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President’s Update: Fall 2013

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In all seriousness, 2013 has been an incredibly busy and productive year for us. It was exciting to be an active player in global diplomacy: Bookshare was the most-cited model of what other countries hope to have, both in terms of accessing our 200,000+ books and having their own national version of Bookshare.

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Building a Digitally Literate Community

Tech Soup

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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Pollination Project: $1,000 seed grants to individual change makers

Have Fun - Do Good

The issues they fund include: Compassion towards all life (people, planet, animals) Environmental sustainability Justice in all forms Community health and wellness Putting consciousness into action Social change-oriented arts and culture I've compiled a list people they funded in January 2013 below, and created a PollinationProject Twitter list so (..)

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Best of Tableau Web: July 2022

Tableau

National Solutions Engineer, Tableau. Vizzes advance as the industry learns more about accessibility and human cognition, and as improved data literacy pushes the world to be more data driven. In 2013 (and still today) Kelly Martin blew us away with her Bird Strikes Redoux. Mark Bradbourne. Bronwen Boyd. August 6, 2022.

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Best of Tableau Web: July 2022

Tableau

National Solutions Engineer, Tableau . Vizzes advance as the industry learns more about accessibility and human cognition, and as improved data literacy pushes the world to be more data driven. In 2013 (and still today) Kelly Martin blew us away with her Bird Strikes Redoux. Mark Bradbourne. Bronwen Boyd. August 6, 2022.

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Finding the Great Impact Story

Tech Soup

We had a similar experience recently here at Microsoft when we heard a story about a student who participates in our Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) program. And don't forget to enter TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with your own story by April 30 to win prizes!

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Mobile for Good: Earth Month Edition

Tech Soup

Since Earth Day 2013, the eCycle Best has recycled more than 34,000 gadgets. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization just published a report called Reading in the Mobile Era. The report examined how mobile devices are making an impact on literacy in developing countries. 11,000 were laptops.

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