According to the U.S. Census, 66 percent of elementary and high school students in the U.S. use a computer at home to complete homework assignments, and a Kaiser Family Foundation Study found young people ages 8 through 18 spend an average of an hour and a half a day on their computers. Technology is a…
Dinosaur Train’s Dinosaur Big City Premieres Today on PBS
If your kids can name all of the dinosaurs and the prehistoric time periods thanks to Dinosaur Train, then chances are they’re looking forward to Dinosaur Big City, the Dinosaur Train movie that will air on PBS Kids today. Check your local listings to determine what time you will be able to join Buddy and…
Have you heard…
The L.A. Times reports that the Oxford English Dictionary has added cyberbullying, sexting, and retweet, and woot. What are your predictions for what will be added next? iPhone lovers can stop holding their breath! Apple has announced that the iPhone 5 will be released on October 7 or 14th. Start the queue now or preorder…
Friday Faves: Peanut Butter Pie from In Jennie’s Kitchen
Last Friday the blogging community measured, mixed, and assembled peanut butter pie to celebrate the life of Jennifer Perillo’s husband, Mike. In her post, For Mikey, Jennie wrote about saying that she’d make her husband’s favorite peanut butter cream pie tomorrow. It was always on her to-do list until there were no tomorrows left. …
Starting Kindergarten, Handwritten Notes, and My Butterfly Folder
This year the start of school is a little bittersweet as Captain Computer, our youngest, will start kindergarten this fall. While I appreciate that I won’t have 2 different school schedules and multiple pickups to deal with, it’s hard to believe that he’s all grown up and will join the ranks of his sister at…
Our Active Unplugged Vacation Inspired by Austin-Lehman Adventures
Three hours north of San Francisco up the Northern California Coast where US Highway 1 winds along the beach past towns like Bodega Bay, is a place called The Sea Ranch. The Sea Ranch is where my husband used to go for weekend getaways with his family as a child and was the location for our…
Fill the Backpack Back to School Giveaway Worth Over $750!
We’re back from vacation and with only two short weeks left until school starts, we’re planning to enjoy the last of our unstructured days. I could be lamenting the fact that our youngest is starting kindergarten or that our oldest, now 8, is going to be a big second grader as I race to the…
Back to School Toys and Camouflauge Learning Trend
Toy Industry Association trend experts have identified some of the many educational toys identified as “camouflage” learning – where kids learn essential skills such as reading, science and math – while playing. These toys promote learning, but are so much fun kids don’t realize they are doing work – they are just busy having fun….
Flash Mob Dance at BlogHer’11 San Diego.mp4
So did you hear about the Flash Mob during BlogHer? Code name Operation Glory, bloggers who were part of a private Facebook group practiced while keeping lips zipped about this surprise that occurred during lunch on Friday to the delight of fellow attendees! Thanks for reading Tech Savvy Mama through your feed! Original post by…
Unplugging to Refocus During a Blogging Vacation
I am online all the time. Really. All. The. Time. Unless I’m busy being a mom. Then I really unplug to the point where I miss texts about playdates. Oops. Awhile ago my husband commented that I haven’t really taken a vacation in the 3 ½ years I’ve been blogging. Even when we go away,…
