Look who was awarded Best Tech Blog: Editors Pick by Parents Magazine! I’m in incredible company! Parents Best Blog Awards 2011 contains some of my favorite sites as well as some new ones I’ve already added to my reader! Thanks for reading Tech Savvy Mama through your feed! Original post by Tech Savvy Mama ©2012
2011 Holiday Gift Guides & Tech Toy Wish List Tips
What are the most sought after tech items for everyone on your list this holiday season? I’ll help you wade through this season’s selections in this year’s holiday gift guides! With 5 guides arranged by age group, I’ll have my favorite age appropriate picks for preschoolers, kindergartners and first graders, grades 2-3, tweens, and…
Buy and Sell Through Glyde.com
As the holiday season approaches, it’s likely that you are a few short weeks away from filling your house up with more “stuff.” Presents for everyone in the family are on the verge of disrupting the delicate organization you’ve worked so hard to achieve. Spring cleaning couldn’t come soon enough, and it’s only November! If…
A Parent’s Role in Teaching Online Safety
One of the common threads heard throughout last week’s Family Online Safety Institute’s Annual Conference was about whose role it is to teach online safety. It was a topic that was mentioned in keynotes, general sessions, on our panel, and posed to me via Twitter. Whose responsibility is it to teach online safety? …
Online Safety Facts from Family Online Safety Institute’s Annual Conference
For the past two days I’ve been attending the Family Online Safety Institute’s (FOSI) Annual Conference, a place where lawmakers, companies, educators, and non-profits come together to discuss issues relating to keeping kids safe online. Amazing statistics combined with incredible keynote speakers and companies showcasing products and parental control features designed to keep kids safe…
The Shack’s Trade and Save Program Makes Hanging on to Outdated Technology So Wrong
With the holidays on their way, savvy consumers are already on the hunt for the best deals on the latest technology. But even with the best deals, the latest and greatest technology can be pricey. The cost of new tech keeps some limping along with old tech, a decision that is so wrong this holiday…
Medical Apps To Keep Your Family Safe: National News Feature
Last month I had the opportunity to be interviewed for a nationally syndicated news piece on medical apps to keep your family safe. While it was exciting to have people tweeting me from Miami, Boston, Little Rock, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Jacksonville, Madison, and beyond saying they had seen me on the news, researching apps was an incredible learning experience…
Using Social Media Tools to Build an Online Community: NAEYC Conference Presentation
Last week Amy Mascott (@TeachMama and WeTeachGroup.com) and I ventured to Orlando where we on spoke at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAYEC) annual conference about Community Partnerships: Using Technology to Educate, Inform, and Connect in the Online Community. It’s been awhile since I attended a national education conference but it…
Digital Folio Makes Price Comparison Easy When Online Shopping
I love shopping online but I love it even more when I know I’m getting the lowest price available for the item I’m buying. I’m excited about Digital Folio, a new free comparison shopping app that helps you find and track price savings from a sidebar you install on your browser. Digital Folio provides real-time…
7 Tips for Safe Online Holiday Shopping
Today SafetyWeb.comis here to share some simple and easy tips to keep you safe online as you begin making purchases for the holiday shopping season. With just over two months left until Christmas, many people are already thinking about holiday shopping. In 2010, more than $36 billion dollars was spent in online shopping over the…
