help kids start a blog: get them reading, writing, thinking, creating How old should kids be before starting a blog? Should kids even have their own blogs? What should kids blog about? How should kids even set up a …Read morehelp kids start a blog: get them reading, writing, thinking, creating
bing classroom twitter event: learn and win big! This post was created in partnership with Bing. Bing in the Classroom is something that I truly think every parent and teacher should know …Read morebing classroom twitter event: learn and win big!
bing in the classroom: 3 reasons parents will love it This post was created in partnership with Bing. It is so hard to imagine a time without the internet search. Any time there’s a question in our …Read morebing in the classroom: 3 reasons parents will love it
virtual travel: kids can explore without leaving home Springtime often means sunshine and warm breezes, park play dates and bike rides. But it also means rain boots and umbrellas. Long and …Read morevirtual travel: kids can explore without leaving home
analog twitter wall to build relationships and digital citizenship The following guest post is written by Drew Minock, of Two Guys and Some iPads and the Two Guys podcast. Drew knows his stuff. Check him out. I …Read moreanalog twitter wall to build relationships and digital citizenship
using iPad apps to create The following guest post is written by the amazing and incredible Susan Stephenson, of The Book Chook. Susan is my Australian friend who has tons of …Read moreusing iPad apps to create
game design for kids: innovation and creativity with #intelAIO My kids have long been interested in electronics and technology, but only recently have they been interested in trying their hand at game …Read moregame design for kids: innovation and creativity with #intelAIO
3 reasons we are thankful for our Intel All-In-One PC (sponsored) We are wholeheartedly thankful for many of the opportunities that writing this little bloggy-blog affords because it is truly a labor …Read more3 reasons we are thankful for our Intel All-In-One PC (sponsored)
3 reasons you should create a family media agreement Our family just signed our first Family Media Agreements. Yep. We’re a digital family in a digital age, and it’s about time we got all the important …Read more3 reasons you should create a family media agreement
help tweens with speaking, sharing, and video reviews: kidzvuz As a parent of a tween, I’m up for almost anything that will help her become better at speaking, thinking, and sharing her ideas and …Read morehelp tweens with speaking, sharing, and video reviews: kidzvuz
the Intel All-In-One PC: fab device for digital families (sponsored) The Intel All-In-One PC (sometimes written as AIO PC) is so totally awesome, it’s barely believable. When I use it with the …Read morethe Intel All-In-One PC: fab device for digital families (sponsored)
screen time cards for digital kids: easy tool for monitoring screen time My digital kids have been using Game Time Cards for the last few years, and it’s been a huge, huge, HUGE help in keeping their screen time in …Read morescreen time cards for digital kids: easy tool for monitoring screen time
digital and hand-drawn bookmarks: modern kid masterpieces The Washington Post’s KidsPost is hosting a bookmark design contest for its Summer Book Club. So between shoving Cheerios and oj in their faces …Read moredigital and hand-drawn bookmarks: modern kid masterpieces
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 …Read morehow to get your kids started with texting: texting 101
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 …Read morelearn about safe online browsing (and win an iPad mini)
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, …Read morehow to use iPad notes for quick, fun interviews
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 …Read morehelping kids use PowerPoint for presentations and serious learning fun
texting as a learning tool: reading, spelling, composing My kids think texting is so cool. They think cell phones are cool. They think cell phones are so cool that they still argue over who gets to have our …Read moretexting as a learning tool: reading, spelling, composing
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 …Read moreour digital kids: teaching, supporting, and parenting 21st century learners
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 …Read morefab kids’ app: interactive books, music, & more (& iPad mini giveaway!)