Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

Some folks are passionate about literacy and helping people with disabilities, others about human rights, and still others about the environment. I think of it as being similar to the social networking sites (like FaceBook or LinkedIn) where people have more control on what information gets shared with whom.

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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. What Does Assistive Technology Mean For You?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Our winners represent a little glamour from the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, plus some creativity from Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Literacy Services of Wisconsin. Plus, we wanted to share all the winners in one video, created with Adobe Voice, a free tool from Adobe. Check out their submissions below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Last month I wrote a guest post for Brian Solis titled " Listening Literacy for Nonprofits " which outlines some of the basic how-tos. In terms of process, I really liked the opportunity to have so many experts/practitioners on the call and have different voices answer some of the questions. Six Ways To Make Listening A Practice.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Ken Homer is the founding partner of Collaborative Conversations - Include More Voices, Make Better Choices , a consultancy offering numerous approaches to bring people together in ways that are both productive and fulfilling. Ken is currently working as the Worldview Literacy Project Manager at The Institute of Noetic Sciences.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Symantec has made corporate grants to the National Center for Women & Information Technology and Vital Voices. Vital Voices identifies, invests in, and brings visibility to working women around the world. To help, Symantec has sponsored programs aimed at getting more women into and interested in science, computers, and engineering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Who are the influential voices in the social media space covering your issue area or topical domain? Are there insights we can gather than can help us improve a program? What do they like or dislike about your program or service? What ideas might they offer for new services or marketing/fundraising campaigns?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

These machines scanned books and read them aloud with a computer voice. So, the reading machine stopped working because it was halting before its voice synthesizer started asking for the current date. Perhaps it's because I work in the fields of disability, literacy and human rights.

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

For them, it’s about having reliable and fast Internet access; accessing health care services via mobile in rural areas; voicing views online without fear of persecution, not having useful services blocked by Internet service providers (ISPs), not being exposed to cyberbullying, or fearing to become a victim of online fraud.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

In 1989, a group of visionary Silicon Valley engineers and executives asked themselves a profound question: `Why couldn't the far-reaching power of the PC with voice synthesis be combined with scanning technology to create a usable, affordable reading machine for the blind?' The market was small and for-profit companies were not interested.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2008

Who are the influential voices in the social media space covering your issue area or topical domain? Social Listening Literacy Skills. What ideas might they offer for new services or marketing/fundraising campaigns? How is the conversation around your organization, issue area, or program changing? Internal Process. If so, what reader?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Who are the influential voices in the social media space covering your issue area or topical domain? Social Listening Literacy Skills. What ideas might they offer for new services or marketing/fundraising campaigns? How is the conversation around your organization, issue area, or program changing? Internal Process. If so, what reader?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When talking to my customers, I love hearing the relief in their voice once we resolve the issue." He loves organizations that promote literacy and that introduce kids to stories and storytelling. She says, "We both had a good laugh, but she understood it. " Casey Livingood. Thompson ).

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

American Literacy is Iffy. Use the Active Voice. But first drafts are notorious for using a passive voice (i.e., They’re either looking for something specific or hoping to stumble upon something unexpected and exciting. In any case, users rarely read each word, left to right, all the way down the screen.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

goQ Software 's writing assistance and speech recognition software, WordQ + SpeakQ (admin fees: $10-$15) can help nonprofits and libraries that work with individuals who need general writing assistance, English language learners, and even those learning literacy and spelling. Instruction is also available in Spanish.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

blog Streetside Stories Mission: "Through the power of storytelling, Streetside values and cultivates young people’s voices, fostering educational equity and building community, literacy and arts skills." We are an open source project, to pioneer 'community funded reporting.'”

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

People may use an alternative keyboard or keyboard emulator, a Braille input device, a mouse emulator, optical character recognition, or voice recognition software like Dragon software. There are specialized software and hardware tools as well for people with cognitive, hearing, learning, physical, and speech disabilities as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I remember in 2005 the Global Voices Summit used IRC as a backchannel -- no so much for people in the room, but for remote participation. How can we use them as a test of how things are going at the conference? How can we play further with the distance between those up there - on the podium and those in the audience?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Anyone in or outside of Haiti could use the tool via the web or on a mobile phone to make reports with voice, text or video; the reports were then mapped and sources verified.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The doll takes a child's words and sends them over the Internet to cloud based voice-recognition software that can create the perfect response. These are toys like Mattel's Internet-connected Hello Barbie that can have a truly interactive conversation with a child. Children love it. The privacy concerns are huge, though.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

By elevating the voices of community leaders and shining a light on the importance of climate justice, we can help bridge the connection between policy-level decisions and tangible impacts on local communities. Organizers and leaders should use equity frameworks and seek out local voices to authentically vet new solutions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

We really try and get women from all walks of life to be able to participate in our program, the goal being to provide as many unique voices and opportunities as possible. It was written in very scribbled Nepali, her literacy skills were incredibly rudimentary, but what she ended up writing was a piece of journalism.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Anika Rahman is a Bangladeshi-American lawyer and prominent voice in the ecofeminism movement. Do you love ladies in literature?

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

Since then, Forum One has completed multiple reports each year under the NAEP program, including the most recent 2019 Nation’s Report Cards for Mathematics, Reading, and Science, and the 2018 Technology and Engineering Literacy, Civics, Geography, and U.S. American Council of Learned Societies. Farm to School Census.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2012

We guide parents through raising kids in this digital age, and provide digital literacy curriculum to educators at no cost. We give families a voice and together, encourage policymakers, media companies, and others to improve the media environment for all of us. Our core policy priority is kids’ mobile and online privacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2006

The Voices of Davos This meeting is all about conversations. I just want to share some of the voices I've heard so far this week. She also explained that the illiterate poor women she serves are more committed to literacy for their children than for themselves. These are based on my contemporaneous notes.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Everyone must have a voice. Everyone must have a voice. The ability to build engagement when younger members see that their colleagues have a meaningful voice in the association’s leadership. In a recent survey conducted by.orgCommunity , Over 50 percent of respondents reported making diversity a greater focus at their meetings.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Our mission is to strengthen the voice of activist artists - 'Artivists' - while raising public awareness for social global causes." Shalini Kantayya's 7th Empire Media "The mission of 7th Empire Media is to bring a professional voice to the unheard through media. Photojournalist Paola Gianturco's book, Women Who Light the Dark.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

This requires the global community to center the voices of people directly impacted by poverty in its approach and support solutions that empower children and their families. Center People Directly Impacted by Poverty.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

For All. -- is all about digital inclusion, digital literacy, and working to close the many digital divides we face in our global society. We are working with the Media and Democracy Coalition and other policy wonk allies to call on everyone to voice their boldest ideas for closing the digital divide. This year's theme -- One Web.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2007

A month ago I listened to Christine Karumba, the Country Director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tell Honorata's story on the Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. They talked about the economic value of housework, and the importance of education and literacy in gaining economic independence."

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. So that is something I'd love to be able to share. No more "women's issues."

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