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Mobile for Good: Earth Month Edition

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11,000 were laptops. eCycle Best concluded that American consumers seem to be getting wiser about throwing away phones, tablets, and laptops. One of the features is a new lens blur mode, which lets you play with the depth of field in your photos (you can find a similar feature on Instagram). 2,000 were tablets. Images: iFixit.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from public photos tagged with macarthur in NMC flickr stream. Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience. There is a gap in social skills, experience, and knowledge when you only have 10-15 minutes of access in library versus 24/7 access at home.

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The Tech That Will Change 2016

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But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. The intruder was able to get names, addresses, genders, birth dates, and even photos of children — more than six million children. This is about as certain a prediction as you'll find in this post.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Rikomatic. 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. What do libraries look like in the future? Emphasis is on digital literacy. MacArthur Foundation.

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