Technology

Technology and Entrepreneurship in Social Work

Manuel Stoilov — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:50:58 +0000

After helplessly watching her sister try to navigate the international adoption process, Felicia Curcuru launched Binti in an effort to reinvent foster care and adoption. Since the launch of the company in 2017, Binti has expanded its network to over 190 agencies across 26 states in the U.S. The software Binti creates helps social workers […]

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From Macro to Micro: Leveraging Research, Data, and Social Work Principles for Impact at Scale

SWHELPER — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 21:53:02 +0000

SWHELPER

Social Worker and Twitter Employee, Jerrel Peterson MSW, created this presentation for our virtual spring 2020 summit. This is a discussion on how to leverage research, data, and ethics to address complex social and political issues at a global scale. Topics covered include making the transition from micro to macro practice, the challenges of […]

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Tech and Movement Building Part I

SWHELPER — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:28:16 +0000

SWHELPER

Tech and Movement Building: How to Hold Space in the Digital Age Part 1 by Avani Parekh of Facebook. Avani explores using technology to build community and provide service. This presentation was created for our global virtual summit for Spring 2020. Citation Parekh, Avani. From Macro to Micro: Tech and Movement Building: Holding Space in […]

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Tech and Movement Building Part II

SWHELPER — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 21:17:58 +0000

SWHELPER

Avani Parekh is a Program Manager for Community Partnerships, in Asia Pacific for Facebook where she helps community leaders power up their leadership, access, and impact across the Facebook platform of apps. A lover of using technology to help the underserved and voiceless, she’s formed communities and platforms to foster empathy and support for women […]

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Social Media, Suicide Prevention, and Youth

SWHELPER — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:45:35 +0000

SWHELPER

Sean Erreger discusses Social Media, Suicide Prevention, and Youth in this presentation which was created for the SWHELPER Summit on March 20th. 2018. Citation Erreger, Sean. Social Media, Depression and Suicide. SWHELPER Summit, 20 March. 2018, https://swhelper.org/0202/12/28/pregnant-and-in-jail-structural-inequality-and-the-safety-net-of-incarceration/.

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The Digital Divide is a Human Rights Issue

SWHELPER — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:19:26 +0000

SWHELPER

The COVID-19 pandemic shed a glaring light on the important role that technology and access to high-speed internet play our lives. You would not be able to read this story without an internet connection and a device to read it on. How would you communicate with loved ones, do your homework or pay your bills […]

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What We Learned from the IIA’s Webinar on Broadband Affordability

Garrett Rutledge — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:30:28 +0000

Garrett Rutledge

On Monday, September 13th, the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) held a webinar entitled Deleting the Broadband Affordability Divide: A Virtual Chat with FCC Acting Chair Rosenworcel. The event was headlined by a discussion between FCC Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel and IIA Co-Chair Kim Keenan and featured a star-studded cast of accomplished women, including: Joi Chaney, Executive […]

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Gaming in the Classroom to Boost Engagement

Wendy Taylor — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:28:18 +0000

Wendy Taylor

Creating engaging lessons and activities for learning is no easy task. With today’s technology, the Gen Z group has access to the most realistic and stimulating gaming graphics, digital art programs, and communication platforms. Their familiarity and use of technology is practically innate. Therefore, it is no wonder that holding students’ attention in the classroom […]

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A 10-Year-Old Girl in Kenya Learns Coding in Milwaukee–Virtually.

SWHELPER — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:48:49 +0000

SWHELPER

The pandemic and a year of virtual schooling had an unexpected benefit for a little girl in Kenya who connected with Girls Who Code at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. “I use the computer for school, and I wanted to understand more about how they work,” said Elsie Maingi, who is 10 years old and lives […]

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How Real Is Zoom Fatigue

Wendy Taylor — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:21:23 +0000

Wendy Taylor

Distance learning is now the norm, at least for the remainder of this school year and for summer school. Now that many students, teachers, and communities have somewhat adapted to this “new normal,” we find ourselves engaging with screens and virtual platforms much more than we would have ever anticipated. Cue the new symptom or […]

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6 Helpful Webinars and Websites for Social Workers

Melinda Gonzalez — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:12:40 +0000

Melinda Gonzalez

At this time of uncertainty, it remains crucial that social workers are reminded of the importance of their roles in communities, legislation, and in their profession. After all, social worker employment is projected to grow 11 percent from 2018 to 2028 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 2020). The websites listed below are intended to support […]

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Social Distancing for Social Workers During a Global Pandemic

Praise Iype — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 23:09:12 +0000

Praise Iype

Social distancing has become the new urgency for different industries, sectors and corporations around the world. The creative challenge is to figure out how each of us will shape the nature of our work. Many social workers are making home visit remotely or providing therapy via video conferencing, and many in this sector are being […]

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New App Could Help Panic Attack Sufferers During Coronavirus Pandemic

SWHELPER — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:48:48 +0000

SWHELPER

For the nearly 36 million Americans who experience panic attacks, the coronavirus pandemic is a potentially significant new trigger, a recent story in the Washington Post reported. For panic attack sufferers facing these new anxieties, there is little recourse. Medication is minimally effective and has side effects. Cognitive behavioral therapy doesn’t work for nearly two-thirds of panic […]

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How New Tech Can Support Caregivers as They Support Seniors

Geoff Gross — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:34:09 +0000

Geoff Gross

Up to 42% of Americans over the age of 65 take five or more medications, and in 2018, at least one in every five seniors experienced an adverse drug reaction. Such reactions are more common when seniors can’t properly adhere to the instructions that accompany their prescriptions. In fact, according to U.S. Pharmacist, nonadherence accounts for about half […]

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Spot a Scam: How Job Seekers Can Protect Themselves from Online Employment Fraud

Aaron Horst — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 02:31:57 +0000

Aaron Horst

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How to Turn Your Social Media Followers into Active Donors

Raviraj Hegde — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:40:31 +0000

Raviraj Hegde

Until quite recently, no one knew that there was actually a term called “trend chasers’ till it became an entire thing in itself. The point here is that teenagers all around the world are trend-chasers. They want to participate and be a part of everything that is hip and cool and edgy in this time and age. Furthermore, since teens cannot quite be classified as adults yet since they are not old enough or as kids since they are not entirely young enough to be that either, they have an urge to do all things grown up. They dress like 20 years old, all they while acting like they are still 10 years old. This is exactly what attracts teens to sites like tinder. Why Tinder? Prior to Tinder, there were a number of online dating websites, but none of them were particularly able to achieve the class and the standard that Tinder was able to. Being the Facebook of online dating sites, soon after its inception, Tinder was able to make its place amongst the most used mobile app out there courtesy of its swipe right feature and the fact that the people who are only mutually interested in one another could talk to one another freely. This made tinder quite a favorite dating app among adults and since teens love to do anything that an adult could do, they hopped on the Tinder wagon pretty quickly. And the rest was History Implications of Teen Tinder Use As soon as teenagers as young as 15 years of age started flocking over to Tinder, it gave people with nefarious intentions regarding the subject the opportunity to follow these teens onto the website and then groom them or even catfish them in incomprehensible ways. While those teens with a lack of self-esteem issues might be able to keep their head above water and not be fooled and ensnared into their traps quite as easily, but the ones that suffer from issue dealing with the lack of confidence, as well as self-esteem, might not be as fortunate. Pedophiles, groomers, kidnappers and sex offenders all seek out people with body image issue, who can easily by lured into a false sense of security and then do as they please while adults may be able to see through their empty flattery and sympathies, a lonely teenager might just fall for it. How Can This Situation Be Remedied? While there is no good solution to a problem as grave as this one since both teens and the people who might just be on tinder to prey on them could turn out to be quite cunning and quite evasive as well as inventive if they feel like it. If you, as a parent, block their access to Tinder, they would find alternative ways to get in touch with the subject of their interest. In such cases, physically monitoring someone is rarely going to turn out to be fruitful. The only way parents can catch up to such sneaky teenagers is by being sneakier themselves. While there are a number of means through which parents can attempt to be sneaky, the most reliable ones among the lot are by using parental monitoring applications to not only keep an eye on your child’s activities online but also; Block access to websites that you deem unsafe for them to use. Delete unsavory apps such as tinder that you disapprove of Block people that you deem unsafe from calling them and eliminate them from their lives. Keep an eye on the social media portals and messaging app to see if they are in communication with the person that you prohibited them from contacting via Tinder. Monitor if they use apps like proof and such to hide their activities on the app you have prohibited them from using such as Tinder and such. Keep looking through their browsing history to ensure they are safe and out of harm’s way. Using these methods and more you can ensure that, in one way or another, your teen is out of the harm’s way as long as he or she does not become the one responsible for the actions and be able to make sensible decisions. Author Bio: Angelica fill in as tech and digital parenting expert. She is managing technical content on privacy control on social media, listen live phone calls, and monitor social instant messaging logs. Follow her on twitter @angelicadowson2

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10 Apps That Help With Killing Your Idle Time

Audrey Throne — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:49:50 +0000

Audrey Throne

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How To Activate PBS on Your Streaming Device

James Mexwell — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:08:19 +0000

James Mexwell

Would you like to revel in Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on your device along with Roku, Apple TV, Samsung TV, or other Smart TVs? PBS is an inexpensive streaming tool offering hundreds of thousands of videos online for free and on-demand, such as full episodes of Masterpiece, Frontline, NOVA, Antiques Roadshow, and more. Channels and […]

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Smartphones Help UB Researcher Better Understand the Nature of Depression and Anxiety

SWHELPER — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:08:43 +0000

SWHELPER

Decades of research into anxiety and depression have resulted in the development of models that help explain the causes and dimensions of the two disorders. For all of their well-established utility however, these models measure differences between individuals and are derived from studies designed using few assessments that can be months or even years apart. […]

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Enhancing Education with Digital Tools in the Classroom

Wendy Taylor — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:44:04 +0000

Wendy Taylor

Especially now, with the rise of technology in the classroom, teachers have practically unlimited methods for teaching, assigning, and grading student work. Features within forums such as Google Classroom, Flocabulary, Read180 Universal, PowToon, NewsELA, etc., allow for student choice, engagement, and differentiation. While the options and methods are seemingly unlimited, there are a few things […]

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