With the winds from Hurricane Sandy increasing as the day goes on, we’re not sure if school will be open on Wednesday after being closed for two days and if Halloween parties will occur or even if it will be safe to trick or treat in our neighborhood. We’re being optimistic about our class Halloween…
MomAgenda School Years: Effective Way to Organize School Mementos (w. giveaway)
MomAgenda School Years to the rescue! This MomAgenda exclusive is one of the most effective ways to organize important mementos throughout the year and is gorgeous inside and out! With 4 colors to choose from (raspberry jam, royal blue, grape jelly, and kelly green) and the ability to be personalized for each child, it’s fashionable…
Comcast Club Tech Aims to Reduce Digital Divide
I always applaud companies that I work with when they support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in our local schools. It’s important that a new generation of learners are exposed to these topics and develop a lifelong love of STEM subjects in order to seek higher education and pursue careers in these fields. I…
Digital Preparedness: 7 Tech Savvy Ways to Brace for Severe Storms
Up and down the East Coast we’re bracing for Frankenstorm, a multi-day superstorm storm whose winds will stretch for miles and churn up high tides. Compared to this summer’s Derecho where we lost power for 5 days and internet for longer, we’re bracing for the worst since it’s a given that our DC Metro neighborhood…
eBay Memory: Our Daughter’s Beloved Gund Bear
Parents whose children fall in love with a particular toy know to immediately run out and purchase duplicates “just in case.” But what do you do when that special toy is no longer available in retail or online stores? eBay. When Little Miss Techie was a baby, she fell in love with a stuffed Gund…
Age Appropriate Gift Ideas from ASTRA (w. holiday toy giveaway worth $150!)
It’s not even Halloween and already retailers are getting a jump on the holiday shopping season. Each day our mailbox has been full of catalogs while weekly circulars and online sites list deals for the season’s hot toys. It’s sometimes hard to resist the deals in favor of choosing a toy for it’s longevity, open-ended…
How Social Media Impacts Holiday Shoppers (infograph)
If you crowdsource about gift ideas through Twitter, share a purchase via Facebook, or look to favorite bloggers for their recommendations on the must-have items for the holidays, you’re relying on social media to help guide your purchase decisions. Exactly how much does social media impact what you buy over the holidays? Clever Girls Collective has pulled…
5 Ways Technology Can Support Creativity Demanded by New Common Core State Standards
This year our school system adopted a new curriculum based on the national Common Core State Standards that changes the way kids are being taught in class and practicing developing skills through homework. An integrated approach to the curriculum is designed to provide a deeper understanding of all subjects and foster important critical thinking for a…
.gov Now Used for Cybercrime
We’ve been conditioned to trust URLs that end in .gov but the latest cyberthreat reminds us that links aren’t always what they seem. Earlier today Slashdot reported that scammers are now using 1.USA.gov to trick users into clicking on links that redirect them to faulty sites. Originally intended to be a positive collaboration between USA.gov…
WDW Fantasyland: Imagineers Provide Sneak Peek at New Magic Kingdom Expansion
Disney fans eagerly awaiting the opening of the new Fantasyland section of The Magic Kingdom on December 6 have the opportunity to learn how science, technology, engineering, math, and art contributed to the park’s largest expansion in history through the work of the Imagineers thanks to YouTube videos that can be watched before a trip…
