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Benetech’s New Image Description Tool Improves Accessibility of Graphical Content for Students with Print Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This week, Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center has announced the release of an open source web application for creating and editing crowdsourced image descriptions in books used by students with print disabilities. Books with image descriptions will go back into the Bookshare library for students with print disabilities to use in their coursework.

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How people secured their secrets before encyption

Fast Company Tech

The letterlocking categories and formats chart visualising different ways to organise letterlocking evidence. As their work expanded, they began constructing a taxonomy of letterlocking, creating a periodic table-style diagram categorizing the combinations of folds, insertions, holes, and adhesives used to secure letters.

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Schoolytics is a dashboard that keeps teachers, students and parents on the same page

TechCrunch

If something happened that caused a student (or many students!) Pitched as an “all-in-one information hub” for students, parents, teachers and admins, Schoolytics is an analytics dashboard (School + Analytics = Schoolytics, yeah?) Much of that, it seems, holds true today. Image Credits: Schoolytics.

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Announcing new Tableau Data Literacy curriculum for higher education

Tableau

Bridge the data literacy gap for students in academia. In my many years as a scientist, I mentored trainees in data analysis and witnessed frustration, anxiety, and even productivity loss in students who lacked foundational data skills. Students will learn how to critically analyze data through theoretical and practical exercises.

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Debunking 3 Myths About Digital Transformation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Robert Morris University’s mission is to help students become engaged, productive, and successful citizens. Technology is a key enabler for RMU, helping the university understand and serve the needs of its community. Greg holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and has over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector.

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BeReal: Hype or hit? What to know about the Gen Z photo-sharing app climbing the charts

TechCrunch

College students at Brown’s student paper reported BeReal was paying them $30 per referral and $50 for an app download with a review. The students would receive the money via PayPal or Venmo, they said. The current ambassador program is running from January through June 2022, per BeReal’s website.

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Why I Love the Caltech Y

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One of the board members from the Y, Gunilla Hastrup, heard me waxing eloquent about why I loved the Y as a student and why I still do. It doesn't have a pool or a gym, but it does provide Caltech students, staff and faculty with a vibrant link to the outside world. And, I agreed to write up why I am so enthusiastic.

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