2007

In addition, I'd like to thank Britt Bravo who gave her covered AOL laptop bag to schlep home the t-shirts from BlogHer and to Gina Trapani for donating her extra t-shirts. Don't be afraid to experiment with other social media channels, but make sure you've been a member of the community first. Here's an example.

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Cambodia Social Network Campaign Learning 50

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

This spring, I was a member of the advisory board for the New Media Consortium's 2008 Horizon Report on emerging technologies in museums. The convenors set up a lovely wiki and gave us specific instructions to answer research questions posed on a series of pages. On March 22, they released the wiki. over email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

One of the things I like best about being on the Ushahidi board is that it was acceptable for us be also on our laptops and smart phones – and even tweet during the meeting. Ethan Zuckerman, fellow board members, shares his impressions here. Identify conversation starters with our audience to engage them more on social networks.

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