CURA:Tech Grants Awarded
The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) has awarded $65,000 to seven different projects focused on civic technology – technology that transforms and engages communities and our civic lives....
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The Ultimate Directory Of Free Image Sources
Looking for free images for a blog post, presentation, or some other project? Be sure to check out this list compiled by Dan Leeman, at The Edublogger. The list includes a brief description of the...
View ArticleIFTTT Helps Your Apps Work Together Saving You Time
IFTTT (If This, Then That) is an app that facilitates communication actions based on triggers that you set up. Some examples include: creating shared meeting notes via email; muting your phone...
View Article10 Interactive Lessons By Google On Digital Citizenship
From Jeff Dunn at Edudemic YouTube has a firm place in the current classroom. From Khan Academy’s videos to YouTube EDU and beyond, there’s a reason all these videos are finding a home in schools. In...
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Choosing a Creative Commons License
It is extremely easy to create and share content online. If you want people to share or even alter your creations for their own use, this useful poster from polish designer Piotrek Chuchla explains...
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Twibbon for advocacy and awareness
Many student engagement projects have a component of awareness or mobilizing people to act on an issue. If you’re looking for an easy way to show solidarity online here is a quick tip. Twibbon lets...
View ArticleUdemy Offering Grants for Online Courses That Benefit Society
The online learning company Udemy has announced that it will award grants of $2,500 to nonprofit organizations to support the creation of a course on the Udemy platform. Courses should provide social...
View ArticleWhat Skills Do You Need To Be Web Literate?
Mozilla has an interesting project around the topic of Web Literacy. They have defined Web literacy as competencies and skills related to three areas of being online: exploring (navigating the Web);...
View Article4 Characteristics Of Critical Digital Pedagogy
We just came across this great post at te@chthought. It reminds us that critical digital pedagogy: 1. Centers its practice on community and collaboration 2. Must remain open to diverse, international...
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Free Resources & Farewell to the Center for Digital Civic Engagement
By John Hamerlinck This is the Center for Digital Civic Engagement’s final post. We are suspending publication of the site, but will be leaving it up as an archive for as long as it seems useful. It...
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Tweet and Post Strategically for Greatest Impact
Trying to generate some buzz for your project, organization, or issue? Here is some social media research from SurePayroll that you might find useful. Courtesy of: SurePayroll
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