RE: [DDN] Google Earth for Nonprofit Organizations: Let's All Try It, and See What Happens

Burt Lum wrote: I second Dave's sentiment. What about all of us Mac OSX users? I'd be cranking away at it if it was available. Shucks. Good point. Their download page[1] further extends the divide: quote Something you should know about Google Earth (beta)... Google Earth is a broadband,

Re: [DDN] Google Earth for Nonprofit Organizations: Let's All Try It, and See What Happens

[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I second Dave's sentiment. What about all of us Mac OSX users? I'd be cranking away at it if it was available. Shucks. Or the 60,000,000 Linux and *BSD users? md -- Jon maddog Hall Executive Director Linux International(R) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[DDN] a quick overview of DDN profiles

Hi DDN people - Suppose a newspaper or magazine reporter was given an assignment to write an article about the Digital Divide Network web site. The reporter's editor tells the reporter, Find out who is there and tell our readers about them. In typical publishing fashion, this writing

Re: [DDN] Closing the Digital Divide with Service-Learning

Hellow siobhan, Ed gragret, how are you all the service -learning will help a long way to help education reach its goal by 2015 , so am afalilitator of education using ICT asd a major tool , in my community, an dstate here in Nigeria, and also usingICT to empowre the youths . So am pleased with

RES: [DDN] Digital inclusion in Brazil

Dear Ami, My name is Débora Braunstein and I work at CDI - the Committee for Democracy in Information Technology. I was reading last month's messages on DDN.net and I couldn't resist answering your questions about the digital inclusion work that is currently being carried out in Brazil by CDI.

[DDN] Blog: Atlantic City Rough Cuts

From my blog... Atlantic City Rough Cuts http://www.andycarvin.com/ permalink: http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/07/atlantic_city_r.html Today I spent a wonderful day working with a team of nearly a dozen teachers from MLK Elementary School in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They're in the

[DDN] Times Librarian Award

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Re: [DDN] Google Earth for Nonprofit Organizations: Let's All Try It, and See What Happens

There are two products that can be discussed in this way. Both with similar capabilities. Google Satellite Maps http://maps.google.com/maps?spn=58.614258,92.346680t=khl=en Worldwide mapping with satellite images. This has an open api people can access and should be platform independant. Here is

Re: [DDN] Google Earth for Nonprofit Organizations: Let's All Try It, and See What Happens

Marnie Webb wrote: quote Something you should know about Google Earth (beta)... Google Earth is a broadband, 3D application that not all computers can run. * Apple Macintosh computers are not supported at this time (but we are working on it). * Windows-based desktop PCs older than 4

[DDN] Third Int Conference CANCER ON THE INTERNET

  Subject: Third Int Conference CANCER ON THE INTERNET 1.  The patient-health care professional relationship and ICTs 2.  Evaluating the effectiveness of online support 3.  Cancer prevention and the Internet 4.  Translating new tools into

[DDN] Unearthing the Mysteries of Online Scam -- LDV, July 23 @ 1:00pm

[Please distribute widely...] Unearthing the Mysteries of Online Scam -- LDV, July 23 @ 1:00pm www.cybercrime.org.ng Nigerian Anti-Scam Network is a movement that is composed of patriotic Nigerians who are concerned about ending the bad image that cybercrime and spam has brought to our nation.

[DDN] While we're on the topic of GIS - how about that Boston Renaissance Resource Kit?

(A version of this item with live links is available at http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog/_archives/2005/7/12/1016492.html.) Dear Colleagues, Now that some of us in the nonprofit sector are getting excited about free and easy access to geographic information systems (GIS) through

[DDN] AmeriCorps*VISTA position opening - Campaign for Working Families

Campaign for Working Families (CWF) works with earned income tax credit (EITC) eligible households in Philadelphia. Working with a partnership of 16 major organizations, we provide tax services to over 11,000 households during tax season, bringing over $19.5 million in credits and refunds. We

RE: [DDN] a tip about the amazon.com wish list spree

Amy - I appreciate your right to comment, but I disagree. I see Phil's comment as a good topic of conversation to pass on an opportunity to get some resources and do some good. Simply because it is US-centric and corporate does not define it as bad. I don't see this as an advertisement at all,

RE: [DDN] Turning Wikipedia into an Asset for Schools - Are Facts Fiction?

It is absolutely embarrassing that teachers should hesitate to encourage ANY source, as long as they recognize that multiple sources are ALWAYS critical to verification. And it is typical of lazy thinking and lazy teaching to presume that, because Wikipedia - or ANYTHING on the net - might be less