Six year old Little Miss Techie has been very curious about which animals see in color. She knows that dogs do not but has been wondering about her grandparents’ sheep. Being the motivated learner that she is, she tried to find the answer in our nonfiction books about animals here at home. We’ve talked about…
DC Readers: Mary Poppins at The Kennedy Center is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Washington DC’s The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hosts incredible musical guests, regular performances by The National Symphony Orchestra, and dazzling festivals but for the next month, the stage is home to a fabulous production of Mary Poppins. This charming and classic Broadway musical is based on the book by P.L. Travers,…
If I were a teenage boy…
I’d mow the lawn and complete my summer homework packets or spend all of my hard earned allowance to get my hands on a Limited Edition PSP with Rock Band Unplugged. Me and my band would skip the Quickplay and Training and go right to Tour. I wouldn’t choose anything as uncool as Livin’…
Sony PSP Combines on the Go Reading & Gaming for Summer Fun
Our PSP came preloaded with three following mini (or lite) games that were selected due to age appropriateness for our kids (ages 4 and 6): Supermarket Mania– A game where we have to use the joystick controls to race around the store and keep it stocked with the items our customers want. Pile Up Bakery–…
Join BitMoms to Win Software & Handmade Spa Products!
Even though June was Online Safety Month, there is an ongoing need to know what internet tools are being used in your home and for constant conversations about the risks and rewards of being online in order to keep your family safe. Last month I made a big leap when I decided to take a…
Internet Safety Resources for Parents to Keep Kids Safe Online
As a blogger, school technology magnet coordinator, and social media consultant, I spend my days immersed in technology. Having recently participated in Mom Congress, Wired Safety’s Wired Kids Summit in DC, and through my regular conversations with tech-savvy and tech-scared parents, I keep hearing about the great need for parent education regarding social networking, social…
VTech MobiGo- Shooting game masquerading as educational game?
Would you purchase a product that billed itself as educational but contained a shooting game? What if you didn’t know a company was including a shooting game with a device you were purchasing? I received a sample of VTech’s newest product, the MobiGo ($59.99) and the Touch & Learn Game Pack cartridge that comes standard…
Comics Go Digital on the Sony PlayStation Portable
Little Miss Techie loves to read and recently she’s been eagerly anticipating the arrival of the weekend for the delivery of the Sunday comics at our doorstep. Watching her sitting at our kitchen table reading through the comics and hearing her giggle reminds me of how much I loved the comics at her age too….
Tech Savvy Guest American Cancer Society’s CEO Shares New Laws Protecting Kids from Big Tobacco
Did you know tobacco use kills more than 440,000 people each year and costs $96 billion in health care expenditures annually. Today, 3,900 kids will try a cigarette for the first time and 1,000 kids will become addicted, daily smokers. Today’s Tech Savvy Guest is Dr. John R. Seffrin, the Chief Executive Officer of the…
New on LeapFrog Community: Establishing Guidelines for Summer Screentime
Summer is here and limiting screen time can be a challenge especially when screens not only include the television, computer, and gaming done on the family TV but also handheld devices like my Sony PSP, apps played on my iPhone during idle time, and even on our new Leapster Explorer. Since our Explorer came into…
