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06/10/2014
BadgeOS v1.4 is now available. New features make building your own engagement and achievement system easier than ever.
BadgeOS v1.4 Released! | BadgeOS We’re delighted to announce the latest release of BadgeOS, the powerful, free achievement and engagement management system, is now available!
04/18/2014
An innovative program that recognizes mastery of writing skills using badges created by BadgeOS and Credly.
A Digital Badge Initiative in First-Year Writing Courses -- Campus Technology This coming fall, Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC will be rolling out a unique curricular initiative throughout its English Department that administers digital badges to students who demonstrate mastery in the critical skills outlined in first-year writing courses.
02/13/2014
Event Leadership Institute Launches Digital Credentials The Event Leadership Institute announced the launch of a series of Digital Credentials to acknowledge, verify and make visible the skills of event management professionals.
02/12/2014
Today's live online conference on Diplomacy features the opportunity to engage with experts at the State Department, the Smithsonian and the National Park Service. Watch a video welcome and the launch of a Diplomacy badge by Secretary John Kerry.
U.S. Secretary of State Introduces the “Diplomacy in Action” Digital Badge U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today introduced a new digital badge on "Diplomacy" available to those who participate in a series of activities exploring digitized objects, important places, and primary sources from the U.S. Department of State, the National Park Service, and the Smithsonian.
01/21/2014
Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Squirrels are sociable, spontaneous and fun; they also plan for the future and plant seeds from which great things grow. We like that balance, so we're taking our mascot out to lunch.
Nutty Ways to Celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day This Year National Squirrel Appreciation Day, on January 21st, is a great time to take a few moments and learn about these nutty animals. If you count flying squirrels we have 10 tree species in North America ...
10/07/2013
The Smithsonian is closed due to the federal government shutdown. The October 9 “Urban Waterways” online conference session has been cancelled. Review past sessions in the online archive: http://s.si.edu/1anNcI2
07/31/2013
Save the date - Aug 14 at 4PM ET! Free Smithsonian Online Education Conference for teachers. The Space Telescope Science Institute will share ways to incorporate astronomy into dynamic lessons for students.
NASA’s “Amazing Space”: Using Hubble Space Telescope Images in the... This special session for educators is the result of an exciting STEM education collaboration between the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory...
07/10/2013
4 PM (EDT) today, join Smithsonian experts for a free webinar to learn how you & your students can observe & capture images of the cosmos.
Do-It-Yourself Astrophotography: Applications for the Classroom and Beyond The MicroObservatory online telescope network provides an innovative tool for engaging students in important scientific practices as they explore key Earth and Space Science concepts.
06/25/2013
Workshop: DAMS 4 Small/Mid Museums. 11:30am ET Today! Bring your Qs! t.co/gkyaobsxoC , , , & .
Workshop 4: Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for Small-Mid Size Institutions Museums are creating an ever-expanding universe of digital assets, from images and apps, to internal documents. Digital Asset Management Systems (DAMS) offer museums the potential to rein in their digital assets, collect them, order them, track them and improve their findability and useful longevit...
06/24/2013
A day in the life of a digital badge.
(From: http://blog.credly.com/badges-as-mother-nature-intended/ )
A day in the life of a digital badge.
(From: http://blog.credly.com/badges-as-mother-nature-intended/ )
06/24/2013
The future of digital badges is materializing around us.
Digital Badges as Mother Nature Intended While there’s much speculation around what our world will look like when a complete ecosystem for issuing, accepting, and benefitting from digital badges is fully realized, the very world we imagine is already materializing right before our eyes.
06/19/2013
The free, open source BadgeOS v1.1 is out, and it has great additions to help transform your web site into a learning and achievement platform. We're proud our team can contribute to its ongoing development along side a growing number of colleagues in the BadgeOS community!
BadgeOS v1.1 Released We’re happy to report that BadgeOS v1.1 is now available. This latest release permits even greater flexibility in integrating BadgeOS functions and achievements into your WordPress site.