As a former teacher, I know there’s only so much that students can learn inside a classroom. Other learning has to be self directed but requires the ability to persist and that’s exactly what SilverSat’s student cube satellite launch has provided nearly 60 students over the past 9 years. SilverSat Student Cube Satellite Launch Last…
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Student-Built CubeSat Will Tweet Pictures to Order from Space
One of the big challenges in education is getting kids interested in STEM subjects in elementary school and sustaining interest throughout middle and high school. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, STEM occupations are projected to grow by almost 11 percent by 2031 but opportunities to engage in safe, hands-on science that requires…
Back to School Tech Checklist for Parents
As you prepare for a new school year and check items off supply lists, calm nerves, and remind kids of routines, it’s also important to make sure your family is tech ready. To make it easy, here’s a back-to-school tech checklist featuring quick things to do before the year starts. Back to School Tech Checklist…
Giving Your Child Their First Cell Phone? Read this first!
This post is sponsored by Google Family Link and Be Internet Awesome If you’re giving your child their first cell phone (or any digital device), take some time to develop a strategy for what happens next. It’s ok if you haven’t thought this until now because you’ve been focused on trying to figure who has…
How to Turn Off Instagram Location Sharing in 6 Easy Steps
Earlier this week, Instagram released a new Map feature. It’s designed to share your location with nearby friends in real time and allows you to see posts tagged by friends or those you follow that are close by. While Instagram Maps may seem like a fun new feature that Mashable says could be “a handy…
How Bark Parental Controls Monitors Devices to Protect Your Child
As expectant first-time moms and dads, we sought out as much information as possible about milestones at every age and stage. Fast forward to the present and there’s no handbook guiding us through the tween and teen years with mobile devices and ever-changing landscape of social media. Even though we can’t turn back time, we…
8 Tech Resolutions for 2025
January is almost over but it doesn’t mean it’s too late to make some tech resolutions for 2025. Maybe you want to evaluate your social media platforms to figure out where you want to spend your time to preserve your digital wellbeing. Perhaps it’s time to have another conversation with your kids about screen time…
Best STEM Gifts for All Ages
The links in this Best STEM Gifts for All Ages post are affiliate links which means I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Some items below were provided for review purposes. STEM is a field with more jobs than people to fill them so toys that…
5 Ways Teach Cyber Confidence to Prevent Cyberbullying
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month which not only involves protecting our data but also protecting people from cyberbullying. While cyberbullying and cybersecurity are different, they both involve harm caused to others through technology. As adults, we understand this but the idea of harm through a digital device can feel very abstract to kids. Since October…
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 4 Things to Do to Keep Yourself Safe
The connectedness of our world has both benefits and drawbacks. There is convenience in shopping online, using social media as a tool to stay in touch with friends and discover new things, and teleworking as long as we take steps to stay safe when using our phones, laptops, and smart devices. October is Cybersecurity Awareness…
