Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 3, 2014

She has a new vision of doing even more than the book caravans: she wants to build a new kind of school and ecologically sound social enterprise at an oasis in Morocco, which would include a museum about Moroccan culture. book caravan books librarians literacy Marrakech Marrakesh Morocco women women''s rights'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 1: International Workers’ Day — #LaborDay. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 2: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal17. 10: World Lupus Day — #WorldLupusDay. September.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 1: International Workers’ Day — #LaborDay. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 10: World Lupus Day — #WorldLupusDay. 12: World Migratory Bird Day — #WorldMigratoryBirdDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 10: World Lupus Day — #WorldLupusDay. 11: World Fair Trade Day — #WorldFairTradeDay. 12: World Migratory Bird Day — #WorldMigratoryBirdDay. September.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Day of Service — #MLKDay 28: Data Privacy Day — #DataPrivacyDay February 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay 6: Safer Internet Day — #SaferInternetDay 13: World Radio Day — #WorldRadioDay 15: Digital Learning Day — #DigitalLearningDay 18: World Whale Day — #WorldWhaleDay 20: World Day (..)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. The Vice President of Global Literacy leads Benetech’s biggest program, standing at the confluence of some of the most active and rapidly evolving fields: digital content, EdTech, domestic and international education, and user-centered design.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? " The Role of Libraries. The Role of Schools.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

We are solving a massive economic disparity and we’re leveling the playing field in the workplace by reducing the financial literacy gap and providing access to credit to people that need it most,” Lim said. Financial literacy is a barbed wire for people like me.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By Stephen Jackson From supporting a local museum to responding to climate change to aiding people in the midst of a health crisis, nonprofit staff turn time and attention to a variety of issues, working on them in creative and hyperlocal ways. Fact-checking is not enough.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 3, 2013

Imagine seeing a museum exhibition related to this person's work. The answer depends on what kind of museum you are visiting. If we're talking about an an artist working in the context of an art museum, it's likely that the genius' work will be presented with minimal interpretation. What will you experience?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

You can do this by visiting a Black history museum or African American heritage site, by reading and sharing books written by Black authors, and by exploring Black music history. Their programs are aimed at increasing digital literacy and helping people gain valuable tech skills to funnel into successful careers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The issues they fund include: Compassion towards all life (people, planet, animals) Environmental sustainability Justice in all forms Community health and wellness Putting consciousness into action Social change-oriented arts and culture I've compiled a list people they funded in January 2013 below, and created a PollinationProject Twitter list so (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

If you think about what a museum curator does, it is very similar. One 21 century work place literacy is sense-making of information together and alone. Content curation is the organizing, filtering and making sense of information on the web and sharing the very best content with your network. That’s less true.

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Tableau

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Back to Viz Basics - Build a symbol map–interactive visualizations that use symbols to represent data points on a map–using geographic data for African American Museums in the United States. Web: Eduvizzers January 2023: World Bank Youth Literacy Rates Games Night Viz A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.

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Tableau

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Back to Viz Basics - Build a symbol map–interactive visualizations that use symbols to represent data points on a map–using geographic data for African American Museums in the United States. Web: Eduvizzers January 2023: World Bank Youth Literacy Rates Games Night Viz A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

18: International Museum Day — #MuseumDay. 8: International Literacy Day — #LiteracyDay. 1: International Workers’ Day — #LaborDay. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 3: Give Local America Day — #GiveLocal16. 7: World Migratory Bird Day — #WorldMigratoryBirdDay.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Within the classroom, a teacher may take a student on a VR-enhanced tour through famous landmarks and museums to practice vocabulary. Duolingo recently launched Duolingo ABC , a free English literacy app with hundreds of short-form exercises. Gamified content lives both in and out of classes.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Images: The Internet Is Important to Everyone was developed by OCLC and made possible with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). digital inclusion tslibraryorg digital literacy' Google is partnering with the City of San Francisco to provide free WiFi in city parks.

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

If you think about what a museum curator does, it is very similar. The museum curator does research, is an expert in the particular artistic style, selects the best examples, puts them together in an exhibit, provides important context with annotation on the labels, and so on. What is content curation exactly? That’s less true.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Interfaith literacy events and interesting learning opportunities. Many told them that sometimes they just need some “creativity time,” that is to go to a museum or walk around. The organization formalized “creativity time” in its employees handbook and established a policy that staff take “creativity time” as half-day per month.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This could range from financial literacy workshops to mentoring programs. It streamlines operational tasks, from setting up fundraising campaigns for financial literacy workshops to handling registrations for mentoring programs. Check out the National Museum of the American Latino for a range of resources and ideas.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2012

She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries. " Research on virtual worlds used for education, libraries, and museums continues to expand.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

That said, I sympathize with the challenges involved in designing something like this--challenges we faced again and again when I was working on the Operation Spy immersive experience at the International Spy Museum. Could 5th graders handle a truly open simulation? Maybe, maybe not.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Bring Me a Book is creating a "literacy ecosystem" via social media in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. Museum of Children's Art is an arts program where low-income Oakland families can explore interactive spaces where they create, share and connect with each other through art. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2016

posted by Karla Lant Lead Writer, Museum of Science and Sustainability. In the US alone the effects of low literacy cost at least $225 billion annually in crime, loss of tax revenue due to unemployment, and non-productivity in the workforce. Lant serves as the Lead Writer for the Museum of Science and Sustainability.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 22, 2024

By Stephen Jackson From supporting a local museum to responding to climate change to aiding people in the midst of a health crisis, nonprofit staff turn time and attention to a variety of issues, working on them in creative and hyperlocal ways. Fact-checking is not enough.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Unsurprisingly, some of my favorite museums are small, funky places run by iconoclasts—but that’s not useful to most professionals who work for organizations in which they have little control over size or leadership matters. Many museums are making this shift as they hire “community managers” who communicate with users on an ongoing basis.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Also involved in your organization is her daughter Nina, a 22-year-old literacy coach who volunteers her time for many of your projects focused on children. Finally, you have her son Tim, who is 25 years old and works as a curator at a museum.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Exhibit labels in science centers ask more questions than any other kinds of museums, and yet the questions are often awful--teacherly, overly rhetorical, and totally meaningless. asked by a cop or mother, garners the full attention of asker and askee alike, museum questions like "what is nanotechnology?,"

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 9, 2007

I think about this a lot with regard to museums and data. There are many science museums that offer some way for people to get the feel for contributing to science by collecting and analyzing data—but most of these “games” are about exposing people to what science is LIKE, not giving them a chance to do science itself.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

data literacy, device preferences)? Example 2: The American Museum of Natural History in New York shows a clear hierarchy of content. Defining your needs and identifying past areas of success or opportunity provide a clearer direction to move forward. Audiences: Which audience groups are you prioritizing? What issues do they have?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

Most museum conferences are focused on professional learning and networking. In most sessions, I didn't learn new things to apply to my own museum practice; instead, I learned new things about what that practice looks like in different countries. And these conversations weren't exclusive to the program events.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Centauri – Website for Diversity & Inclusion. Centauri – Website for Art / Performing Arts. Farm to School Census.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Online sales gave Gee’s Bend quilters control over their work Quilts made by generations of women in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, have hung in the Met, the Whitney, and the Smithsonian Museum of Art. They’ve been shown at galleries and art fairs around the world. I’ve actually gotten a very small house built, thanks to Etsy and a few more people.”.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Talking About Race. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Excellence – Website for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. We worked with the Urban Institute to redesign the Education Data Explorer improving their front end interface and workflow for data updates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. " Media literacy is a paradigm shift - not an add-in subject. local time). It starts in the home.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2017

Digital Strategy is my passion, but less from the perspective of technology implementation and more from the perspective of embedding digital knowledge and literacy throughout an organization. Creating a culture of digital literacy. What is a digital strategy? To some, digital strategy is simply social media and a website.

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