My good friend, Jessica, is one of my closest friends in the blogging world. Her amazing friend, Jillian, is an important member of our community who just suffered a horrible personal tragedy that has touched everyone deeply. I’m helping Jessica spread the word about Jillian and her son Demitry to see if Tech Savvy Mama…
Tech Savvy Mama’s Birthday Giveaway
UPDATED: Congratulations to Schick Quattro razor winners Kim, Dana, and Sasha! Little Miss Techie, Captain Computer, and I have been spending a lot of time at the pool these days. In the summer it is like our second home. With all the skin that is shown at the pool, one of my summer essentials is…
Tech Savvy Mama’s Birthday Wish List
So if you are me and your birthday is coming up in a few days (July 4th!), what would you wish for? Two words- Apple products. With all the blogging I’m doing, I’m thinking I’d like a really sweet monitor. The bigger the better. I’m talkin’ 30″ Apple Cinema Display. When you are combing websites…
Website of the Week: Audible Kids
If you’ve been reading Tech Savvy Mama for awhile, you probably noticed my love of books and all things reading related. Maybe my love of reading is due to the fact that I spent most of my teaching career teaching first graders how to read and then left the classroom and taught teachers how to…
June Perfect Post Award: All My Favorite Things by WhyMommy
This month I’m honoring WhyMommy at Toddler Planet with the June Perfect Post Award. WhyMommy amazes me. She’s an incredibly brilliant working mother who took her experience fighting inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) over the past year and used it to start a site called Mothers with Cancer, a website and group blog to help all…
Reading Week: LeapFrog Tag
There were just too many reading and technology related things to talk about so Reading Week has been extended! We love LeapFrog. Their products are probably the most fun educational products on the market. I have always said that if we move back to California I want to go work for them as an educational…
Reading Week Website of the Week: Seussville
Dr. Seuss books are beloved by both Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer. Fox in Socks has always been one of Little Miss Techie’s favorites and recently Captain Computer has taken a liking to Dr. Seuss’s ABCs. If your children are Dr. Seuss fans like ours are, Seussville is a wonderful place to visit. At…
Reading Week: Scholastic Summer Reading Buzz Giveaway
I *heart* Scholastic and they *heart* Tech Savvy Mama readers! As promised, here’s the details of the latest greatest Scholastic giveaway. Scholastic is giving away 10 Tech Savva Mama readers books and book bags to keep your child reading throughout the summer! 10 winners will receive book bags containing a customized selection of books specially…
Reading Week: Reading Incentive Programs
Many public library systems have summer reading programs with incentives for children to keep reading when school is out. Why are summer reading incentive programs important? They help keep kids interested in reading and aid them in maintaining their skills in the absence of school. I signed Little Miss Techie up for our library’s summer…
Reading Week: Tips to Keep Your Child Interested in Books
Thanks for coming back to learn tips that address each one of the facts I mentioned yesterday (permalink). The #1 reason kids give for not reading more is that they can’t find books they like to read. To combat this, matching a child’s mood and interests with the right book will make all the difference…
