This weekend as I reached for a coat to ward off the chill of the new season as I headed out with my youngest for an early Sunday morning dive practice, I found myself missing certain aspects of summer. We’ve traded laidback days of dive practice and camp for hectic ones of sports practice, music…
Drawing My Line in the Sand to Preserve Our Family’s Digital Privacy #ShareAwesome
Despite being tech savvy, there’s a line in the sand that I won’t cross when it comes to keeping my family safe online. Social media requires me to maintain a constant online presence for my Tech Savvy Mama brand but that image is carefully curated to maintain my family’s privacy. I carefully evaluate apps, websites,…
Teaching Our Kids to Care Beyond the Ribbon
A couple of weeks ago my kids came home with a flier from school declaring September 30 as a day to wear gold in honor of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. With families at our school affected by childhood cancer, I have no problem showing our support for them by wearing gold but at…
Selfies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (infographic)
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Why Dolby Atmos Sound Makes Today’s Transfomers: Age of Extinction Blu-ray Release Different (giveaway)
Any Transformers fan knows that today is the day Transformers: Age of Extinction comes out on Blu-ray but did you know that it’s the first movie mixed in for home theaters? Dolby Atmos is multidimensional sound that has become the new gold standard in cinema sound this summer thanks to the way it immerses your…
#Do1Thing to Clean Up Your Digital Footprint
Social media and technology allow us to get information and stay connected constantly but now more than ever the digital footprint we leave has a lasting impact on all ages and stages of life. Over the weekend I was talking to a friend whose husband is a middle school principal and son happens to be…
Post-it® Plus App: An Analog Tool Goes Digital
This post was written as part of a sponsored series. Despite my love of all things digital, I have a soft spot for paper products and love when they can work together seamlessly to make me more efficient. One of my favorite must-have paper products is Post-it Notes. Organizers on my desk corral the smallest…
Virtual Club Penguin Play Helps Build Real-World Schools in Ecuador, Haiti & India
Besides teaching kids about safe social networking through a fun interactive virtual world, Club Penguin is committed to helping kids get involved in creating change around the world even at the youngest ages. In addition to the annual holiday Coins for Change charity event, kids can also log on and help build three real world…
#GearUp with 6 Must-Have Tools to Stay Organized and Streamline Productivity
This is a sponsored post Now that the newness of back to school has worn off and we’re well into the routines that go with homework and busy afternoons full of after school activities, it’s more important than ever to be organized. Luckily our digital devices can be a lifesaver. Being knowledgeable about the best…
4 Ways to Use Your Voice to Advocate for Moms Around the World #2030Now
Pour yourself another cup. Sit down. And buckle up. This could be the most important thing you read all day. As I sat on the high speed Acela train taking me home from the Social Good Summit in New York City, the lights of hospitals like The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Johns Hopkins in…
