Technology and Entrepreneurship in Social Work
After helplessly watching her sister try to navigate the international adoption process, Felicia Curcuru launched Binti in an effort to...
Technology
The Digital Divide is a Human Rights Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic shed a glaring light on the important role that technology and access to high-speed internet play our...
What We Learned from the IIA’s Webinar on Broadband Affordability
On Monday, September 13th, the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) held a webinar entitled Deleting the Broadband Affordability Divide: A Virtual Chat...
Gaming in the Classroom to Boost Engagement
Creating engaging lessons and activities for learning is no easy task. With today’s technology, the Gen Z group has access...
A 10-Year-Old Girl in Kenya Learns Coding in Milwaukee–Virtually.
The pandemic and a year of virtual schooling had an unexpected benefit for a little girl in Kenya who connected...
How Real Is Zoom Fatigue
Distance learning is now the norm, at least for the remainder of this school year and for summer school. Now...
6 Helpful Webinars and Websites for Social Workers
At this time of uncertainty, it remains crucial that social workers are reminded of the importance of their roles in...
Social Distancing for Social Workers During a Global Pandemic
Social distancing has become the new urgency for different industries, sectors and corporations around the world. The creative challenge is...
New App Could Help Panic Attack Sufferers During Coronavirus Pandemic
Displaying the app are co-developers Ellen and Ryan McGinnis of the University of Vermont. PanicMechanic uses the camera on a...
How New Tech Can Support Caregivers as They Support Seniors
Up to 42% of Americans over the age of 65 take five or more medications, and in 2018, at least one in...
Spot a Scam: How Job Seekers Can Protect Themselves from Online Employment Fraud
Have you ever come across an online job ad for a position that was simply too good to be true?...
How to Turn Your Social Media Followers into Active Donors
In marketing, we know that carefully curated and compelling content moves people. We see this every day on social media,...
10 Apps That Help With Killing Your Idle Time
Regardless of how scheduled your life is, there is some time between one task and the next where you find...
How To Activate PBS on Your Streaming Device
Would you like to revel in Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on your device along with Roku, Apple TV, Samsung TV,...
Instagram Benefits for Businesses in Comparison to Other Social Media Platforms
With billions of monthly users and almost 500 million users who are active regularly, Instagram has been marching towards success...
Smartphones Help UB Researcher Better Understand the Nature of Depression and Anxiety
Decades of research into anxiety and depression have resulted in the development of models that help explain the causes and...
Enhancing Education with Digital Tools in the Classroom
Especially now, with the rise of technology in the classroom, teachers have practically unlimited methods for teaching, assigning, and grading...
Brick and Mortar Stores and Their Potential Demise
Earlier this year, Business Insider reported almost 4,000 stores in the United States will close. Among those were giant corporate...
How the Internet and Social Media Is Impacting Social Work
Social media and the Internet, in general, have had an immense effect on social work. It enables communication between people...
Virtual Crisis Intervention: Wave of the Future?
Crisis intervention, once primarily delivered over the phone is increasingly being delivered through the computer and via text. Social Workers...
