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Upcoming Webinar March 26: Public Tech Instruction - Internet Safety

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How does your library address questions about Internet safety? essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. Internet safety instruction doesn’t have to be difficult, though! This session, Public Tech Instruction: Internet Safety , this Wednesday, March 26 at 11 a.m. organizations.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

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Libraries, nonprofits, and schools are already working hard to teach digital skills and competency, but they need support of the entire community to help people thrive in the technology age. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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Teaching Online Safety: Building Curriculum

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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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Microsoft's YouthSpark Initiative Seeks to Close the Opportunity Divide

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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. More Resources.

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Back to School at TechSoup

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For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, education is essential to keep knowledge and skills up to date. And, organizations that provide workforce and job skills training can share easyLearning courses with constituents. Hear what other nonprofits and libraries are saying in our Community Forums. September's here.

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Associated Recreation Council of Seattle: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

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Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. In most cases, we sent them the instructions, hardware, and software they’d need and then stood back and watched how the installation went. It took another hour to get all terminals activated.

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How a Few Tiny Horses Bucked the Facebook Algorithm

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Gentle Carousel also has a literacy program called Reading Is Magic that brings the horses into schools, libraries, and at-risk youth programs. These unreasonably adorable miniature horses go through a two-year training program to be therapy horses. Helena Library). She will see each message." " This is genius!