With books that come alive, MobiStories is a great way to motivate reluctant elementary-age readers by providing a non-traditional form of books in your home with virtual versions. MobiStories provides downloadable stories for ages 1-10. The books you purchase play on your full screen and have delightful illustrations to accompany the text. Selecting books is…
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October Perfect Post Award: San Francisco or Bust by Stimey
Do you read Stimeyland? If not, put it in your reader because you should! For those of you not familiar with Stimeyland, it chronicles Stimey’s adventures with her three children, Sam, Jack, and Quinn. Her tales are honest and pee-in-your-pants funny. Was that too much information? I’ve loved reading about Camp Stimey, been discouraged from…
Shop Early & Save Big on Leap Frog TAG Products
We are huge fans of LeapFrog’s TAG! Little Miss Techie is constantly using her TAG and we are always amazed at how her reading skills are progressing. The ability to connect TAG and get information from The Learning Path about how much time she’s spending with each book, what games she’s playing, her ability to…
Tech Savvy Guest: Reconnect With Your Local Library- Tips from Karen Waters
Today’s guest post is from Karen Waters. Karen is a technical project manager who is passionate about work/life balance. With three kids, a husband, and a full-time job, her life demands technology to maintain equilibrium. She uses her technical skills to help promote efficiencies that allow her to flourish in her career while being the…
Tech Savvy Guest: Karen Waters Explains How Tumblebooks Furthers a Love of Reading
Today’s Tech Savvy guest is Karen Waters. Karen is a technical project manager who is passionate about work/life balance. With three kids, a husband, and a full-time job, her life demands technology to maintain equilibrium. She uses her technical skills to help promote efficiencies that allow her to flourish in her career while being the…
DC Readers- Rate your child’s preschool for an upcoming newspaper article!
Hey DC Metro readers! I need your help! As many of you know, I am the City Editor for Being Savvy Washington DC, an activity resource for parents of 2-6 year olds. Being Savvy is a product of Savvy Source. I just found out that a major daily newspaper is looking to do an article…
Participate in Tom Snyder Software TimeLiner Webinar Get $25 Gift Certificate!
Tom Snyder Productions makes phenomenal software. TimeLiner, Graph Club, Graph Master, Neighborhood Map Machine, and Community Construction Kit are tried and true favorites among teachers in my school district for well designed educational software that provides students with incredible learning experiences. Tom Snyder makes their titles for home use too. Beginning tomorrow, you can take…
New Author Sites Added!
Have you taken a look at my links of Websites by Curriculum Area on the right side of this post? If you haven’t visited in awhile, take a look at the Favorite Authors links where I just added links to many more author sites including: Judy Blume because who can forget SuperFudge Marc Brown, creator…
Parade Magazine’s Back to School Tech Picks
Did you happen to catch the piece in Parade Magazine this past Sunday called Parade Picks? Their Back-to-School Tech article reviewed “gizmos” for all ages and recommended the following: Preschool– Computer Cool School (ages 3-6) and V.Smile: V-Motion Active Learning System (ages 4-7) Elementary/Middle School: Tag Reading System (ages 4-8), The Speaking Spelling Bee (ages…
Scholastic Election Giveaway
Now that you have checked out my picks for 2008 election sites for kids, win some great election related prizes courtesy of Scholastic! Not only does Scholastic have a great election site for parents, teachers, and kids, but they are also extremely generous to Tech Savvy Mama readers. Scholastic is giving away election related materials…
