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UC Santa Cruz Students Volunteering for Impact with Bookshare

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

UC Santa Cruz students who participated in our volunteer pilot project— proofreading textbooks for our Bookshare collection—have done a fantastic job proofreading over a short period of time three entire textbooks! This means more than 2,300 pages of text and an amazing gift for the 250,000+ Bookshare student members we serve.

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Team-Up for Textbooks: Volunteer to Help Students with Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

all too many students with print disabilities might not have the textbooks they need for class. When a Bookshare student member with a print disability needs a book for school that is not yet in the Bookshare collection, the member submits a request and Bookshare creates an accessible digital version of that book.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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5 Free Books on Machine Learning Algorithms You Must Read

Machine Learning Mastery

If you are a machine learning student, researcher, or practitioner, it is crucial for your career growth to have a deep understanding of how each algorithm works and the various techniques to enhance model performance.

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Listening to teachers to support students impacted by COVID-19 

Candid

One in four students is chronically absent , and many continue to lag in math and reading scores. These effects are even stronger in schools where a majority of students face significant equity barriers because of their racial identities or zip codes. It’s use it or lose it—and our students can’t afford to lose it.

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What’s the best student laptop? We asked students

The Verge

The Dell XPS 13 is one of the best laptops for high school and college students. And as technology evolves, so do students’ needs. So I spoke to some experts on the subject: students themselves. So I spoke to some experts on the subject: students themselves. Best laptops for elementary school students.

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Student-founded Develop for Good surpasses 25,000 volunteer hours connecting students with nonprofits

TechCrunch

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world and the United States, governments and a patchwork of nonprofits and volunteer organizations sprang into action, offering everything from food and medical supplies to children’s books and clothing to individuals and families struggling in the virus’s wake.

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