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2009 Verizon Tech Savvy Winners

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Congratulations to the 2009 Verizon Tech Savvy Winners!
National Winner
Indigenous Language Institute - “Ancient Voices, Modern Tools: Native Language and Technology” Intergenerational Workshop Series (Santa Fe, NM)
The Indigenous Language Institute (ILI) serves all Native American tribes in North America in their language revitalization efforts. The workshops teach families, students and teachers how to leverage technology to [...]

Tags: 21st century learning, Tech Savvy, Verizon

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Literacy Voices Roundup: Special Conference Edition

Friday, March 6th, 2009

We just wrapped up NCFL’s 18th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy.  We hope you had a great time at Conference this year!  Check out these pictures from the general sessions, and please post a comment letting us know your favorite part of Conference.  Enjoy!
 NCFL’s president and founder Sharon Darling kicked off the conference with [...]

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NCFL Supporter & Lifelong Literacy Advocate Honored by Screen Actors Guild

Monday, January 26th, 2009

James Earl Jones, a two-time speaker at NCFL’s Annual National Conference, received the Life Time Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild last night. Read excerpts from his interview below regarding his support and passion for literacy!

Jones is the 45th recipient of the prestigious award. His commitment to literacy has been recognized in recent days [...]

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Thinkfinity survey

Monday, November 17th, 2008

How are you using the Thinkfinity Literacy Network?
Take this short survey, and you could win one of three $100 gift certificates from BetterWorld.com!The Thinkfinity Literacy Network, managed by NCFL and ProLiteracy, is rich resource for all things literacy. Your input and feedback is critical to help guide the content and opportunities on the site for the [...]

Tags: Better World Books, Literacy tools, survey, Thinkfinity, Verizon

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Tech Savvy Award Will Provide $45,000 to Winning Education Programs

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Are you using technology to help parents and children to gain the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century? Apply for the Verizon Tech Savvy Awards!
The awards recognize and support sustainable programs that help parents bridge the widening gap between adults’ and children’s understanding of technology. These two generations must learn about technology [...]

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2008 Verizon Tech-Savvy Winner

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Congratulations to the 2008 Verizon Tech-Savvy Award winner….
The Boston Digital Bridge Foundation’s Technology Goes Home @ School Program at the Lilla G. Frederick Middle School has been selected as the national winner of the Second Annual Verizon Tech Savvy Awards.
Through the Technology Goes Home program, Boston public school teachers provide computer and technology training to [...]

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NCFL Conference Day Two Highlights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The good times just keep rolling! Here are some of the conference highlights from Monday:

David Murphy of Better World Books helped open the general session with thoughts about how Better World Books is working to merge commerce and philanthropy in a way that will make the world a better place. One simple way to do [...]

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