Have you had a chance to share how your daughter is learning with help from her mobile device on Twitter ? If you haven’t done so, do it now by clicking the tweet button below. Go ahead. I’ll wait! Tweet #LearningThroughGorillaGlass Now that you’ve done that, I hope you’ll join me and Project Eve (@ProjectEve1), for tonight’s #LearningThroughGorillaGlass Twitter…
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How Mobile Devices Help our Kids Learn How & Where They Want #LearningThroughGorillaGlass
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass When I was growing up, using a computer was a treat. The single computer in my elementary school made rare appearances in my fifth grade classroom, often staying for just a day before being wheeled down the hall to be used elsewhere. Whatever time I didn’t have on…
7 Ways to Get Kids to Unplug From Devices and Plug into Nature on Earth Day and Beyond
It’s a great big world out there and there’s no better time to teach kids about environmentalism and inspire a love of caring for our planet than on Earth Day. After April 22nd, it’s important to kids learning about the planet and ways they can protect it but for parents who struggle to get their…
5 Reasons Every Teacher Needs the littleBits STEAM Student Set for Hands-On STEAM Learning
Parents always ask me how to encourage a love of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and I honestly believe that there is a different point of entry for each child. The great thing about STEM subjects is the numerous activities that can be done either at home or school but having open ended materials…
The Best Free Resources for Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
This is a sponsored post Even though April is Financial Literacy Month, financial literacy is a topic that requires ongoing conversations to impart different lessons at each age and stage to teach kids necessary lifelong skills. I remember learning how to write checks and balance a checkbook as part of my financial literacy education as…
PSAT: Practice and Preparation
High school is truly a whole new ballgame. Not only am I in awe of what my son is doing, at times I’ve questioned my own intelligence. We were offered three AP classes when I was in high school; now students are weighting their back-up classes with more AP classes. The PSAT is designed as…
Taking Kids to See Annie: 6 Things to Do Before You Go (+ 3 for After the Show)
The national tour of Annie opened last night at Washington, D.C.’s National Theatre and it’s a perfect way to introduce elementary ages to award winning musicals that have longer performance times than family theater venues. Originally based on Harold Gray’s popular comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, the story and songs of Annie are delightfully familiar to…
How Smartphones Empower Girls but Emojis Hold Them Back #LikeAGirl
This is a sponsored post written for the Always #LikeAGirl campaign What is it about middle schoolers and their phones? Growing up, I remember how much I coveted a phone in my bedroom and what a big deal it was when I finally got my own phone. It not only served as a lifeline between…
Poptropica Mystery of the Map: New Graphic Novel Adventure Stories Series Review
This post is sponsored by Poptropica When favorite online worlds become captivating adventure stories, parents rejoice. Suddenly the amount of time kids are spending in front of a screen can also motivate them to read, especially when the book they’re picking up is about Poptropica®. Created by Jeff Kinney who we know as the author…
How to Prepare for Watching He Named Me Malala with Your Kids #withMalala
As a former teacher, it was hard enough for me to come to terms that some of my first graders lived in a house without books and other school supplies needed to complete homework but it’s incredible to think that 62 million girls around the world are not in school. Since being shot by the…
