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Remix This Power Point!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" I'm trying to walk the walk and talk the talk of Remixing Content for nonprofits. One thing you'll notice is that the presentation itself is a remix of a remix. I remixed it from an earlier prsentation called Associations 2.0 Mashup or: Why educators should learn to stop worrying and love the remix.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

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A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first part of the problem is that India still has low literacy rates - the 2009 Annual Status of Education Report shows that between classes 1 to 8 only around 40% of children can read a class 2 level text in their own language and an even lower 23% of children can ready easy sentences in English - sentences of the kind "What is your name?"

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WeAreMedia: Listening for Nonprofits in a Connected World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The above presentation is a remix of a remix of a remix. Last month I wrote a guest post for Brian Solis titled " Listening Literacy for Nonprofits " which outlines some of the basic how-tos. My sources of inspiration came from my personal learning wiki, WeAreMedia listening resources , and Marnie Webb's slide deck.

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Liz Strauss Asks - Are Crayons Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It made remember the workshops I taught way back in 1993 for arts people about Internet literacy - the web was just getting started. What would you change, add, or remove if you were to remix this slide show for a nonprofit audience ? What does the Internet look like ? Liz Strauss asks if crayons qualify as social media.

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Durff's Slide Show: Why Integrate Blogging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The point that blogging builds literacy - you show me a bunch of photos of kids at computers and a screenshot of the Starbucks campaign. What are you trying say about the connection between blogging and literacy? I want to remix this idea and make one for why nonprofits should integrate blogging.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content. Some argue that young people acquire these key skills by interacting with popular culture. and discovery. Simulation ??? Appropriation ???