Opportunity Details
Sun! One in a Billion, written by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by Stevie Lewis, is a picture book about space, featuring our Sun.This is the August selection for the Children's Braille Book Club. These special print-Braille books enable sighted and blind parents and children to enjoy reading together, an important part of building literacy, even among pre-school-age children.
Volunteers age 10+ wearing masks at all times are welcome. Two shifts of no more than 12 volunteers will carefully collate Braille-embossed, translucent plastic pages and tactile graphics pages between printed pages while walking around a large work table, 6-feet apart; and then carefully check their work; plus learn why Braille is very important for literacy.
This project requires being in excellent health (and living with others who are also) and low, covid-19-risk behaviors during at least the 14 days in advance (i.e., July 16-30), repetitive hand motions, good fine motor skills, standing and walking around a work table (or sitting at a desk for checking), and careful attention to detail for all tasks, and like all PMD projects, participation for an entire project shift.
Volunteer labor (and donations) allow these special books to be purchased at the same price as print versions, which is important since book ownership enables children and parents to re-read favorites several hundred together, an important part of early literacy.
Regardless of whether one volunteers, anyone can help underwrite the cost of this special book by donating at https://www.facebook.com/donate/738736350209954 or via the Benevity project, or other methods listed at http://www.pmd.org/donate.phtml
This is a mask-wearing required, fragrance-free event, meaning that all participants must wear masks at all times and not wear perfume or cologne, or scented skin, hair, facial, or clothing/laundry products.
Limited, free, off-street parking is available by request when registering to volunteer, with preference given to the earliest requests, but driving to this project is a mixed blessing due to dense traffic.
To participate, sign up yourself for one shift by 7/23 at http://www.pmd.org/s/073020.htm
Incomplete submissions cannot be honored.
If this popular project reaches maximum capacity, then interested volunteers can join the backup list, since we anticipate (and promote) cancellations due to covid-19 infection and unexpected exposure/risks.
PMD policy requires individuals only sign up themselves (and may not sign up or reserve spaces for others). However, parents must sign up minors (youth ages 10-17), and an accompanying adult also registers individually and participates fully if the minor is less than 16 years old.
For volunteers age 10-17, a parent/guardian must agree to PMD's waiver/release and NBP's NDA electronically, and for volunteers younger than age 16, a parent/guardian must also register individually and participate fully with the minor.
After you sign-up successfully, you will immediately see a confirmation screen and receive a confirmation email message. Then a few days before this project, PMD will email specific PDF project details including directions to the project site by public transit and by car*, checklist on how to prepare, what to expect, background information, etc.
*Limited off-street parking is available for the first eight people who request it when they register. Since driving in Boston at this time of day is gridlocked, we strongly recommend taking public transit (assuming that it returns to full schedule in phase 3 reopenings) since it is underground and thus less susceptible to street traffic delays, or walking or bicycling to this site.
"If a blind child is taught braille skills with the same
sense of importance that is rightly attached to the teaching
of print skills to sighted children, he or she will grow up
able to read at speeds comparable to print readers, a life
skill of inestimable value."
--Joseph E. Sullivan, Founder of Duxbury Systems
From http://www.braillerman.com/louis.htm
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:45-7:15pm | 6 | n/a | n/a |
| 7:30-9pm | 6 | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Create a Quiz Application by Using the question papers and text book and data fromhttps://www.upsc.gov.in/examinations/previous-question-papers
http://www.ktbs.kar.nic.in/New/index.html#!/textbook
https://data.gov.in/
http://ncert.nic.in/textbook/textbook.htm
The software Application shall put a question after selecting the answers the user will go to next question and so on.
After answering all the question user answer with score will be displayed.
The application shall have several separate quiz.
User to register themselves before starting the Application.
Along with above questions pictures and illustrations to be included.
Questions shall be posted in a random manner
The application should be able to install in PC windows based as well as smart phone
Opportunity Details
Due to COVID-19, there has been a reduction of CSR activities organised. We'd like to invite volunteers to be a part of our journey to meaningfully engage our members especially during the weekends when they're home.Volunteers can organise storytelling/reading sessions for our persons with special needs and their siblings. These sessions will be held virtually.
Opportunity Details
Barefoot College works with children of the age bracket 6-14 years and adolescents teenagers. Our work is in the remotest of excluded communities in off-grid, offline, disconnected, inaccessible areas, where with Digital Night Schools we create the first generation of learners. In these tribal belts, literacy is severely poor but the need to speak on issues of gender, sustainability and rights is extremely crucial.Barefoot College has gathered its own grassroots knowledge on how these subtle topics of holistic education can be contextualized for these regions. This process is assisted best with attractive storybooks which depend less on text and more on visuals, to convey the layers of these issues.
As such, we invite voluntary contributions to visual materials that can make its way into children's storybooks in gender, sustainability and rights. The more text independent we make such communications, the more we are able to create a world solution for dealing with these issues at the farthest corners of our planet.
Opportunity Details
Calling all Book lovers!Learning Ally is working to solve the literacy problem - the 65% of students who are not proficient in reading by 4th grade. Our volunteers help us create accessible education tools and support us in serving over 2.4 million students and 615,000 educators across the U.S.
The volunteer role:
Calling all avid book readers and audiobook professionals! We’re looking for volunteers for numerous roles supporting the production of audiobooks for students. We need quality assurance volunteers! Help us create the most immersive, authentic and dynamic performances possible for these titles and help students fall in love with reading!
Learn more and get involved today: https://learningally.org/Get-Involved/Volunteer-Opportunities
Opportunity Details
Volunteer for one of our events and help spread the cause. Opportunities may be available at multiple locations across the US. Some of Areas are Bay area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, NJ, NY and Texas. There may be opportunities outside these areas as well, please email us for more information.Also today, digital technology makes it possible for people who believe in our mission but are hard pressed by location, time or travel constraints.
No opportunity is too small and if you have the skills you can help us make significant contributions online. "Digital Volunteers" can now take on important assignments to spread awareness, run online campaigns as well as help maintain some of our content online to make it more easily accessible to people. Some roles require special knowledge or skill, but many do not.
Please message us on info@shareasmileusa.org and we will be happy to share this info with you.
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event Volunteering | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Digital General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Noi di La Mia Natura come tante altre realtà associative ci troviamo a voler supportare non solo i genitori ma anche e sopratutto i più piccoli in questo periodo che sembra non finire mai. L'iniziativa "LeggiAMO" che già alcuni dei nostri soci hanno attivato consiste nel pubblicare sui nostri social delle "letture ad alta voce", con lo scopo di far sognare tra le pagine di un libro per qualche istante grandi e piccini e alleviare la solitudine, la noia e molte situazioni domestiche che non sempre sono piacevoli.Se anche tu vuoi dedicarci un'ora del tuo tempo te ne saremo grati!
Potete inviare la lettura videoregistrata a lamianatura@yahoo.com tramite mail drop o altri sistemi di invio di file di grosso formato come we transfer.
inserite nel testo della mail:
il vostro nome
città di appartenenza
titolo del libro
età consigliata per l'ascolto
Vi ringraziamo tantissimo perché sappiamo bene che il tempo è il bene più prezioso che abbiamo e dedicarlo agli altri è un gesto di gran cuore!
Se volete approfondire la nostra conoscenza ci trovate su Facebook all'indirizzo https://www.facebook.com/apslamianatura/
e potete esplorare anche il nostro progetto " La SquolinA dei Talenti" dedicata a bambini dai 3 ai 6 anni al link
https://www.facebook.com/lasquolinadeitalenti/
Opportunity Details
Classroom Central would not be able to fulfill its mission without the awesome community members who donate their time and talents each year as volunteers. We would like to share with you our remote volunteer opportunities that don’t require you to leave your house. Please see the descriptions below and go here for details: https://classroomcentral.org/remote-volunteer-opportunities.Assemble Kits for a Cause
Purchase kits through Classroom Central’s wholesale partner, and the items are shipped to the location of your choice, where you can assemble the kits.
Create Flashcards
Create a set of flashcards using Classroom Central’s templates. Once completed, please pack the set in a Ziploc bag.
Create Bookmarks
Create a set of 10 bookmarks, using one of Classroom Central’s examples or get creative and make your own! Once completed, please pack the set in a Ziploc bag.
Knit Hats and Scarves
Help keep students warm and focused in the classroom by knitting them their own hats and scarves.
Questions? Any questions about volunteer opportunities should be directed to Risa Brandon, Volunteer Coordinator at risa@classroomcentral.org or (704) 377-1740 ext. 4210.
Opportunity Details
G.R.E.A.T. (Gwinnett Reading Exchange & Art Transforms) Little Minds is a public art and awareness campaign designed to inspire the love of reading, provide access to early learning children’s books in areas where books are scarce, and encourage an appreciation for public art in Gwinnett County.This unique opportunity is for Gwinnett County Citizens. We need stewards to adopt our book exchanges. The primary role of a G.R.E.A.T. Little Minds Steward is to care for the book exchange so that it becomes and continues a long life as a vital, engaging resource for the neighborhood or community. Stewards are the key local contacts for each book exchange. We encourage each Steward to keep the book exchange full at all times. This is done by welcoming participation, creating and maintaining a friendly place in and around the book exchange, and encouraging early learning for all ages. Book exchanges will be placed in areas fully accessible to the public.
Stewards can source their own books or receive donations from the Gwinnett Coalition. For more information, visit our website at https://www.gwinnettcoalition.org/great-little-minds/stewardship/
