DLL Storify of Black Enterprise "BE Smart Hackathon" -- Sunday 10/9/16 to Tuesday 10/11/16

Last update: Tuesday 10/11/16 @ 8:57  pm Eastern

Black Enterprise sponsored this Hackathon as part of its second annual TechConneXt Summit Conference at the San Francisco Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were invited to send participating four-person teams to compete ...

TECH Dozens -- Week ending Saturday 10/8/16

Last update: Sunday 10/2/16 @ 2:30 pm

This week's cover =  U.S. intelligence agencies officially blame Russia for political hacks ... Other top stories = Chemistry's Nobel Prize for molecular machines  ... Google's phones and other hardware ... Oculus Connect 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 10/8/16.

A. HBCUS | B. Ed Tech | C. Info Tech | D. Hackers | E. Views | F. Chuckles

Calendars:  #EdTech and #DiversityInTech 

Top Stories 2015: Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4

DLL Storify of SXSL (last four hours) -- Monday 10/03/16

Last update: Tuesday 10/4/16

At SXSL, the White House called on every American to roll up their sleeves and discover their own way to make a positive difference in our country. Inspired by the annual SXSW conference, SXSL ("South by South Lawn") was an opportunity to celebrate the inspiring work so many Americans have already accomplished.