Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

They achieve this through transformative digital advocacy, digital literacy, and tech certification training. Byte Back’s current headquarters in the NoMa neighborhood provides students access to cutting-edge technology in a clean, safe, and highly accessible environment. If you’re in the D.C.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

In fact, you’ve most likely heard every industry leader teach this until they’re blue in the face! Minds Matter of Los Angeles added a background image of the students that benefit from their programs. Leap for Literacy. Leap for Literacy added a video about their organization at the top of their landing page.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

By providing students with funds for school supplies, coats, eye care, class trips, test fees, and athletic gear, InvestED has encouraged over 16,500 youngsters to stay in school in the state of Washington. You can learn more about the m and how they use technology to further their missions on TechSoup Global’s Local Impact Map (LIM).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2005

I found some excellent lesson plans where the emphasis is on integrating typing into learning, early literacy skills. "Pre-keyboarding" lessons will often use an alpha smarts, emphasize good posture, and is integrated with learning abcs or letter recognition. The teaching aids or props are lots of fun too!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

To my delight, the Akshay Pratishthan school had a focus on teaching students with disabilities: roughly half the students had disabilities and were mainstreamed with students without disabilities. Second, they focus on project based learning, where students use the computers to complete projects.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Whether you're educating yourself or your staff, or teaching others technical skills, we can help you stay up-to-date on the latest technology, fundraising tools, or development strategies. Courses are all self-paced and online, so you can learn at your convenience: take them at the office, at home, or even at a coffee shop.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2011

These tools can help organizations that work with individuals who have general writing concerns, English language learners, people with learning disabilities or physical handicaps in typing, people with dyslexia or recovering from strokes, and even those learning literacy and spelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2007

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may remember that my family and I sponsor a college student, Leng Sopharath, with the help of many of you. Our project on Global Giving focuses on literacy which is key to education and jobs for poor children. These students are so dedicated that some meet on their own to study on weekends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2008

I think it was point 3 that connects: Community learning, so that is what you call it! For the past two weeks, he has been teaching ??? I'd say that our goals are similar in that we're not just building content together, but informally learning together. Another point about goals: Community Literacies esp. competition???

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

The study reveals that current leaders in the local nonprofit sector believe the skills most needed in the nonprofit workforce are financial literacy, communication (verbal and writing skills), knowledge of laws pertaining to the nonprofit sector, information technology, volunteer management, and donor cultivation. Stay tuned.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2015

In a country that generally prides itself on offering the opportunity for everyone to succeed, one in four children grow up without learning to read. It was there that she discovered her passion for teaching others: "When I was working with kids with autism or ADHD, something happened within me where I identified with their experiences.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

And so, we kind of scrambled to learn things like Zoom. And…they know technology, so they’re also an asset to help teach other volunteers. Between language barriers and economic barriers…we’ve learned a lot about the inequities when it comes to the digital world these last months.”. English as a second language.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Discovery Center is a one-hour simulation in which groups of students (grade 5 and up) role play in a realistic, interactive environment. The students are each given roles on one of three teams--the Oval Office, a military command center, and a press room. The topic is the invasion of Grenada. You will make history.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

The past five years I have been teaching Spanish at an Elementary School and serve as the school???s I wanted to combine my two passions in teaching: Foreign Languages and Technology. I will document what I have learned and hopefully inspire other language teacher to try their own blogs.??? s webmaster. The tools of Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. 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. Photo by Rikomatic.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2007

Anya Achtenberg will be teaching an online workshop, Writing for Social Change: Re-Dream a Just World, later this year. This August they will co-teach a workshop on memoir, “The World Outside-The World Within, Living and Writing Your Story," at the Leaven Center in Lyons, MI. Learn to think critically. Engage in the world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

Here is a partial transcript from my interview with Viet-Ly: Viet-Ly: Streetside Stories is a nonprofit literacy arts program based in San Francisco and we work with the middle schools -- the public middle schools -- of the San Francisco Unified School District. Britt: What are some of the biggest challenges of the work that you do?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

Urban Sprouts teaches youth to grow, harvest, prepare, and eat vegetables from the school garden in order to help them to become more engaged in school, eat better, exercise more, and connect with the environment and each other. Britt Bravo: Do you have any stories about how this work has impacted individual students' lives?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

Universities have programs on learning how to run social enterprises. The great majority of social enterprises are nonprofit organizations dedicated to the social good through employing disadvantaged people, educating students, improving the environment, advancing health care, respect for human rights and so many other beneficial activities.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

If you want to learn a bit more about hosting a silent auction, check out our blog post on the eight steps to running a stellar event. Painting or Cooking Class Live streaming tools make it easy to hold online classes in real time, allowing participants to learn from the knowledge of your supporters in exchange for a small fee.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To learn more about Neon Fundraise, click the button below. Attendees can participate in planting sessions, learn about gardening techniques, and contribute to the maintenance of community gardens. You can learn more by signing up for a 30-minute, no-pressure group demo below. Join a Neon CRM Group Demo 29.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

I learned a few things from this experience. Firstly, I learned that sometimes, all you have to do is ask. Secondly, I learned that good stories are the ones that rise to the top. Lastly, I learned that once you've found a great story, you've got to place your bet on it. Please visit the site to view this video).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

He spoke about FCC's expansive efforts to increase "digital literacy" for both individuals and small businesses. Bill Grace, Executive Director of the WEB Dubois Learning Center, spoke about their efforts to work with area corporations to win technology grants, like the US Commerce Department grants in 1999 for public computers and access.

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