Blog Archives
how to get your kids started with texting: texting 101
Texting is big. For tweens, it’s really big. It’s like the coolest thing ever. And everyone is doing it (or so they think), and so Maddy has asked ...
learn about safe online browsing (and win an iPad mini)
I’m so excited to have been invited to be a panelist for a Twitter event this week that brings together digital and families and kids and online safety and wraps ...
how to use iPad notes for quick, fun interviews
We’ve been biting our nails over here, waiting for a new baby to come and slowly moving back into school mode after Spring Break. As Maddy, Owen, and Cora are ...
helping kids use PowerPoint for presentations and serious learning fun
It’s Spring Fair time, Science Share time, Reader’s Tea, Poetry Share, and International Night time at schools all around the country. Kids are sharing their learning, and they’re learning about ...
our digital kids: teaching, supporting, and parenting 21st century learners
It’s no secret that we’re raising children in a totally different world than the one we knew as kids. Gone are the days of letting kids run as free birds ...
fab kids’ app: interactive books, music, & more (& iPad mini giveaway!)
I’ve looked at dozens and dozens and dozens of kids’ apps in recent months. Many? Kinda cool. A handful? Pretty rough around the edges. Some? Pretty darn fabulous and really, ...
PBS LearningMedia: fab, free resources for teaching learning
This Wednesday, I’m thrilled to celebrate a site rich with resources for teaching and learning. I’m thrilled to have a chance to hang out with great parents and educators. And ...
everyday journals: creative, thoughtful daily activities for kids
This week, we officially began our Smart Summer 2012, a summer filled with fun learning, focused and free days, and a whole lot of flexibility–everything I think families need if ...
rich, diverse digital resources for learning: PBS LearningMedia
So many times–without thinking–I look to those old standbys when I am searching for information on the web. Whether it’s just the basics or for cool multi-media clips to clarify ...
ways to make math learning FUN! (& Kindle giveaway!)
For some kiddos, math IS fun. Adding is awesome. Subtracting is super-cool. Practicing multiplication or division facts in their little heads is the stuff of dreams. Contests and quizzes–Mad Minutes ...
new for us friday: bipper bSafe (FREE safety app for smart phones)
Every single day I hear about some sort of new and snazzy app that I have to download, that I must try, that will absolutely change my life. (Okay, maybe ...
