DLL Storify of @POTUS at #SXSW2016 -- Friday 3/11/16

Last update: Friday 3/11/16

President Obama delivered the opening keynote address this afternoon at SXSW 2016 where he discussed civic engagement in government and related topics with Evan Smith (Texas Tribune)

DLL Storify of <DIV> Hackathon -- Saturday 3/12/16 & Sunday 3/13/16

Last update: Sunday  3/13/16 

DIV Hackathon is the only youth and diversity-focused annual hackathon that is 100% organized and operated by students of color, in the United States.hackathon is held on the campus of Huston-Tillotson University. Located in East Austin, Huston-Tillotson University is Austin’s oldest university and only HBCU (Historically Black College and University). 

TECH Dozens -- Week Ending Saturday 3/5/16

Last update: Sunday 3/6/16 @ 10:30 am

This week's cover = photo from tweet that Turing Award goes to developers of modern encryption ... Other top stories = Apple vs. FBI ... Pentagon innovation advisory board to be chaired by Google's Eric Schmidt ... and Raspberry Pi 3

The Digital Learning Lab's favorite tweets about how HBCUs and other organizations are promoting skills that yield more diverse employment opportunities and more diverse entrepreneurial opportunities in information technology (#DiversityInTech) ... plus tweets about significant innovations in Ed Tech and Info Tech ... Big news, interesting stories, insightful comments, and good reads ... for the week ending Saturday 3/5/16. 

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views  ... 

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