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The Art of the Backchannel at Conferences: Tips, Reflections, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2005, at the Les Blogs conference in Paris, there was a flap about the backchannel because the conversation crossed a line. . I remember in 2005 the Global Voices Summit used IRC as a backchannel -- no so much for people in the room, but for remote participation. How can the backchannel enhance our attentiveness and learning ?

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The Tech That Will Change 2016

Tech Soup

These are toys like Mattel's Internet-connected Hello Barbie that can have a truly interactive conversation with a child. The doll takes a child's words and sends them over the Internet to cloud based voice-recognition software that can create the perfect response. Children love it. The privacy concerns are huge, though.

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Seven Ways Your Organization can Put Privacy Into Practice – and Why

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We got into a little side conversation about privacy and nonprofits and she offered to write up this post that includes some tips for nonprofits. We guide parents through raising kids in this digital age, and provide digital literacy curriculum to educators at no cost. Photo by Sean MacEntee.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Voices of Davos This meeting is all about conversations. I just want to share some of the voices I've heard so far this week. She also explained that the illiterate poor women she serves are more committed to literacy for their children than for themselves. These are based on my contemporaneous notes.