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This is really great. I hope that those who attend will post their thoughts here.
I think what's working well right now is that we have been able to join together with other types of caregivers and organizations to plan the first Arizona Conference on Caregiving to be held November 5, 2009. This will be a great opportunity to sha…
This is an open invitation to you all to share something about yourself and/or your agency. The question is simple, “what working well?” Share something that you and/or your agency is involved in that you think is working well in meeting your commun…
Here is a short 3 minute video that talks about crowdsourcing. This is a useful introduction into the concept of crowdsourcing which is the distribution of production tasks to a large group. My dissertation is exploring the question, can you crowdso…
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- At 10:27am on April 17, 2009,
Oralia Gracia-Alinea said… - Hey Stephen,
Heard you were in the Phoenix office yesterday going over community work. Just wanted to let you know that we love our site and it seems to be coming along as more are joining and utilizing the site. Also, I find the more presentations I do visually showing what the site, what it is about, how we can share information, more get interested and actually join.
Oralia
- At 11:09am on March 30, 2009,
Oralia Gracia-Alinea said…
- Hey Stephen,
I have a couple questions for you when you have time. I am at the Phoenix office today ext. 48423
Oralia
- At 8:53am on March 12, 2009,
Oralia Gracia-Alinea said…
- Hey Stephen,
I hope your day is off to a good start. I was wondering if you would know how I could get my profile pic clear-- it's a little fuzzy. It's the same one I use on Facebook-- it's clear on there. Is it a pixel thing?
Oralia
- At 2:12pm on March 6, 2009,
Oralia Gracia-Alinea said…
- Thanks, Stephen I've been playing around with the site a bit...
I will let you know how document share box I added works.
'O'
P.S. How do I delete an event that posted twice?
- At 9:06am on March 4, 2009,
Bob Luft said… - Hey Stephen, check with Oralia and Cindie
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- What type of participant are you?
- Service Provider
- If you are a service provider what agency to you work for?
- Casey Family Programs
- What motivates you about youth in Kinship Care?
- I believe there is no better place for a young person than with their family. When possible, I think kinship offers a tremendous alternative to foster care.
- What are you really good at?
- I enjoy finding creative ways to use technology to connect people and engage communities in creating new possibilities. I was trained as Family Therapist but I also have strong technical skills. I am also passionate and interested in how communities create and sustain knowledge and culture.
- What do you want other community partners to know about you?
- I am happy to serve this community in whatever capacity I can.
- This site is intended to connect community partners and community members to improve outcomes for kinship care families. Please DO NOT share any case level information. To protect the privacy and confidentiality of others you will not contribute content in a manner that includes indentifying information about another person. Administrators of the azkincare site can remove content at any time if they feel this term has been violated. You are responsible for all content you submit. By clicking “I Agree” you accept this term.
- I Agree
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What to talk about – Anonymous vs Confidential
We are embarking on a potentially monumental shift in group coordination and the production of information and knowledge. Social Networking sites are connecting people in ways that simply were not possible even just ten years ago. This site, like other social networks, represents a group of individuals bound together by a common motivation (in this case – kinship care). Each member has just as much contributory power as any other. This is a community where each member has unique gifts, talents,… Continue
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