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Henry Jenkins discusses participatory media in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Henry Jenkins made his first official appearance in Second Life visiting the Teen version, known as the "Teen Grid," where the Global Kids Island is hosting an event, A World Fit for Children Festival. Hat tip to Alan Levine/CogdogBlog for the transcription and facilitating the audio. More here on the event.

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Joitske Hulsebosch, who lives and works in Netherlands, writes a blog called " Communities of practice for development " where she writes about topics related to her work of facilitating processes at different levels; teams, groups, organizations, networks, and communities of practice. I blogged a discussion on web2.0

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Parents Talking with Parents: A Simple, Successful Discussion Board at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

Museum 2.0

On a recent trip to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, I noted a discussion board in the "Nursery" gallery. What makes this discussion board stand out? For the Nursery discussion board, it's other adult visitors to the Children's Museum. This is a participatory comment board in a true sense.

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Tools for Talking to Strangers

Museum 2.0

The gym staff aren’t offering instruction or serving as users’ partners; instead, they facilitate connections among the users. But I don’t know of any programs or staff whose role is to connect visitors with each other, to instigate discussion among strangers. Use simple low-tech signalers to allow visitors to “opt in” to discussion.

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Don't Talk to Strangers? Safety 2.0

Museum 2.0

I want to see more multi-person exhibits, more prompts for discussion about content, more tools to facilitate connecting wtih other visitors whose interests are similar or in some way useful to your own. Use the authority of the museum to facilitate exchange of phone numbers between strangers?"

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[VIDEO] First Steps to Nonprofit Strategic Planning, Now!

Bloomerang

And I’ll be moderating our discussion as always. The kind of strategic planning processes that I lead are inclusive and participatory which means that the group is consulted, the vision of the group, the energy, we kind of tap into the energy, vision, knowledge, experience of the people who will be doing the work in order to make plans.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows. A willingness to share information and content, also known as transparency ; planning is discussed and user participation is welcomed.

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