How do you get girls interested in computers and coding? You make it accessible. Even if you’re not so tech savvy, finding ways that empower girls to learn these important skills through engaging methods that don’t talk down to them is important. And that’s what the new Boolean Girl Project aims to do with The…
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Why My Kids Are Going Back to School with Glasses to Protect Their Eyes from Digital Eye Strain
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with VSP “Mom, my eyes hurt when we were taking the test today,” Thomas admitted during our dinner table conversation after a day of computerized standardized testing. Thinking that his eyes were fatigued, we went through strategies to prevent digital eye strain. Yes, he tried to lower the…
Back to School with Netflix: Reinforcing Academic, Social, and Emotional Skills #StreamTeam
As summer ends and school begins, each child confronts a new grade level that brings with it new challenges and learning, including social and emotional learning that occurs at each age. But not every child learns the same way. Some kids may excel at paper and pencil tasks while others need visual representations and sit…
Female Teams Compete in #WITDemoDay and Share Solutions to Inspire Girls of Color to Learn to Code
This is a sponsored post Yesterday eleven groups of women and their male allies presented technology solutions that were designed to support women and girls in tech as part of the first ever Women in Tech #WITDemoDay. Teams were asked to create products that would inspire more girls of color to learn coding and inspire…
#StaplesforStudents Funds ALL DonorsChoose.org College & Career Prep, Literacy Projects in Washington, D.C.
This post is sponsored by Staples As part of Staples continuing their long-standing commitment to supporting education through the Staples for Students program, today they announced they’re are funding all literacy projects and all career & college prep projects that were listed on DonorsChoose.org in Washington, D.C. as of this morning. This huge announcement is part of…
Big Fat Notebooks: Essential Homework Help for Middle Schoolers Makes Learning Fun
This sponsored post is written in partnership with Workman Publishing Gone are the days when you had to borrow notes from the smart kids in class in order to catch up on what you missed. For today’s middle schoolers, homework help commonly comes from group texts, Facetime, or Skyping friends but for those times that…
Galxyz Teaches Tweens Science Concepts Through Self-Paced Interactive Online Game & App
This is a sponsored post All kids are born curious and naturally act as scientists from a very young age but sometimes this desire to learn can get lost, especially as children get older and there’s a disconnect between science concepts and real world examples. Suddenly a subject that your child was naturally drawn to…
littleBits Rule Your Room Kit Inspires Kids to Create Touch-Activated Inventions to Secure Their Stuff
We are a house that can never have too many littleBits. These snap together electronic building blocks inspire endless inventions and with today’s launch of their Rule Your Room Kit, kids everywhere have a new way to create touch-activated inventions to control and protect their stuff. It’s a dream come true for parents who are…
How to Integrate Netflix Into Your Child’s Summer Learning #StreamTeam
Summer reading and math packets assigned by schools to prevent the summer slide represent one way for kids to maintain their skills but they aren’t for everyone. The truth is getting your child to sit down and complete the many pages of paper and pencil tasks is a struggle when the weather is warm, school…
Why I Will Always Encourage My Daughter to Keep Playing Sports #LikeAGirl
This is a sponsored post written for the Always #LikeAGirl campaign During the 8 ½ years I’ve been blogging, my little girl has grown up. No longer the four year old who once had a pseudonym and was occasionally featured, 12 year old Emily is now a bigger part of the content that I share. By…
