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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | MOBILE COMMONS FEBRUARY 3, 2012 Congratulations to DoSomething.org On their Millionth Text! Their innovative outreach runs the gamut from a mobile scavenger hunt for social change , to an interactive map thanking emergency service workers for all that they do, to a contest supporting arts education where teens could send in their entries via MMS. All Posts Blog Customer News nonprofit Success Stories SuccessesAs America’s largest national database of youth volunteer opportunities, DoSomething.org is constantly looking for new ways to bring dozens of causes to millions of volunteers. And they find them! | MOBILE COMMONS DECEMBER 22, 2011  DoSomething.org Asks Teens to MMS for the Arts As schools face more and more budget cuts, arts education is often the first thing on the chopping block. The top ten finalists would be the students whose work got the most social network “shares” – which meant that students had a real incentive to get the word out. Blog nonprofit Use CasesBut passionate arts students are doing something about it through the Make Art. website. | RECENT POSTS MARCH 20, 2010 | MLEARNOPEDIA DELICIOUS
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| MOBILE COMMONS JANUARY 31, 2012 Text messaging and GOTV: Connect with supporters and drive votes Getting out the vote (GOTV) is not only important to politicians and their backers, but providing opportunities for an educated and active electorate makes for good public policy, as well. Because federal regulations require an opt-in to send text messages, you can be assured people want the information you send them and, unlike social media, your messages are personalized. All Posts Blog government Inspirations nonprofit Our ProductsNothing matters more at the end of a political campaign than getting voters to cast their ballot for your candidate. | MLEARNOPEDIA DELICIOUS JUNE 16, 2009  Mobile Learning: Cellular Phones as Learning Tools « Compassion in Politics: Christian Social Entrepreneurship, Education Innovation, & Base of the Pyramid/BOP Solutions Compassion in Politics: Christian Social Entrepreneurship, Education Innovation, & Base of the Pyramid/BOP Solutions Front Page Mission | About Web 2.0 hope my research and ideas provide insight into social entrepreneurship, innovation, and positive social change.If Social Bookmarks Del.icio.us Tags: education cellphones Canada MORE >> | MOBILE COMMONS MAY 20, 2011 Mashable.com Features Mobile Commons Customers The social media blog Mashable.com yesterday featured a post by Holly Ross , executive director of NTEN , discussing the way that nonprofits are innovating with mobile. The California Teacher’s Association ’s fight for education funding, which uses our mConnect voice application to connect CTA supporters with their local representatives. The Alliance for Climate Education ’s text-to-pledge initiative, which has involved over 90,000 students in the campaign. They included: WNYC and New York Times ’ map of New York’s best birding spots. Company News Press | MOBILE COMMONS OCTOBER 24, 2012  Amanda Moskowitz Testimony on The Power of BusTime to Revolutionize Transit am the General Manager at Mobile Commons, a mobile technology and strategy provider to multiple government agencies, companies, and nonprofits in New York City and around the country. In another campaign, the DOH works with urban males to encourage them to register for IDs like Social Security cards and State IDs. Read her full testimony below. Thank you Chairman Vacca. About BusTime. | | | | | | | |
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MLEARNOPEDIA DELICIOUS | SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010  NetFamilyNews
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 Cellphones & school: A great mix Today, two views on mobile learning: that of an 18-year-old social entrepreneur and school-reform activist in Georgia and that of a research guest-blogging at OReillys Radar. Writing in Radar , Marie Bjerede, Qualcomms vice president of wireless education technology, says the project has turned up four reasons why it helps to teach with cellphones: 1. Heres another educators blog post about Sonya , including a video interview with her about teaching with students "Personally Owned Devices" (PODs) – Hey, its 2010. MORE >> -
MLEARNOPEDIA DELICIOUS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009  NetFamilyNews
based nonprofit organization that runs the annual nationwide Speak Up study. And many students are bringing them to school anyway," says University of Michigan education professor Elliot Soloway. North Carolina math teacher Suzette Kliwer said her students are so eager to use phones in an educational setting that irresponsible use of them has not been a problem. She was one of several educators presenting their districts experience in a recent Project Tomorrow Webinar on mobile learning. Using educational apps created by GoKnow!, Tags: education MORE >>
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