If you went to the Washington, D.C. Auto Show last year and felt like things were missing from pre-pandemic times, you weren’t wrong. Thankfully 2023 DC Auto Show is back at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and it feels like it used to. The latest electric vehicles, cool concept cars, a droolworthy exotic car…
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9 Ways to Update Your Workspace with Viva Magenta
After years of working from home, many of us are returning to offices full time or through hybrid work arrangements. It’s easy to slip back into a work routine and space but chances are you’re not the same person who occupied that desk pre-pandemic. Take some time this month to clean, reorganize, and update your…
Free Coding Activities for Kids for Computer Science Ed Week
As a middle school computer science teacher, I tell my 8th graders learning how to code helps them prepare for a world of work that doesn’t exist yet. Some students had experience using free coding activities for kids before stepping into my classroom while others were brand new to programming. Throughout the year, I loved…
Protecting Yourself on the Internet with a VPN
This post is sponsored by Bitdefender Premium VPN As my seventh-grade students entered our classroom, they picked up the day’s Entrance Ticket that contained a simple question, “How do we keep ourselves safe online?” Before we started our final unit of cybersecurity, I wanted to know how much they already knew. One by one students…
Comcast Laptop Donation to Easterseals Keeps Communities Connected
This post is sponsored by Comcast Throughout the COVID-19 lockdown and still today, technology has helped us transition to more virtual environments and stay connected to school, work, and each other. We rely on our laptops and the internet to help us find new jobs as we re-evaluate life’s priorities, stay healthy through telehealth visits,…
6 Reasons to Attend the 2022 DC Auto Show
The last time I set foot in DC for an in-person event was March 2019 to speak at the Travel and Adventure Show just 5 days before the pandemic made everything come to a halt. I thought of the irony of this yesterday as I set foot in the DC Convention Center again to attend…
How to Gift a Cell Phone Without Breaking the Bank
This post is sponsored by TextNow A first phone, or phone upgrade, often top the wish list for tweens and teens this time of year but often there’s disconnect between the phone they want and the actual costs. Many times our kids don’t realize the actual costs associated with the gift of a cell phone….
7 Favorite Resources for Teaching Digital Safety to Kids
Every year I’m asked to speak to our school PTA about digital safety. Teaching digital safety to kids isn’t easy, especially when cell phones, laptops, and tablets provide convenience and connectivity that we need. We want our kids to be connected to us through their cell phones if they need us but that also means…
6 Conversations About Digital Safety Every Family Should Be Having
This post is sponsored by TextNow My day often starts with my two sleepy teens making their way to the breakfast table with phones in hand. They’ll catch up on TikTok or respond to texts or Snaps before it’s phones away as we eat. Sometimes one will send me a text with a link to…
How to Use Video Games to Connect with Your Kids
Screen time. It makes many parents groan, especially during the summer following over a year of online and hybrid school. Unplugging is important and so is the down time that allows our kids to find and foster their own interest. But if their interests center around gaming, use this to your advantage. Use video games…
