Last month I named PBS Frontline’s Digital Nation site my Website of the Week. I’ve loved following the blog as this project emerges. Tonight the broadcast component to the South Korea stories, “South Korea: The Most Wired Placed on Earth,” will air as the second segment on FRONTLINE/World tonight, Apr 14, at 9 pm on…
According to CNN I’m Addicted to the Internet
Here’s a surprise, I may be addicted to the internet. According to a recent CNNHealth.com article called Why Moms Are At Risk for Internet Addiction, you may be at risk if your internet usage includes the following: -Being online while your family sleeps -Reading the news online -Using the internet to foster your real life…
Website of the Week: The Washington Post’s Peeps Show III
Tomorrow the Easter baskets in your home will either be with or without Peeps. I’ve always preferred chocolate eggs and never really cared for the sugar coated marshmallow confections until The Washington Post’s Peeps Show diorama contest was introduced three years ago. Whether you like to consume Peeps or not, chances are you will be…
Streaming Content- The New Way to Watch
We’re reaching an age where today’s children are less likely to watch live television. Between DVRs, YouTube, Hulu, and streaming content available on Netflix, Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer won’t know what it was like to be in front of a television at a certain day and time to catch newest episodes of their…
4 Steps to Understanding Twitter
For those of you who know exactly what I am talking about when I mention tweeps, tweets, tweeples, celebrity tweets, dweet, follow, DM, tweetup, hashtags, and follow your tweeps on Tweetdeck or Twhirl and use apps like Twitterfon to post mobile updates…Carry on. There’s nothing new to learn here. You are well schooled in the…
The Sisterhood Award
Belated thanks to Nicole over Banana Blueberry for the Sisterhood Award she so kindly bestowed upon me last week for all of my “wonderful ideas for parenting.” Nicole also awarded some of my favorite sites the Sisterhood Award too. Congrats to Aimee over at Smiling Mama and Jessica from A Parent in Silver Spring, two…
LeapFrog’s Dream & Learn Smart Orb
Today LeapFrog proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that learning can happen anytime, anyplace—with satisfaction guaranteed. After a decade of top-secret, government-funded testing at underground research facilities in several undisclosed locations, LeapFrog has released the revolutionary Dream & Learn Smart Orb. Dream & Learn is the first product to harness the unique ability of…
Website of the Week: PBS Kids Play!
What in the world has Little Miss Techie been up to these days? Besides enjoying her recent trip to the circus and delighting in the world’s largest collection of blocks that now fills our dining room, she’s been spending her computer time enjoying our free trial of PBS Kids Play. Launched less than 2 weeks…
Chick-Fil-A Kids Meal Comes with Free Software!
Fast food and Tech Savvy Mama usually don’t mix. But Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer happen to love their chicken nuggets, fruit, and milk from Chick-Fil-A and an outing there is a total treat. Well we’re planning to go back soon because for a limited time, all kids meals come with educational software from…
2009 White House Easter Egg Roll Update: Beg, Barter, But Don’t Buy from eBay
The thought of possibly getting Easter Egg Roll tickets became yesterday’s obsession. Sure, I wanted tickets for my family and was frustrated by the online ticketing system but while the tickets provided families all over the country with the chance to go, it also opened up ticketing to those trying to make big bucks off…
