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Meta-funded program teaches tweens about online exploitation

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The content offers videos, scripted lesson plans, and interactive classroom activities. Last year, the company removed at least 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that attempted to financially extort victims. Adults can access the educational materials for free.

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Target Global leads $3.5M pre-seed in Nigerian online learning platform Edukoya

TechCrunch

For years, offline test preparation centers in Nigeria have provided after-school guidance and tutoring to students who seek to pass entrance examinations. Ogundeyi experienced this during her schooling days in Nigeria, and she said she started Edukoya after contrasting K-12 experiences in the West African country and the U.K.

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Weekly update from PND

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Election observers across Nigeria will be using mobile phones to text officials if they spot irregularities during Saturday's election. Check out Greenlight Nigeria and Mobile Monitors. Freecharity.org.uk shows us how to screencast with Linux and other open source tools! Can cell phones ensure a free vote?

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Who are the Tableau Student Ambassadors?

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Guest speak in the classroom or for Tableau-related events. Taiwo Adegite , Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo state Nigeria. "I Our Student Ambassadors are inspiring the next generation to learn data skills and to join our Tableau community. What can they offer you?

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Future of Social: Gen Z

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China, and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. Isadora Faber, 14-year-old Brazilian student who launched an online Classroom Diary on Facebook to discuss problems in her school, such as broken desks and bathrooms without toilet seats.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Vicky Davis, CoolCatTeacher Blog, writes about how it might be used in a classroom. News from Nigeria via the Netsquared blog. Google Earth launches Virtual Telescope: Sky as noted by the Viralroots blog where you can see both GoogleEarth and the sky. Wanna check out more tech tools? See 1,010 Favorite Tools on the TechSoup Blog.

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