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Vlog Fundraising and Widgets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm thinking about the use of video or vlog posts coupled with fundraising widgets as well as some other possible ways (ad revenue from web videos?) to raise money for sponsoring a college student in Cambodia via the Sharing Foundation. I did a campaign video.

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A Look at Nonprofits and Vlogging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the conference, I attended a session on video blogging with Ryanne Hodson and was inspired to go play in a vlog sandbox. I was also curious to see whether there were nonprofits using vlogs to promote their causes. Now almost a year later, there is renewed interest in vlogging and nonprofits. Here's a synthesis. The Issues.

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College Course on Citizen Journalism and Vlogging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On the Vlogging list, there is an interesting thread on Citizen Journalism as part of a class at Temple University Film and Media Arts. She assigned students to watch some Citizen Journalism vlogs and post their criticism. Technorati Tags: vlog , community_arts Department on Multimedia Production.

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New Media Literacy Site from MIT - and check out the great Vlog Tutorial!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The new media literacies web site is working to integrate new media materials into compelling activities for K-12 students for use in or out of school. Vlogs As Citizen Media From Steve Garfield's Flickr Stream. Henry Jenkins is the Team Leader. There are tons of excellent resources here! The series covers the following topics: 1.

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Win a Trip to Report for the NYT with Nicholas Kristof

Have Fun - Do Good

It's this belief that prompted Kristof to create his Win-a-Trip contest for graduate and undergraduate students at American universities. The student reporter will blog and vlog for nytimes.com. You can watch Kristof's video reports at www.youtube.com/NicholasKristof student journalism poverty New York Times Nicholas Kristof

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Digital Directors Guild

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I just discovered a useful resource that has all sorts of instructional resources related to digital storytelling and will help with my further dabbling in vlogging. digital moviemaking, its place in the curriculum, and its impact on student. It's called " Digital Directors Guild." " The Digital Directors.

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Learning Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It will offer a continuing look at how new technology such as wikis, blogs, vlogs, RSS, podcasts, social networking sites, and the always-on culture of the Internet are impacting teacher and students' lives both inside and out of the classroom.