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help kids start a blog get them reading, writing, thinking, creating | teachmama.com

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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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why we are thankful for AIO pc

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 …
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family media agreement

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

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
intel all in one pc

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

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 …
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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 …
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how to get your kids started with texting: texting 101

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 …
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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 …
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ipad Notes interviews

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, …
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helping kids use powerpoint

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 …
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texting as a learning tool

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 …
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our digital kids

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 …
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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!)
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The must-have guide for every woman:  The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs is officially out in the world today! 

Congratulations to my pal @laura.tremaine ! 

This book WILL:
🎈Encourage you to look around at your current life landscape to really SEE your acquaintances, coworkers, neighbors, and friends
🎈Fill you with gratitude for the friendships of your past
🎈Offer suggestions for how to navigate the complications of modern friendship
🎈Give you space to mourn the friendships that are over
🎈Outline 10 types of friends that can shape your life 
🎈Help you name the type of friend YOU are on other people’s Life Councils 
🎈Inspire you to let friendship take on the important role that it deserves 
I want this book to spark a million This book WILL:
🎈Encourage you to look around at your current life landscape to really SEE your acquaintances, coworkers, neighbors, and friends
🎈Fill you with gratitude for the friendships of your past
🎈Offer suggestions for how to navigate the complications of modern friendship
🎈Give you space to mourn the friendships that are over
🎈Outline 10 types of friends that can shape your life 
🎈Help you name the type of friend YOU are on other people’s Life Councils 
🎈Inspire you to let friendship take on the important role that it deserves 
I want this book to spark a million conversations.

Laura, I know it will. Love you, girl. 
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