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The digitally illiterate Yes, there are people who don’t have access to the Internet and there are people who don’t know how to use it or use it effectively.   But I’d argue that these people won’t be increasingly disenfranchised because much of the real digital engagement is an as well as and not instead of .  However, there will be a real and widening gap between those who weren’t already connected in and those who have new channels of access via the Internet. Of course, as public servants we must find ways to help people get engaged and use new and existing paths to empowerment.   We will never reach full success, and we must never stop trying.  But whatever we do, we must not ignore tools because some people don’t have them yet.  And we definitely must not ignore those citizens who are already gathered online and ready and willing to engage, critique, join-in and collaborate on the services and issues that matter to them.

The digitally empowered Last night,  James Cousins, a councillor, was Tweeting from a Wandsworth council meeting.  That’s where I live.   I thought it was kinda cool to get a glimpse, 140 characters at a time, of what was being discussed about my local area.  It’s certainly more than I’ve ever had before.  I’ve never attended a local council meeting even though it’s a public meeting.

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Ten Brutal Twitter Tips

First, please fill in your bio,

Second, please don’t use an avatar/photo showing more than one person

Slide Thinkfinity into the Curriculum with Diigo Slides

t is actually a collection of lesson plans, interactive web tools that allow you to manipulate numbers, images, data, and much more. Looking for interactive games that are age appropriate? Thinkfinity has them with appropriate lesson plans and web resources. Best of all, Thinkfinity has 4 portals—Educators, Parents, Students, and Afterschool—that allow easy access to select resources that are available at no cost.

First off, author Nick Douglas is collecting his favorite Twitter posts and making a book out of them - and as crazy or banal as it sounds, there is actually some thought behind it. Douglas hopes to inspire readers with his curated selection of mico-wit, to make small creative acts each day. (Nick lets us know that interested contributors can submit their Twitter messages to http://twitterwit.net, and anyone who gets in the book gets a contributor copy)

The Fast Track From Meme to Book

  Not Going It Alone: Social Integration and Tenancy Sustainability for Formerly Homeless Substance Users

I have long believed that fear, anxiety, and guilt are useless emotions in an entrepreneurial context.  When I get into an existential discussion with some people about this, they argue that there are contexts where these are useful emotions, but I still haven’t found them.  So – my first advice is “let go of the fear and anxiety (and guilt) – immediately.” 

Initiatives include: the ‘electronic village hall strategy’,ensuring that everyone has free access to ICT at a time and place convenient to them; the development of a pool of community e-champions;

The social inclusion through ICT work is being taken forward in 2004-6 through the LSP’s e-neighbourhoods initiative,supported by t

Mission "We help hopeful people in need share their stories to acquire resources that will improve their lives." Epic Change believes that people's stories are assets that can be used as resources to improve their lives. We help people in need share their "epic" true stories in innovative, creative and profitable ways to help them acquire the financial resources they need to create positive "change" in their communities.