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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.

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Mobile for Good: Earth Month Edition

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The company realized that simply raising awareness wasn't actually solving the problem. 11,000 were laptops. eCycle Best concluded that American consumers seem to be getting wiser about throwing away phones, tablets, and laptops. I'm also a big fan of apps that alleviate social problems. 2,000 were tablets.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

One deeply entrenched problem that the pandemic laid bare was the difficulty for low-income individuals to access technology, or at least adequate technology. Yes, accessibility and equity in volunteering was a problem even before the pandemic, but as COVID swept across the globe, low-income communities bore the brunt of the consequences.

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The Tech That Will Change 2016

Tech Soup

We also shine the light on the potential security problems of smart toys, predict the end of the digital divide, and discuss a health-related wearable that can't get here fast enough and some intriguing 10 year-old predictions that just happened to come true. 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

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. Microsoft Corporation.

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Developers and Nonprofits Come Together to Make Apps for Change

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The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, which connects to Wi-Fi. This project is a great resource for libraries to share with patrons. San Francisco libraries have varying hours and might not always be open. Reporting Problems. Bond & Me. Image 1: Caravan Studios.