Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 22, 2013
Caltech’s small size makes its faculty and students incredibly agile when it comes to understanding a broad array of fields: there is a need here to be able to explain your work, and to understand the work of others. That’s the Caltech advantage!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 10, 2013
We don’t know if the student ever gets past Chapter 1. Last month we launched a new feature for Bookshare that allows students to read books within a web browser, instead of needing additional software or tools. Skoll World Forum Skoll Syria SWF Big Data Harvard Business Review Web Reader human rights SkollWF SWF13 Bookshare'
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 20, 2013
From capturing the stories of human rights violations in Guatemala, Burma, Syria and Uganda, to helping a biologist plan a better restoration of a wetlands, or matching up an open source geek with the social good project of his or her dreams, Benetech’s team is using technology to make the world a better place. Thank you again for this honor!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders). Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. government or even (heavens!)
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 5, 2016
And, Bookshare’s promise to K-12 students with these kinds of disabilities is that if they need specific titles for school, we’ll get them. In the United States, if a person who is blind or dyslexic receives a book suggestion from a friend, the odds that the book is available in Bookshare are probably over ninety percent.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 8, 2011
We serve over 150,000 students with disabilities alone with free online services funded by the Department of Education (however, nothing contained in this post has anything to do with our funders). Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books. government or even (heavens!)
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 14, 2014
While the primary goal is for students to learn about strategic use of networks and social media for international organizations, I will also be covering some practical career skills such as effective networking and self-directed professional learning (also called “Social Learning”).
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